Running with friends

Besides actually sticking to most of my plans, I've stuck to my long runs best. 

Last weekend I hosted a big fat reunion - 13 adults and 14 kids (from 4 months to 15 years) at our house in Woolpit. Awe. Some. 

The group was perfect in every respect. Everyone pitched in - whether cooking, cleaning up, parenting or resting - everyone had their turn with no fuss. 

The kids were also awesome - the older ones caring for the younger ones and generally everyone playing together!

And the running- after a late, alcohol fouled Friday night, four of us geared up for a 9km run. A slow, chatty run - fun and even with a hacking cough, and two lazy runners (as compared with the two marathon runners) we managed a decent 7km/min. 

Since then I've ran three times - an interv 5km (10 min warm up; 1min fast;1 min slow repeat 8 times) and a straight 5km. 

And this morning, 10km from the house to Stowmarket swimming pool (meeting Mr T and Pip at her swim class). 

I'm very happy with that run today. So many times I could have pulled out of going but I did it and ran at 6:57min/km. not fast but didn't have any problems doing it. 

Roll on next week - I fly to Florida for work tomorrow, hotel running during the week. Arrive back in England on Friday afternoon and fly to Ireland for a family holiday Saturday morning. Somewhere I've got to run 12 kms. As my friend J would say "Nae bother"

Week 2 run and stop

Had a fabulous run on Saturday - 6kms while Mr T took Pip to swimming class. 

And Monday morning had the fun of a river run in Weybridge. 

As I had to travel to The wedge of London for work, I stayed overnight in a hotel in Weybridge. The river Wey runs through it and, after some searching on the Internet (I love the Internet) I found that I could run by the river and see the lock

It was a nice looking morning over the hotel window, and the drizzle was a surprise when I got outside. I'm glad as, to be honest, if I'd known it was drizzling I may not have left the house. Any old excuse...

But I had 5 lovely kms -starting on the street and then along by the river. Seeing fabulous homes,house boats, the lock and nice morning walkers and runners. 

Then I should have run Wednesday or Thursday but I didn't. For many reasons including a chest cough. But just excuses. 

So tomorrow morning (Friday) I'll have to be up and at it early! 

Before the mayhem of the weekend begins!

Re-jigging the plan.

My plan to run a marathon this year had taken a step back. Some major life stuff came up and so for 6 weeks I didn't train or eat like I should have. 

So I'm re-jigging and making a decision. I'll be in Sydney for the blackmores half again this year so I'm going to do that! 

Now to get my ass moving and shrinking :)