Family, Fitness and Fatigue

Week - 3k
Month - 3k
YTD - 989.5k


My schedule for hectic weekends again saw this one disappear before my eyes. There is no letting up either and just looking at the calender for the Brisbane road runners I have just realised that there is a slim chance that I can make only one more race this year and that is on Xmas eve.

The weekend saw the family travel up to Gladstone again for Cass's grandads suprise 80th birthday bash. I was unable to go to this up until mid last week when I wasn't required to work this weekend. Alot of organising went into this event with around 50 family members from all over Australia congrigating in the quite place of Happy rock. I had met only a small proportion of Cass's family so this was going to be a weekend full of introductions. By the end of the day I had forgotten most peoples names, had a sore hand from doing the manly ' look how hard I can squeeze your hand' shake thing, a wrinkled up face from the moist lips of old people kissing my cheek and sore ribs from being hugged by more than my fair share of people.

Overall it was a good weekend however quite exhausting considering I then had to drive home again this afternoon (600k). Next week will be much the same, I work for two days and then back again on Wednesday for a wedding that weekend.

I knew that training is going to be the thing that suffers so yesterday before the party I dragged out Cass's brothers fiance (fi) for a 30 minute session. It was a slow jog with some walking broken up at the 1/2 mark of three hill repeats. This hill is quite steep, it is just a side street but it climbs quickly over about 100m. So much so that the residents that live up top have to wear jumpers compared to the stubbies and singlets the residents wear living at base camp.

After two repeats Fi had enough and while I ran to the top she walked. On my way down we met up and turned around and continued for another 10 minuts or so doing a fartlek session between the power poles.

Overall an easy session, the man thing was making it a tough session for Fiona who has been improving her fitness in the last 6 months or so.

I wanted and needed to go for a run this afternoon after my drive but I had a headache from driving and fell asleep for an hour or so. I will get out tomorrow afternoon for a jaunt. I also have PT in the morning for work so hopefully I will get something out of that aswell.

5 weeks till Kurruwa and I still haven't done much it is looking like 20k of walking and 5k of running :)