Warwick Pentath

WEEK - 11.5k
MONTH - 123.3k
YTD - 511.3


Friday - The first family holiday began early when we all had to go to the city and pick my mum up from the train station at 6.30 am. She was going to visit after this weekend but we invited her to come to Warwick with us to enjoy the festivities.

It was then off to Warwick about 1pm after some lunch, I am still on holidays so it wasn't a mad dash like many of the others had to do after work. We arrived about 3 pm or so and checked into the motel and basically relaxed until dinner. We all went into town and bought some groceries and ordered some italian take away which pretty much ended the night. How exciting :)

Saturday - Race 1- 21.1k. Woke up about 5.30am to find that the morning weather was nowhere near as chilly as last year. I had some breakfast and walked up to register. I was feeling great, all excited that I was doing my second pentath. The race started at 7 am, the goal was to complete the race without injuring myself so the plan was to run comfortable which is what happened.

The run couldn't have gone much better, It felt easy but I must admit to begin with it was very hard to hold back. I ended up completing the first 10k in 45.02. I eased up in the second half and finished in a time of 1.37.07. I remember last year I could hardly walk after this event which made it a long and painful weekend, this year I was still feeling great.

Race 2 - 4.6k cross country. This race is a one of a kind, the terrain doesn't look hard and apart from jumping over obstacles it is a relatively normal cross counrty track. However it is so damn hard. It is raced on an equestrian park and instead of having a lead vehicle, horses run around the course showing the leaders were to go.

Before the race I paid off my warmup and only done about 200m of gentle jogging before it began, my first mistake. The race began and I was in the thick of the action, front row, for what reason had no idea. I took off like a lunatic, covering the first 1k in 3.25, second mistake. It was not long after that I ended up getting the biggest stitch in the world, it was tearing my insides apart. The dust was pretty bad and I found it soooooo hard to breathe, I couldn't take deep breathes because it hurt so much. I still eneded up passing through the 2k mark in 7.45 but that's were it ended. I was almost at a standstill it was embarrassing I was squeezing my sides trying to get rid of it but no luck. It felt like the whole field passed me, I was hurting and was so relieved to finish. I think the time was about 19.40, unsure, the one thing I did know was that I needed oxygen and a drink fast.

Race 3 - 5k road run. This time I concentrated alot on the warmup, my stomach was sore from the previous race. I don't know what stitches do but they feel like they tear muscle. I practiced taking deep breathes and exhauling squeezing my abs. I didn't want that sucker to return, thank good it didn't. I set off at a comfortable pace but quickly realised that my normal comfortable 5k pace was not so comfortable after running 26k already. I still remained at a decent pace and was spot of 4 min/k pace at the 4 k mark. It was then that I hit the wall, the last little incline felt like Mt Coot-tha and I struggled, I ended up crossing the line in 20.26. The atmosphere at this race was great, especially at the end when, although I dont know her, CR Cirque finished her goal 5k race.

On the way to the car carrying the pram up the steps my left foot felt sore for a moment, I didn't think anything of it at the time, but it didn't seem to get any better.

Saturday Night Dinner. Last year I didn't go to the dinner for some reason and looking back now I should have, it was a good night, well apart from realising how dumb I am in regards to sport trivia :) There was lots of medals won by many of the CR's with lots of cheering, the most enthusiastic had to be Clairie. You dont expect anything less though and it wouldn't be as fun that's for sure. By the end I was getting tired and was looking forward to my now normal fragmented sleeping pattern.

Sunday - Race 4 - 10k Killarney Ascent. What I thought would be the hardest day ended up being the easiest. Well the foot didn't get any better and when I got out to the start and began my warm up my foot had this sharp pain on the outside of it. It started only after a couple of steps and I began wondering how was I going to do the remaining two races. It was painful, I removed my near new orthotic to see if that was the culprit but it still hurt. I was annoyed, and was so close to packing everything up and returning to Brisbane. I decided to go for one last jog and eventually found a running style that made my foot feel better. It still hurt but I had a more optimistic view of being able to complete the remaining races.

In saying that the race was run at a very slow and steady pace with alot of walking. I didn't really mind too much even though it is frustrating the main point is that I was able to run the race. I hardly even raised a sweat for the entire hill run which is what I meant by the easiest day and I got to enjoy the scenery a little more. I ended up completing the run in 59.30.

Race 5 - 1500m. The last run for the 2006 Pentath, it seemed to fly this weekend probably because I could actually walk unlike this time last year. I gave my foot a hiding, alot of stretching and massage trying to loosen it up before the race. I wasn't going to run the event for a time in my condition and just jogged it around, although it felt like it was an effort. Alot of compensating for the pain but there was no way I was not going to do the last race. Not much else happened and I got beaten by most under 10 kids in the race, although that would have probably happened even if I was healthy. They are pretty fast nowadays. I crossed the line in 6.42.

Hanging around for everyone to finish was great, all the little kids doing there first ever race was pretty cool to watch, they looked all proud when everyone was cheering them. The support that everyone shows each other throughout the weekend is second to none, I have not done any other race that even comes close. This was shown when the last two competitors were in the last few meteres of the 1500m when all the CR's amongst others joined hands and made a tunnel for them to cross the line under. A memorable moment that's for sure.

I was unable to stick around for the presentaions and lunch after the event and didn't get a chance to say goodbye and congratulate everyone. Samuel was a bit sick throuhgout the night and I wanted to get him home as soon as. Therefore....

Thanks to everyone for an enjoyable event and congrats to Tesso, Clairie, Hannah, Schultzy amongst others for their great efforts. Although Samuel slept for entire event Im sure he was glad to meet everyone and hopefully soaked up some of the atmoshere to inspire him to compete in the event in a few years. Hope to see everyone again soon and those who haven't done this event before place it on the calender... May 19/20 2007.

Results this year compared to last year

2006//2005

Race 1 - 1.37.07//1.37.28

Race 2 - 19.40//18.24

Race 3 - 20.26//20.36

Race 4 - 59.30//53.34

Race 5 - 6.42 //4.55

Total - 3.23.25//3.14.57

Oh before I forget the concern before the race was the shins, I am happy with how they went, no soreness, after the race now is my foot, I think it is caused by the orthotics, over longer distances it has strained the outside of my foot (rectifying my pronation problem). Im guessing it is not serious and I will take it easy for the rest of the week. I think I deserve one I just ran a marathon....well sort of :)

The last hit out

Week - 31.6k
Month - 81.1k
YTD - 469.1k


As I mentioned in the last post I was making my comeback to the Wednesday night run group. I arrived there about 6.15 pm with a decent amount of people already in the shop. I haven't been for about 7 weeks due to the shins, this meant when I arrived there were some unfamiliar faces. There were also some regulars that were absent, probably being a little smarter than me and taking it easy before the weekend.

I had all the intentions of joining in with the group one below the one I usually run with. I really didn't mind about distance just to get some valuable time in the legs and not push it to hard. I had told my regular group buddies that I was doing this and they took off. Their group was small with only 4 people. I then realised that all the people still hanging around were with the group I had decided to run with, there was about 20 of them. This amount of people on small footpath is horrible, I then turned and noticed my regular was still in sight and set off after them.

After a good minute or so I eventually caught them. Their plan was to run about 80 minutes which was the same for all the groups just different intensities. The first few km's didn't feel good at all, the legs were aching a little but after they warmed up a bit all went well.

Not much really went on during the run the pace as usual stepped up towards the end but overall it remained at around 4.50 pace. We ended up covering 17.6k in 1.25.50, we had about ten minutes of stoppages for traffic lights and drinks stops so the total time out there was a little longer than planned.

I was very happy with the way I felt during, and now after the run, no soreness at all. This suprises me alot, it has been now 51 days since I went to the Doc about the shins and the have been doing no more than 10k at a time. This was a good test and hopefully they hold up for Warwick. I still plan to not go hard, I still think that I am fitter now than what I was last year for the pentath where I ran 3.14.xx. I will be happy with 3.30 and get through it with no mishaps.

I dont think I will now do anything until the run on Saturday, to those that are going I will see you there.

Mini CR Cheersquad!

Week - 14k
Month - 63.5k
YTD - 461.5k

Cass was quite bored in the week leading up to Samuels birth. She decided to write and email to Kevin Tiller (coolrunning) to see if he had the logo that she could use to print on some clothing to use at Wariwick this weekend. He sent her the logo and after some manipulation she printed it out and took it to a screen printing place to print on the clothing. Above is the photo of the end result, oh and by the way the clothing is size 000 obviously for Samuel to cheer all us CR's on at the Pentath.

Yesterday I almost forgot about my dental appt, I was planning to do a 10k run but after Samuel's first night I ended up getting up too late. I managed to squeeze in 6.65k according to the garmin before rushing all the way to the dentist for him to check me out for all of ten minutes. Sure was worth driving the 50 minute rtn trip for that :(

I felt a little better yesterday than the day before but still had a queazy stomach which wasn't comfortable. The run was covered in about 31 minutes (4.42min/k) Tonight I plan to do a mid size run and make my comeback with the Run Inn, I will take it easy and just get some vital K's in before the weekend. This will be my last real training run and I will probably just turn the legs over on Friday before heading to Warwick.

Im off to the Run Inn now :)

Home at Last!

Week - 7.5k
Month- 56.5k
YTD - 455k

Well as the title states Cass and Samuel arrived home today, Hooray! I just thought I would post a pic showing his typical day irrespective of his location. He doesn't care where he is or what we are doing to him, if he is tired then he kips. I guess I should be grateful for this :)

Anyway, before going to the hospital today for the last time I woke up nice and early to get in a run. My intention was to get a nice slow long one in, however this came to an abrupt end when I felt a bit sick around the 5k mark, I ended up making a detour and cutting the run short at 7.5 k. Before this happened I was cruising nicely so it was a shame that this occured. I haven't felt right since and have been getting regular stomach cramps, hopefully this is just a 24 hr thing and it disappears as quick as it came.

I will be attemting to squeeze in a long run before Warwick I think Wednesday with the Run Inn crowd is my last option. I will also try for a run tomorrow probably no more than 10k.

Then it is off to Warwick on Friday, I may do a slow 5 k before we leave and that will be it. Although I have probably done more training this year than last year I will not be trying to beat last years time. I am going to enjoy the weekend and not really be too concerned about my result.

Oh and to answer Clairies question, I will be doing all 5 events , even though I am not supposed to it would be too hard to sit them out. Please dont tell :-)

Mothers Day

Week - 16.5k
Month - 49k
YTD - 447.5k


Obviously over the last few days my life has been quite hetic, however yesterday before heading to the hospital I managed to squeeze in a 10k run. I set the alarm for 6 am and after numerous resets I dragged myself out at 7.15 am.

The day was very nice, I think this time of year is the best for running not too chilly and certainly not hot. I took the usual track for the first 5k or so and then decided to head down a few other streets that I hadn't been before. It was quite good, very quite with a decent variety of terrain which I didn't even know existed. I think I will make this my new 10k track. By the time I was almost home the garmin indicated that I still had about 500m to run, to make this up I ran up and down my street. The neighbours must think I am a weirdo so I must find a little detour to make the track spot on 10k before I get home.

I remained under 5min/k pace and am finding this quite comfortable, I think the shin splints are pretty much gone however I am still pretty sceptical of getting back down into my normal pace. I completed the run in 49.21, I will try and get out of bed earlier tomorrow and get in a longer run. I haven't ran any further than 10k since the injury and really need to get a longer run of up to 15k or so before Warwick.

Today was back to the hospital for Mothers Day, Cass didn't have to wait long before getting her first significant day to come along. Samuel showed his mum love and gratitude in the form of spew and saliva along with a few dirty nappies. What more could a mum ask for :) Cass and Samuel are hopefully coming home tomorrow, which will be great. He will get to spend all of five days at his new home before we all set off for our first family vacation. Cass and I are really looking forward to the Warwick weekend, we haven't been out of the area for a while so it will be nice getaway. We enjoy going away for weekends and vowed to not make the mistake of letting this part of our lives fade away after Samuel was born.

In saying that it is also never too early for the introduction of sport and certainly not too early for athletics. Exposing Samuel at 8 days of age to Warwick's biggest sporting event of the year, the Pentath, can only produce a postive outcome :)

Does anyone know what age Craig Mottram was exposed to athletics???

Jekyll and Hyde

The top photo is of Samuel an 1 hr after he was born and the bottom is 6 mins after.


I just went through my camera and all the shots that I have of him are not really photos that you would display when you are wanting to show everyone you bundle of joy. These are the best two I have on the camera I brought back from the hospital. In the top pic he has some marks on his head that looked sore, they had to used forceps to get him out, however these disappeared after a day.

He had a bath tonight so he looks all nice and clean so I will get some posed pics tomorrow.

Cass and Samuel are doing great, he intially had some breathing issues and was placed in the special care nursery from about 4 hrs after he was born till 2 pm today. He is out now and is spending his first night with his mum. He has made awesome progress and is feeding well, there is a very good chance that mother and baby will be home on Monday.

Thanks alot for all of the comments, they are great and very much appreciated. Some more pics hopefully tomorrow. I just love these two, from full on raw emotion to calm mellowed little boy.

Coolest Day EVER!

I am proud to announce that we had a BOY. He was born at 1:41 pm weighed 3.3kg (7lb 5 ounces) and was 52cm in length.

I will start from the beginning, we arrived at the hospital at 11 and checked in, not long after doing the admin did the anesthetist arrive. He was pretty cool and very straight to the point, basically he said that the risks involved with doing the epidural with Cass's blood condition is far too high. He said and I am not exaggerating, if bleeding occurs around the spine the best case scenario would be paralysis.

In saying that we obviously agreed to the General, Cass was wheeled in, I wasn't allowed to go so I stayed in the room. It would have been no more than 30 minutes later that the midwife came down and got me. I was pretty nervous by this stage, I was walking through the ward to get to the operating theatre when all these thoughts came rushing through my head. I was worried about Cass, how she went, worried about the baby, I know it sounds horrible but I was concerned as to how I would react if there was something wrong with him. My heart was pounding pretty hard and my head was hurting from thinking too much, I took a deep breath calmed myself down and walked through the doors.

Immediately, I heard him crying, he wasn't happy at all, being naked in a cold room after living in warmth and comfort for 9 mths would have been quite a shock for him. I reached the incubator and it was amazing, he was 4 minutes old when I got there and immediately I was asked to help the Doc do the measurements. I got to touch him straight away however he didn't want a piece of me he was still pretty angry. He looked great, nice and healthy and red all over. He also had alot of the vernix still on him which is a coating that is on him when he is in the womb for protection from the fluid. It is crazy when you look at their feet and hands how they are all blue in colour, it looks as though they are extremely cold, however it is just the circulation beginning and they pink up after a while. Chameleon like :)

The nurse had taken my digital camera in for the surgery and got some pics of all the stuff Cass and I missed which was great. I also brought the video camera up and began filming, at this stage Cass was still asleep.

About ten minutes later we were on our way to the room, when we arrived Cass's mum and step dad had just got to the hospital and they checked him out. I then got to bath him and wrap him up and nurse him for the first time which was good, it is so amazing how small and intricate his features are.

We arrived back in the room about ten minutes later, we were told that the surgery went great and Cass was fine. The baby had settled by this stage and was asleep. Cass arrived not long after which was a special moment he was about an hour old by this stage, the nurses didn't tell her what the sex was even though we had a good idea there is nothing like confirmation. I handed him too her and she was immediately overwhelmed with excitement and began to cry, then her mum started followed by the midwife. It was a great moment and one I will never forget, seeing Cass nurse our child for the first time.

I must admit for me it still didn't seem real that I was going to be parent, even up to today. It sure has hit home now and what an incredible experience. How amazing does it feel knowing that you have just created another human being. It is something that you cant explain, I never really got what the fuss was all about.........until today.

I will now officially introduce him to you all, his name - Samuel Patrick Lewis

There will be pics in the next post, hopefully tomorrow afternoon I will get a chance.

Parental mode has kicked in!

Week - 6.5k
Month - 39k
YTD - 437.5k

Well to an extent anyway

Last night I decided to take the hairy children for a quick run around the block, because they get pretty excited about this prospect I took them individually. This is so I could actually get some training in aswell rather than being torn in two when they decide to run in opposite directions to one another.

It was getting quite late and because I usually only walk them their run fitness is ordinary. The loop is just over 2k and they get quite a workout from it. After I had taken the two dogs for the run I decided to get in another loop on my own before it was too dark.

I really didn't feel that good last night which was probably due to missing out on lunch at work, I still managed to remain under 5 min K pace for the 6 odd km's so it wasn't too bad. The only slight drawback was a very dull ache in my right shin, it didn't last too long and I iced it straight away but it is the first time since I stopped running (well...as much) 44 days ago. Yes I am still counting :)

Earlier that day the physio was happy with my progress and said that I didn't have to go see her until I get back from my leave for the baby. I just have to concentrate on the calf exercises and my balance exercise which is very ordinary to say the least. I didn't notice how bad my balance was without shoes on, and dont even get me started on how bad it is when I am on one foot and closed eyes. It is amazing to see, my foot rolls straight in and my arch collapses to keep me from falling over. I can imagine what it is doing whilst running, no wonder I got shin splints.

Well, today I am on leave until the end of the month, that is because today at 1pm Cass goes in for her c-section. We are still unsure whether she is getting an epidural or going right under for it. Her platelet count is low and has been extremely low over the pregnancy, her risk for bleeding is high which they cant risk around the spinal area for the epidural. In saying that neither myself or Cass will see the baby being born as I am not allowed in for a general and she will be......... well you know.

Although disappointing the important thing is the safety, so whatever is the best option is fine by us. One thing for sure is that we will be parents for the first time in around 5 hrs hours time. Have the nerves kicked in???..... they are starting to.

Will keep you updated :)

Mt Mee Classic

Week - 32.5 k
Month - 32.5 k
YTD - 431 k

Today was the morning of the classic held at Mt Mee, it is about 70-80k NW of Brisbane which is part of the Caboolture shire. The run is organised by The Run Inn with help I think from Caboolture Road runners.

The day consisted of a 50k, 26k or 10k run or walk starting at various times. I was doing the 10k which started at 9 am however Cass and I left early to watch some of the action before my race.

There were alot of familiar faces there not only from the Run In but from BRRC aswell which was good to see. Im generally hopeless with names but Schultzy, Hannah , Errol and Tracey are a few that come to mind. It was great to see Hannah (I hope she doesn't mind me saying this) not really concerned and being worried about the run. She was relaxed well as relaxed as can be after running over 3 hrs the day before :)

I went for an early warm up, the sun was in full blaze and baking me today for some reason, maybe because we were on a Mountain Range, being closer to the sun and all :) and by the time I got back I was feeling flat.

Feeling ordinary before the race started didn't concern me, it is just another training run in a rushed preparation for Warwick. Unsure of what to expect and as the course had apparently changed I had no idea what to expect, however I said to Cass between 45-50 and I would be happy. This gave me a good buffer if the course was tough...........and it was.

Apparently not as tough as the previous course but you always hear that comment from others when a course changes. With my injury well on it's way to recovery I still made this my main concern, hills aren't good for shin splints and so the downhill sections were pretty casual.

The race started with about 30 or so people, and the leaders quickly established their position, I was running about 6th place and pretty much remained there for the majority. The course was hilly in sections alot of gentle inclines that you noticed followed but short and steep sections. I reckon if I broke into a walking stride I would have been able to maintain the same pace.... I was running that slow up some of them.

I reaced the turn around in just under 24 mins had a drink at the station and set off around 24.15 for the rtn trip. It felt as though I came home faster but the times didn't reflect that. I had two people pass me and I caught another, unsure of my position as I didn't matter but a top 10 for sure. I crossed the line in 49.01.

Apart from the hills which really put you in your place in regard to fitness I felt good my recovery between hills was pretty good and I maintained a decent pace without pushing it too hard. My shins didn't complain but now overall my legs are a little achy now.

It was a good morning and I will try and get out there again next year.

Gadget Man!!!

Week - 22.5
Month - 22.5
YTD - 421 k

Firstly thanks for the comments and wishes for Cass and the baby. Steve, I will be looking at a jogging pram, apparently one of my Caboolture relay partners makes them so I will look into it more after the baby is a bit bigger. Thanks also to Hannah who just reminded Cass about the little runners you can buy for babies, I was hoping she forgot about them..........Thanks again :)

After monday's effort I had no opportunity to do any training until Wednesday afternoon, in saying that I was a bit too tender after physio to even do this. It wasn't until last night after three days rest that I got out and went for a jog.

I finally got my act together and got a battery put in my HR monitor, I haven't used it for ages so it was going o be interesting to see what my heart is doing out there.

So I put the shoes on, the Polar on the left wrist and the garmin on the right and took off, all I need is a carrier for the ipod and I will look like a mobile electronics catalog.

The aim was to run for around an hour or 10k which ever I got to first. After about 5 mins into the run I noticed that the garmin hadn't locked on to the satalite's, so I stopped and waited for this to happen before continuing. I disregarded that I had just run the first K and once the GPS was sorted the run began from there.

The run went well, a few small hills in it but apart from that flat and it felt pretty comfortable. The suprising thing was that I was hardly puffing but the heart rate was quite high, overall the run took 54.20 for 10k with an av HR of 160. I just hope my HR is not proportional to speed because at that rate I will be struggling to break 50 mins before I reach my max.

I am so happy with the way my legs are going, no aches or tightness at all, and Im actually enjoying the slower paced runs, it feels so much nicer for your body. The customary ice and massage with my new massage device - a golf ball, was my post run activity.

This morning I can tell that I have been for a run, the legs are a little fatigued but I am having another rest day before Mt Mee tomorrow. Im not racing the course it will be another training run in prep for Warwick, it also gets Cass and I out of the house and to mingle with the running community that I have not been doing for a few weeks. Should be a good morning.

Peace Out!

We have a date!

Week - 12.5 k
Month - 12.5 k
YTD - 411 k


The time has almost arrived. Finally the Doc has committed himself and has set a date. For medical reasons Cass has been advised that a c-section is the best option, which we agree. We are neither for or against any method of delivery as when it comes down to it the end result is the same. You get a baby. In saying that we will be proud parents in 1 weeks time, the 11 May 06. We have been told the sex with about 80% accuracy, due to family reading this blog I will not disclose this info until the day :) Although there is a possibility that the sex is wrong I have committed myself to thinking that it is the one they told us, it will be a big suprise/shock if it is the opposite.

OK back to the important stuff, just kidding :) After the blog entry on Monday about the 7k run I decided later that night to do the 5k, after thinking about this I wouldn't of had any chance of doing this run before my Physio appt. So off I went, felt much better than in the morning, I remained under 5min/k pace for the entire run and finished in just over 23.30 for 5.25k. This has been my biggest training day for some time, much easier running 12 odd km split over two runs than one run for sure.

Wednesday, physio appt, the usual person that does my appt and causes me so much pain has gone so now I have a new person. All physio's have different methods but when it comes down to it they all hurt you and yesterday was no different. In fact she has found some tight spots in my calf area which she dug into HARD! she definetely uses more force. I think she has taken the Queen sadistic crown for sure. Only 6 days to go until my next appt......cant wait.

The physio is also happy with the current km so no major changes there. This week the BRRC returns after a month or so off with other events happening, however I am going to make an appearance at MT Mee and do the 10k. I am not going to push it and walk whenever I feel the need to, I just need to do some cram training that is sort of specific to Warwick. Unknown what I am in for but I guess I will find out Sunday :)

I have also just applied for some leave, my parents are from Sydney or rather Cental Coast and they are unable to make it up for the baby. I haven't been down there for almost 3 years so I guess it is my turn to visit. I have also planned the time over the period when the city to surf is on so I will be able to do it. I haven't done this race since 97 so it will be great to do it again. I just have to send some evidence that I can run under 75 mins for the race so I dont have to start in the second pack.

That is all for the present, I will keep you all updated and hopefully see some of you at Mt Mee on Sunday..

Labouring!

Week - 7.25 k
Month - 7.25 k
YTD - 405.75 k


Yesterday, was the Brisbane Marathon which was a pretty good morning. The ADF Champs went well, some awesome results the mens winner clocked a time of 1.17.59, 5th overall just behind little Claire G and womens winner in 1.23.xx.

I ended up leaving the race just after the first place getter in the marathon crossed in something like 2.43.xx which was great time. Before I left I saw Hannah who was a little disappointed with her run, I had also bumped into Tesso and Ciaran before the race started which was good have a quick chat.

I was then off to the hospital, Cass was still in there and visiting hours started at 10 am. Things were going fine however she was to remain in there for another night. This morning I received a phone call that she was being released, babyless which is good news, still a little early. We have another appointment on Wednesday with the OB, it has been suggested to us to indicate that we would like to book in for a c-section as the on call OB who admitted Cass said this is the best option. It has all been noted down obviously in the med file so Im sure our OB will know all about it before our appt.

This morning was another day off work, Labour Day, it has been sometime since I have worked a full week, there is always so many Public holidays around this time of year. Not that Im complaining. I woke up around 6.30am and decided to do my 7km run as stated by the physio. This time I thought I would take the dogs, well, one at a time. I have looped tracks that start and finish from our house which are almost spot on 2 and 3k.

I got the fat one on the lead first and took him on a 2k jaunt, he actually done quite well, completing it in just over 10 mins, I then dumped him off and got the border collie he is only young and is pretty much useless on the lead. He loves to run so I thought the remaining 5k will be with him.

About 1.5k into it he ws slowing down, the fat hound ran better so I just ran the 3k loop and dropped him off. 2k to go, by myself this time, I was not feeling that great I hadn't run since the 3k at the track which was just a tease. The minimal training is really catching up with me, I have lost alot of fitness and it really showed today. The legs were not hurting just fatigued, labouring you might say, I ended up completing 7.25k in 36.31, which is 5.02/km.

I still have a 5k to go, unsure when I can do this, tomorrow I am working all day and have to stay there all night and then it's off to the physio on Wednesday morning. We will see.

Until next time.......