..au revoir 2007

.. i am happy to say goodbye to 2007
..and start afresh... i will now not be having to say i had a big injury this year... somehow..i had a bad back injury LAST year sounds a whole lot better and more in the past..(so does i havent played squash since last year :( )
..had an awesome afternoon yesterday .. lunch with sara then texted a friend and asked to come to williamstown for a stroll and dinner(ive never really been to willi excpet to race around a HOT track :) ) anyway we met up..i told m,y usual amoutn of stories,..and yes laughed all the way through them..apparently making it hard to follow.. but hey that is kinda WHO i am ...lol
.. then i went over to a friends house where i decided (yep he didnt seem to drink too much) to celebrate New Years Eve EVE... i opened a bottle of champers and practically drank the lot ..was a bit tiddly..not too bad considering thats a lot of ALCO-mo-HOL...was over a few hours tho...
..woke up bright and early..lazed around for a while..refusing to eat the nice brekky being cooked..and regretted it later as i ate McChucks.... im so lucky to not get hangovers anymore(maybe tomorrow..ill see if i can give it a crack!!!!!lol

VIVA la FRANCE.. i bought my car woo hoo.. will take a while to be ready...boohoo

weekly km last week did 51kms(a big jump since 2 weeks ago when i was on 35...yikes) but all slow kms.. anyway a solid month(for me) 182kms thast huge
2008 would like to see closer to 2000kms ..that would be exciting(didnt even make 1000 this year) :( but not entirely my fault ..lol

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU>>> HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ME..nap time for jojo then must be nearly drinky drinky time

..jojo claps hands in delight

... ok i am sad but happy.. yes only a woman would say that..lol.. i finally got a text from my sister(in the car after my run) saying when can i call you..from my sister
..bugger that, as soon as Em dropped me off, i called them...my sister is like..its too expensive on your mobile..and im like...just let me worry about it ok..woo hoo a 20 min chat.. and ali(niece got on phone(very difficult to decipher what she was saying over the phone but she was pretty excited) i teared up a little but it was under control.. but she merry christmas'd me.. gosh i love those little tackers.. hopefully we can get video cam going for the next call..
..im wondering if my sister finally called me... cos i emailed her back and told her id written off my car..lol

...went for a run today... i was still feeling the aftermath of yesterdays run which shall henceforth be named...RUN O PAIN..and kinda still feeling a bit dehydrated..had one beer last night and that was it...came home early as feeling pretty crap.. i really wasnt in a great state yesterday... my coach shoulda known better ;P plththth...joking(sort of)
anyway ran with Em and Michelle while her 2 girls rode ahead of us... and umm they can probably vouch that indeed i do have a 'teacher voice' lol a car came round the corner..so i wasnt just being bossy for the sake of it
..16kms in 90:30ish my ave pace was 5:40 altho ems measured at 5:33 i think..she obviously ran faster than us hehe
..last 3kms were not very pleasant at all for me... my right achilles was quite sore..felt completely taut with no give.. have iced..but i think a rest day may be in order tomorrow(hopefully someone has l;istened to that... hmmmmm
..also back is kinda sore too..was glad after yesterdays run that i got stu to re-strap my back so that it would be properly strapped for today...didnt have to flash my bot-bot at Em this sarmorning...lol
About to go have lunch with the delightful sara(morsey runs) and gossip up a storm..and wolf down some seriusly unhealthy food before i start my health kick jan2nd.. doesnt 16kms mean you can eat anything you like..lol
..and kathryn..yes thankfully i can spit today...LOL

it was pure PERFECT weather for a run today.. i take back yesterdays comment:i dont like running..i dont want to be a runner anymore... i dont take back the others tho!!!!!!!!!they were deserved :)
...ummmm yes i was being kinda a MEGA brat yesterday
if i dont catch y'all before....happy new years brats and brattetes!!!

...ummm who's brilliant idea was that

... ok..so the very next time someone hears me say i asked my coach if he would take me out for my long run(cos i wanted to do it today instead of tomorrow due to a hens night) .. seriously SLAP me... what on earth was i thinking...
..first of all couldnt go out as early as i wanted... something about him being out drinking al day at the cricket(although i think it was hot even an hour earlier..) so we hit the you yangs at 8:15 ish. it was 24 degrees when we left hoppers./ and 31 degrees at the YY(apparently its always hotter there.. id also left my water belt home which did not bode well..i very much struggle to run more than 2kms without water... very thirsty in the first 3.8kms till we get to toilet stop... already had to stop and walk a hill.. go to toilet and discover hovering over the thing didnt quite work as i wasnt errrr leaning back quite far enough...lol.. oh well.. so start off and am thirsty literally within 100m... i had to walk the mjority of hilss and i was soooooooooo dehydrated it wasnt funny... i felt like complete and utter crap... and to say i was a cranky miss is probably the most underwhelming statement of the day... i believe there were a few comments made by me along the lines of ..i dont like you.... f-off...... im not talking to you and when stu was giving me information..overall just annoyed grunting... lol i was struggling to walk up the hills..one of them when stu ran ahead..i was actually dry retching a little.. finally got to the drink tap(about 8.5kms..so just over 4 since hte last stop) and i seriously felt like crying.. i doused myself in water including taking off my top and soaking it(thi helped) and tried to pretend to be interested in some crap animal sighting stu was telling me about... lol.. while all i could think of was how much longer is this gonna go on for... so the last bit wasnt so bad i suppose..but i still felt horrible.. it was like someone had suctioned out all of my fluids..i couldnt even spit.. finally got back from the run (run/walk really) and i wasnt allowed to turn off the garmin when i walked
so 11km @6:40 pace and little jojo does suck at hills

..on way home i rang stu to see if maybe i could do a proper long run tomorrow..cos im really not very happy with that one

..got a great email from my sister today :) ummmm apparently they have 2 cell phones...but yep they didnt bother to give us the numbers :(

..viva la france

..viva la france..
well i went car shopping today..saw lots of cars and oscillated(whatta surprise..me struggling with a D) between just spending 8 grand to spending 15 on a second hand car to me buying a barina(brand spanker)
..anyway finally went to the holden/honda dealer.. looked at the jazz..but as i explained to my friend i didnt like its bottom(well the way the back was) anyway was looking at the barina(sedan which is a bit bigger and looks a bit safer than the tiny little hatch) but by the time you put in the on road costs and the ABS braking and alloy wheels i was loking at 18.5-ish... as i was walking out i noticed that the holden VIVA was on special..sedan... for 18990 drive away..and it is definitely a btter car than the barina.... so unlike my usual self i am trying to be an adult and think about it..but my decision is already made..its mine baby..also get 1000 cashback as well whih will pay for hte 2 year extra holden warranty to bring it up to 5 year warranty..and he said he might chop off the extra im paying for the metallic blue colour and make it a flat 19000..which would be cool.. very helpful they were.. and oh my god the FINANACE guy was soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hot... lol and when he gave me his card..which has his mobile on it..hes like i prefer business hours..so i said...damn and i was gonna call you at midnite to say i wanted the cra..lol.. he even laughed...but then he has to..they wanna make the sale(well hes not my salesman either)
..so i took it on a test drive..and ummm am kinda used to driving an auto it seems..cos i stalled it in the first 1m...gosh im a dufus.... (ummm it was only a week ago that i was driving a manual)
..and yes i have had to explain a MILLION times that i wrote my car of

typical conversation..
s:what sort of car do you want
j:i dont know
s:auto or manual
j:i dont know
s:price range?
j:ummmmmmmmmmmmmm 10-20
s:new or used
j: dont know.. sorry i wasnt expecting to buy a cra..i only wrote one off a week ago

at car city..i was looking at this very cute ford coupe convertible..too old.. and the salesman came out going ..you would look fantastic in that car.. it was a good line cos yeah baby i would HOT in that car..lol
..one salesman who asked if i was married/boyfriend etc and was flirting outrageously with me.... told me i was very picky..cos i kept turning my nose up at his cars.. im like... ill know it when i see it..none of these cars are grabbing me.. and then he made some inapproriate comment..lol.. pity it wasnt the HOT HOT HOT finance guy
so of course every time i get in my car Im going to go VIVA la France LOUDLY and maybe sing the national anthem too... do you have any idea HOW annoying i am?????
allons enfant de la patrie
La jour de gloire est arrive
contre nous de la tyrannie.. etc yep..can you tell who learnt this in year 12
..hehe i do make myself laugh
..still havent organised myself for new years.. well im still waiting to hear if people are coming to this party with me..if not i may go to a bar in the city with some other feinds..but pay 135..yikes... didnt i just say that im spending 19000..lol
..that unit is looking further awya by the minute
..oh and the CAR has air bags too!!!! and as i told my friend...im over my rally car driving..im not going to crash anymore...



OMG: i finally got an email from my sister... do you want to know what it said.. not happy christmas...noooooooo..not anything other than
..will write in a few days... ummmm if youre on a computer a couple more lines(that can be sent to everyone) only takes half a minute to write..
will write in next few days... what is with that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as my brother herman just said.. we are obviously not on their list of priorities.. sorry literally only just got it THAT minute.. i mean dont get me wrong im pleased beyond belief that there is some contact... but im just completely dumbfounded by the last month........ get a grip jojo

..i actually am happy

.. you know ..i really am pretty happy.. seriously..
2007 has been(in parts) a difficult year for me(but i have tried(not always succesfully) to not be too depressed by it)
..my sister moved overseas with my darling nieces..biggest trauma of 2007
..i incurred a fairly debilitating back injury(double disc bulge) resulting in loss of function of foot.. and ongoing issues with the non foot functionality side
..i wrote off my car
..i probably have(not by choice) retired from squash and hence will not make state grade(A grade will have to suffice)..



but there has also been some extremely pleasing things occur in 2007
.. i moved on to a new and exciting job opportunity
..my best gf got married to a wonderful man
..i recovered enough from back injury to be able to run comparable and faster times than 2006
..i have a coach who individualises sessions for me and puts up with my million questions that i ask(ps thanks for that)
..i did get offered to move to a state grade team in squash(injury made me decline)
..my brother and his wife did NOT move to Holland
..my 93 year old grandma(OMA) made another year..not altogether expected
..met some great people on ausrun..who i now regularly run/catch up with
..im RUNNING.. i love running and i have high hopes of beating me pb as a junior burger 2:34 for the 800 that i did at 10(wont beat this season of course)

so.. overall there have been lotsa good things to occur in 2007... and i will focus on those

.i have a great life.. i pretty much come and go as i please... im happy where i am professionally... my relationships..well you all read and know what happens ...lol..actually..things are pretty good... i FINALLY got rid of the whole 'christian' monkey on my back thing(this is a BIG BIG BIG thing)..
goals for 2008
..deal with the absentee nieces :( and hopefully hear from my sister)
..not be DOGGED by my back injury :(
..run some good (for me) track times sub 2:40 800m, 5:3xx 1500, 30.xx 200m
..sub 45(really sub 44) 10km (to be revisited in jan cos stu wont give me advice on this)
(sub 22 5km) (sub 17 4km) (sub 100min half mara)
..maybe have a NORMAL relationship..lol(nah lets face it..thats not gonna happen for miss bridget jones!!!!)

..yep its been an interesting year..well actually.. its been kinda normal..lol
..thank heaps everyone who has been a part of my life...
lesson of 2007: you cannot be in love with someone who doesnt love you back(you can only think you are).. it is.. has...and always will be a 2 way thing (i should say the lesson i finally learnt(after a DECADE).. yes this was the christian thing)

.. great day..

..what a great day i had yesterday..started with meeting Em at 8am where i also got to meet her partner.. always nice to put a face to a name 9kms@5:11 pace(although Ems thing said 5:09)
..unfortunately i did NOT get my xmas wish..which was a call from my sister :( and in the end i was telling my brother not to hassle my poor nephew(who has heard from julie) about my sister
..we are all a little upset... it has been over a month... and not even an email... busy is one thing.. doing it tough is one thing..but hey you dont just completely ignore your family :(
..anyway.. people actually bought good presents this year... i bought a present for my uncle that just cracked me up(and my brother) we found it really tough to not P ourselves laughing... you see one year they gave us ALL calandars... so i bought them a calendar(amongst other things) herman was laughing.. its such a funny joke in our family(the uncle is unaware though) tha i called herman to tell him i bought it the other day.. apparently when he was shopping with his wife he had told her he was buying him a calendar...lol
..my fave present tho is a pair of REAL running socks..cant wait to trial them
..then we had a great lunch..my uncle made this cold veal smothered in some dip thing..which was divine..and heaps of other stuff..he is a great cook
..my aunt is also going to lend me her car from fri to sun week.. how sweet is this..she goes yeah if you need it for a week after that its cool too.. pete usually rides to work and if he doesnt he can just get a bus to work..lol
..back to my brothers where we were having a great time.. and then the obligatory lecture started about boys/children etc.. and whats worse..even his wife(nicely) put her two cents worth in... they didnt overly like it when i said that what makes them happy is not necessarily what will make me happy..anyway after about an hour of me sulking and herman going over and over how crap i am with boys..i eventually said..look we have this conversation EVERYTIME i come over.. we will have to agree to disagree.. he means well..but its kinda offensive..i am an adult and can and do make my own decisions EVERYDAY.. anyway.grrrrr when i left and went to my friends house...i was like there had better be wine here!!!!!!!!!!!!! lucky there was!!!!!!!!!
..no othe real plans today which feels a bit weird.. although i am supposed to go to some bq..but its all the way in seaford and i think i may like to sleep at my(well jays) house and just bum around..without being too sociable..lol.. its actually just that its sooooooooooooo far and im seeing half of thos people tomorrow night anyway
..oh yeah i bought these cool jeans the other day..the best way to describe the colour is 'recycling bin' blue... lol...as expected girls like them and boys dont..as my brother told me yesterday and cg has also informed me..lol i reckon they are FUNKY..ill post a piccy some time..no running today rest day
..so this morning i am going to go car shopping..im thinking maybe a cute little barina
..i love being on lazy gal holidays..

..ooooh ...more shopping

....ok i have to say it.. im sorry all you grinch and grinchettes... i like christmas!.. personally not my presents(cos the ones i get are usually pretty dodge..and anything i want-i buy for myself anyway) but i really like giving presents... although i do get a bit funny/shy about it.. you should have seen me giving my coach a present today..i was all awkward and like..um heres a present ...... look anywhere but at the person .. and practically run out the door..lol .. maybe i like buying the prsents for other people more than i like giving
..anyway since i had driven so far to drop over a present..he decided to take me for a slow recovery jog in the you yangs..yay...id always wanted to check it out Em-He's very mean you know..he was saying it would be funny if CM was there..cos you'd be even darker if i went there ONCE and met him...lol
..so 5.3kms @5:32min/km.. and a couple of tips about how i carry my arms too tight and high..it was kinda uncomfortable trying to do what he wanted me to.. then a quick stretch until it started raining on us.... right achilles tight..but not as painful as yesterday.. and driving home this afternoon a slightly worrying glute pain but trying not to freak out too much
..they wrote the death car off too!!! yay!!!! shes like - its a reparable write off...if you want to take 2400 less then you can take the car...WHOA there lady...the devil can stay in your parking lot thank...its had as many goes at killing me as its getting!!!!!!!!!! trying to decide whether to buy a 10-12000 car which means not too much extra than payout or go the whole hog and get a 20000 car..but ill probably write it off anyway..i have with the last 2 cars..one my fault..one a bus's fault(now that was scary)
-went and saw..death at a funeral last night with a friend...which was lovely but i do hope he's not gonna tell me every 2nd week he doesnt want to date me,...lol..(once is enough thanks..jojo can understand english...) i think i made my point.. anyway..someone is very game to come to a comedy with me...i am a horrible horrible companion at a funny movie... i laugh so LOUDLY...i just have NO CONTROL... at least i didnt fall off my chair ..i guess(i did do that once when i went to a movie with a guy cos i laughed too hard)
.. anyway..im a happy little camper ..and i get to wrap pressies which i really quite enjoy doing
..and all i want for christmas...
..is a phone call from my sister and to speak to my beautiful nieces... seriously..... thats my number one wish list
still havent spoken with them despite numerious emails from me(no replies)(yes they are ok..my nephew heard from them a couple of times) im kinda disappointed with my sister..but trying not to be

so HAPPY HAPPY CHRISTMAS ... love and nice thoughts all 'round ...good grief ive turned into a sickly sweet elf...make it stop..where is smart alec jo..hmmmm.. untie her this instant please santa

..joy..joy.. and a bit more joy

..yep little miss jo reeeeeeeally enjoyed her run today 16kms in 1:29 so 5:35 pace..awesome
ran with Eat Em.Tiger Boy.Duck Girl and Em... although it was funny
i was running along with Em and ive gone my left foot is still a bit wet from where it was left in the rain(lol my runners not my feet..just re-read)...ummmm no that was actually my toe bleeding quite a bit...lol..when i finished(and toe was ateensy bit sore) i saw red around the top of my shoe and was thinking ohhhhhh..and then had fun trying to UNSTICK the bloodied sock..lol..i am hopeless.. sooooo glad i didnt wear my new runners...i dont want blood on them!!!!right achilles is not great, but, well, it will get there.. (see that jh..punctuation...a comma even)
stu seemed pretty happy with the 16kms and thinks a couple more will show good improvement... i felt GREAT running today..(although was a little tired last 2kms-biggest run since the injury..2nd biggest for the year...i did go do a 20km run(without training) after i got dumped in january..lol... .. and yes Mark,,quite possibly cos im a super BRAT

.then stopped in at a cafe and had poached eggs(yes i still havent worked out the stovetop) he went to give me a menu and im like no i just want poached egggs on sourdough...they dont have sour dough...ok then rye...no we only have white...what sort of a backwater cafe only has WHITE bread...SERIOUSLY..well probably the kind that lets you walk in with very short shorts(running shorts) i was in and out i reckon in about 12 minutes....

..am about to brave the xmas shopping hoardes and then go with a friend to see a movie..i dont go and see enough movies.. had an odd phone call this morn..but ill leave it at that
oh and Em..thanks for strapping my back..it helped heaps..and yes anyone looking out their window may have wondered what was happening with me laying prone on a picnic table..pants slightly down and Em hovering over me.... lol.. i just hadnt had a chance to get anyone else to do it!! great job too..better than the sports first aid guy at willi..who was crapola
..hope youre feeling better.. and i promise next week..not too many crap jokes
...well maybe i wont promise ;) a gal can only try..90 mins is a long time to be on good behaviour

..hmmmmm... yep i suck

..hmmmmm... yep i suck
..when it comes to pacing myself..i am complete and utter rubbish(even with a GARMIN...lol
coach asked me to run 20mins for the Tan and then 19:30 with the second one without looking at a watch(umm well he did revise it to 20:30 and 20 when i said that was kinda fast) but then i decided today he probably was right first go so i would do 20/19:30(his prediction was i would go too hard and do 19:15)
..anyway ive measure the Tan with garmin at 3.82 so that would be an average of 5:14 pace(i had 5:11 in my head though)
..anyway frist lap i just couldnt stick to 5:11 pace..i started off faster cos i knew to average 5:11 i have to be abit faster ont he flat cos of anderson st..... um evrytime i looked at my watch i had to slow down...too many sub 5min paces..
first lap 19:40..um yeah i know... i suck (about 5:07 pace)
..so at this point i decide that i still had to do the next lap 30s faster..didnt check the watch..except once on anderson st but not the pace..just to see that i had actually turned it on.. i hustled a little but not extremely..cos my damn right ACHILLES(yep the other one..grumble grumble) was giving me a bit of curry...
ummm any guesses????
aim was 19:10.... 18:54 so 46 seconds less instead of 30...sigh YES stu you were spot on with your prediction(not of time tho) but of how out my judgement would be (little know it all)
so it was wet but i did meet up with Em..and played a bit of show and tell... had to show her my lovely bruises from the setabelt..and of course my new enell bra..the right size makes all the difference..and they look positively small(well normal persons size) awesome!!!!!

got a weird message from english guy yesterday(something about love..uiggggh and i freaked out..cos he might be a stalker..turns out it was his flatmate who sent it... good god!!! anyway he was threatening to move out..la la la la la..and i told him to stop being so irrational...and it was just a text message... uggggh etc etc.. and then i agreed to go watch him windsurf..well when i say i agreed.... i pretended i was going to go(to get him off the phone) cos i KNEW i was gonna bail..the question was only ever would i be nice about it or not
..ummmm apparently nice wasnt on the cards tday.. i said i hadnt warmed up from my run and no way was i leaving my hous...ok not too bad so far...but then i added...im not really interested in windsurfing anyway.... lol..i really am a brat...anyway now hopefully he will back off a little

ooh and ive dropped a bit of weight..back to 61.6(had crept up to closer to 63 than i would liked) am trying to eat less rubbish..so im having fish and chips for lunch...aaah you might say thats not good...but i was always going to have fish and chips..so what i did is i went and bought oven fries and fish fillets and have them cooking happily away in the oven..yes that a much better and allowable option..pat on head for jojo THE ridiculously BAD pacer
..lol..little mundane things like showering become much more fun when you have to play..why is my toe bleeding... oh yes thats right i kicked (by accident) the sharpish bit where the tiling sort of sticks out a bit.. i won the game..cos i worked it out ;)

..i think...maybe..nearly..maybe just

..i think...maybe..nearly..maybe just.. i think im going to say..i am a runner... ive never been comfrtable to call myself a runner..ive told people..i run..or sometimes ...i run for a club but wouldnt classify myself as a runner..cos i havent really taken it very seriously at all...
..ummmm i think ive actually become a runner
..when i smashed my poor car to smithereens yesterday..i hired a car..
...y? because i need a car so i can get to my training runs...and thats basically y i hired a car

..so today i went and bought a real 'runners pair of shoes' to train i have been training in these dodgy brooks shoes that are always on sale for about $65 at the smith st outlet ..i think they are alphas..been wearing for years....
..went to active feet in prahran..tish..the sales girl was awesome..we tried on the brooks trance which apparently were ok..but undercorrecting(i pronate) on one foot..these she was very happy with..also she said they werent a wide fit..i have very skinny feet..however they feel pretty wide to me//she said we could put 'spacers' in there but ill leave it for now... and when dod i become the person who buys stuiff woithout even LOOKING at the price tag..it was only when i got to my car that it even occurred to me to check..she actually got me to buy the lesser of the two..and i had also said i was prepared to buy 2 shoes so i could rotate and she said use for 6 weeks and then come back..only allowed to start with 4kms inthem
it was funny she goes ill put it up to a jog..so she popped it to 9kms/hour and i was just about falling off the tready..im like do you mind if i pop it up a bit..im about to fall off.. ..and then she was asking about training and i said im only allowed to do slow stuff about 5:30m/km..and shes like ..thats me going flat out... but everyone has different paces... my slow is fast for some...and my fast is SLOW for some(trust me)..started talking about the ennell bras..cos we were both girls of endowment..so she told me about this great bra shop 2 doors up that specialise in Dcup and above
how awesome!!!!! i bought another enell(yes even tho i have 2 on order..i ordered a size 0 and size 1..cos i wasnt sure..but 0 is hte correct one.. also tried on heaps of bikinis(altho not sure this belly is prepared to make its debut) but one of the styles thy picked for me was AWESOME.. and i loved the fact that they told me my girls werent really big..it was just cos i was little elsewhere makes then seem more prominent..lol... ive always used that as an excuse...very broad front on...slighter on the side view..so not small look quite large

..then stopped in at the car yards..thinking a mazda 3 or a subaru or a holden astra..im buying a new car... im not driving that little death trap again

oh yeah and i gave the english dude..the youre a lovely guy..but its not going to happen(insert a valid reason here that doesnt need to go on my blog)i dont want to lead you on... can only offer friendship... etc etc.. but im such a shit..i texted it..anyway he wrote back and was very nice and said he definitely still wanted to hang out cos 'im quite funny' except when im being mean(oopsies)..anyway glad thats all sorted..i was feeling terrible about it

..SMASH...BANG...CRASH... and definitely no lol

..i am a regular little dennis the menace...
i make no bones about this..i am not,have never been a good driver... in fact im shite...im always distracted ..
..the title sums it all up best really..there was a smash bang crash with a little bit more smash and bang thrown in :( :(
..completely my fault... i looked away and then when i looked back realised i was NOT going to be able to stop..skidded on the slippery road..and rear-ended this poor girl..she was fine (well sore neck..and headache like me)
...my car however is not..the bonnet looks like an accordian..its about half the size it used to be..she wanted me to get it towed last night...but i was kinda trying to ostrich and im like no i dont wanna hang around in the dark and rain for ages..im going home..so we pushed my car to the side of the road,she left then i pushed it a bit more by myself..um jo...your back??????
..anyway went off to 'my freinds house' who was trying to be nice(i think) but i was being a COMPLETE and utter brat..i think he did mention i was behaving like a 2 year old)..then dropped off at the train station today while wondering and stewing over whether car was there...whn asked if i put it in atow away zne i was like...i dont know
...ummmm guess who parked it in a tow away zone...oops.... fortunately it didnt get towed so i didnt have to go find it..my insurance comany were awesome..organised a tow truck,cab(which didnt wait even tho supposed to) and a hire car at a adiscounted rate...35 per day as opposed to 60(and hertz said they didnt have any cars to normal plebs..only insurance ones
..my poor car..all beat up..the tow truck guy was lovely...one of those guys..and he really took care of me..he was awesome..an old fashioned type..i cant leave a lady on the street..let me drive you to a cab rank..ooohhhhhh
then in a cab to car company..sploosh straight into a puddle as i get out...am i bridget jones...seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! can i cry yet??????????????????????
Tony rang me up and convinced me to go for a run..i was as wet as if id jumped in the pool fully clad and gone water running..but it was a bit of fun..i splooshed through all the puddles ..so 8kms@5:11 pace..supposed to be 5:20-5:30 so i reckon thats close enough.. how could i see my garmin with all that water in my eyes??????????

cancelled all my evening plans..make new ones..eat crap and drink a million wines

lol..and then get a call from english dude...and explain my day and hes like can i come cheer you up...no... are you coming to this party tonight...no...why did you cancel lunch on tuesday...and i said cos he didnt confirm but we all know it was cos i didnt want to go... then hes like...i would really like to see you...im free anytime this weekend.... thats part of the problem..wayyyyyyyyyyy toooooooooooooooooo keeeeeeeeeeeeeen.he keeps telling me im hard work(which i know) so maybe he should just give up....
can i text him to tell him im not really into him... its not like theres been any ..well you know.. and i never gave him my number... um maybe one of my friends could call him...lol..im kidding!!!!!!!!!!!!! although i wont tell you how i once broke up with a guy...its not very nice!!!!!!..but i was only 16
..ok well i have had one SH1TBOX day..my neck is a bit sore and i have bruises where the seat belt went(thats how i know i hit the car hard..ive never had bruises there before when ive had accidents)
and i dont want to fess up to this...,y right achilles(the other one) is also giving me some grief today...NOT HAPPY
..im sure i hear a wine calling me

..im sure i shouldnt be this happy

..ummmmm dont tell my coach..... but
..man..i have really enjoyed having a rest day and NOT running today...lol
you have to remember im a complete newbie when it comes to these consistent kms
..geez what a surprise...me being sporadic and erratic prior to this...lol..who'd a thunk it

..went and had lunch with my aunt(my shout :) ive been trying to buy her lunch but she always pays for the last ohhhhh year!!!! she had a play around with my back(and taped it up..cos she said one side was a bit squelchy...ok thats not exactly her words..but that it is slightly inflamed..not bad..but she was surprised at how tender it was.... was right in the L5/S1 referral point apparently... i think ive worked it out... i know i have two disc bulges..one on both sides..the one that caused loss of function is the one on the right... yet the one that is causing me all the pain and grief for the last few months is the left one(which i think is an injury ive had for a few years... my aunt(physio) also thinks there may be a facet problem as well..... ho hum too many back problems...lol
..she gave me a great article on achilles problems(both achilles are sore today...BUMMER )
..she pretends not to hear when i tell her how many kms im running..lol.. she promised she wouldnt tell the other lady who is also my physio...because she reckons that i talk my aunt into letting me do more than she would let other people do...

oh yeah finally calmed down a little..i was sooooo angry before that i had steam coming out of my ears... Tlstr@ sent me a bill today for our landline(which is NOTHING to do with me) it was organised by my flatmate...and i was telling them they couldnt send me a bill if i hadnt authorised it... initially they were saying i had to do this that and the other... and i said..no this is your problem..not mine..i want my name removed..and she goes..well youll still have to pay the bill..to which my reply was...no.. i think you had better get your supervisor..when you change it into the correct person's name. then the bill will be paid.. i can get it disconnected but then flatmate will have to pay reconnection fee so i have let it go for a day and will let her fix it(although i have to call back AGAIN... Tlstr@ seriously suck..i was extremely extremely angry.. and to say i can be bullied when im angry..well that would be the biggest mis-statement of events possible... little scatty cat jojo can very quickly become assertive, tuned in and take no crap..and once i started telling them that i knew it was illegal..funny how they started to actually pay some attention and tell me ..what THEY could do as opposed to WHAT i had to do..

..out for drinks with friends tonight..trying to decide whether to drive or not..i know it will be very hard to get a cab later..but a coupla drinks may be lovely..especially since it is has the outdoor beer garden.. maybe ill drive and make the decision later tonight..
..have fun lads and lad-ettes
..oh yeah a slow-ish 10-er for me tomorrow(i think its 5:20-5.30) will have to check. thinking a nice little run along the beach..how cool

..ok fess up...who hid my mojo

..i was the MOST unmotivated person in the HISTORY(yes the history) of the planet about running today..i just didnt want to go........ thanks Em for telling me you expected to hear that i had run

..ok so i think stu thinks im a bit of a nut job(not entirely untrue..lol) but im sure when he was getting my review of training today and got this email..he would have been shaking his head

'i couldve been heard to exclaim..'but i just dont wanna go'
But trouble,now that, i did not want to know
So off i did trot
Even though it felt hot

To do lap after lap
Without mishap
Got the right pace
Albeit a grimace on my face

i grunted and muttered
And yes even spluttered
i lay on the ground and stretched
oh, I know THAT sounds far fetched

But now it is done
So it must be time to for fun
Pat on the head for jojo
Who ran even without her mojo


lol..i do amuse myself you know... which is fortunate cos i dont amuse that many other people!!!! and yes the rhythm is out..its all about the rhyme only before you start on me

so 8.5 kms..6.5@5:15 pace and 2kms @4:46pace... did it on the track,...super boring..but it is a tick in the book...also it is the 4th consecutive day running.... wow!!!! ive never run 4 consecutive days ever..i think my coach may be a slave driver.......

i am driving so much its incredible..it really doesnt help that 'my friend' lives a million miles away!!!!!! also ive decided im not going to pursue the thing with the english dude..im really just not interested..hes not mature enough..and the fact that he is...waaaaaaaaaay toooooooo keeeeeeeeeeeen kinda freaks me out a bit... although he is soooooo good looking its not funny! i cant make myself be keen..just cos a certain someone else doesnt want to date me..doesnt mean i should just go out with someone else for the sake of it... i went on the date....as promised but i think ill leave it there
..anyway..im off to try and see if i can get jay's blender-y thing to smash the fish and potato together so i can make fish patties...im not good with certain kitchen utensils..lol...for a supposedly smart little chicky-babe..i can be sooo very blonde sometimes

...SOFT...hmmmmph...SOOOOOOOOFT

jojo stand with hands on hips with a glare... soft MR JH...SOOOOOOOOOOOFT.. so i assume you will be joining us next time,...and there had better not be even one step of a walk from you sonny jim... lol... yes well i probably am soft.. i was waddling like a penguin today.. very sore what i called my hip f;lexors but may have been my external rotators..apparently the right one was so tight it was pulling my leg out of alignment..ooops.
...painful massage today.. i told corrie my back wasnt too bad..and then we realised as soon as she started working on it was the TIGHTEST it has been for a while..glutes were ridiculous...she could be heard to be muttering at one stage that she could spend a whole hour on the glutes...calves soleus and really the whole lower leg region was well ummm tight!!and OMG when she turned me over and was working on ...god knows what..there was not even an ounce of suppleness..she kept slipping cos it was just so damn taut! lol
there was a lot of laughung from me today..not the omg what a funnny joke..but the omg that hurts laughing..corrie only tickled me once on the foot today..oooh still sends shivers down my spine... she did a great job..i was a little less of a penguin on the way out
..my year 12's get results today so i will pick the results up tomorrow..fingers crossed
..went and saw.. in the wild..(or something yesterday)..was a very good film actually(although a tiny bit long 2.5hours..and im a bit fidgety at the best of times).. and heard about some of my behaviour from the other week(the night i lost my purse and couldnt pay for cab)
I tell you..I AM A MEGA BRAT sometimes

i always think its funny cos my coach actually seems to know my body better than i do! he told me to do 2-3kms as a 'loosener' today ..and i was like 3kms..cmon already..but ummmm 3kms was well and truly enough..i can tell you
..anyway apparently we are slowing down the kms and having a big week of kms this week..should hit the 40's.. and if back can cope then we will consildate it.. also i now seem to have been 'promoted' to 5 days running ..woohoo ... its almost geting to the stage where i can actually call myself a 'runner' LOL..ive never really done many kms before... and never consistently... the last 6 weeks are the most amount of kms over a 6 week period ive ever done... quite chuffed about that(i think i was about a 20-25km a weeker_excluding squash)
..itll be interesting to see what effect..actually putting in the kms will make to my 10km pb(presently 45:36)...rock on SANDOWN (and of course the 400m,800m,1500m) LOL i want everything ...dont I?

..boy thats a bit hilly

...ummmmmmmmm someone forgot to tell miss jo about the hills...sam's...theres only really one hill comment on thursday night seems to be a little teensy bit of an understatement...lol
5 minutes in and we hit a bugger of a hill... i was very happy that Em stopped to walk...my eyes had almost bugged out of my head as im thinking...holy guacamole batman..how the hell am i gonna manage a run if all the hills are like this...
lol.. yeah they didnt get that much better..Em and i walked a few times as the need arose...on the way back we walked less than i was expecting..go girls to us i reckon!!!!! so all up i think 80mins for 14kms??? anyway it will be on Ems blog..and i can tell you... sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much harder than last week.... hip flexors are extremely sore(not injured) just over used) i found a better way off com ing down the steep hills(cos it really was jarring my back quite a bit...so i criss crossed my way down the hills...it was kinda funny
..back is...well just is..it will be very tight.. i have even put on skins to aid my leggies recovery today(i NEVER do that!)
oh yeah went with TB(thanks for lift)Em Supersam and PJ..impressed with Sams effort after 2 hours sleep..now thats commitment to the team :)
only finished breakfast at half 12(yeah i frigged around for ages) didnt realise what the time was...and ummmm oops missed jegs sons bday thing...but in my defence, i wouldnt have got there til 1:30 and it only goes til 2..its a long way from croydon...sorry jeremy...you know how hopeless i am..i did make it to your bbq thingy last week :(
have to go via my house before i go out tonight..i havent done my chores for the week..(yes im still on the roster..cos its too confusing for crazy flatmate if we change it so were not going to..

..hm the question for this evening..should i have a few drinks or not
i can tell you though..my back is NOT going to enjoy a movie..

..thatd be a good job for me

i should be one of those testers of stuff to see if they break too easy..if it lasts an hour with me..big green tick!!!! -this is in response to ajh after my swiss ball incident....when i bought my second last phone i told the dude id need an indestruct-a-phone..he gave me a weird look and said..its a camera phone ..they will break... so i said ok(he wasnt quite getting the point) i need a phone that wont smash into smithereens when i drop it on the ground...lol.. he just didnt get it..fortunately the phone was quite droppable.. i know cos i dropped it LOTS..

ok...i was sooooooooooooooooo disappointed today they cancelled the meet...and i found out when i got there...like i hadnt already done enough driving to go from my friend's house which is a million miles away.to my own place..where i had a quick nap(too many vodkas i think last night..lol..but it was fun) then speed demon off to aberfeldie...bugger bugger bugger and well damnation REALLY(and then drive back to croydon..yikes)
saw stu there so i VERY stupidly asked him what i should do instead... 15mins easy 10mins hard15mins easy.. so i said whats hard..what pace..
he said.... hard... hes a difficult man to talk to sometimes..lol.. ..and then i got a... hard enough so you can still do 15mins after..helpful..lol
so went home had a lay down..very tired...TOM today..and there are 2 days evry 5weeks that its not great running ..the day before and the first day..so yep today
first 15mins 2.75kms so 5:27 pace
10mins 2.22km bang on 4:30 pace (but..laps were 850m and pacings were 4:26m/k,4:31m/k and 4:35m/k for the last 500m) then quick loo break
15 mins 2.79km so 5:23min/km pace
altogether 7.76kms @average of 5:09min/kms

felt pretty crappy..then i rang stu to see if he could predict my time(just cos im a pain really)...but being painful hes like well were you running 10km fast or 5km fast pace...just make a guess MAN.....lol he thought i would run slower so that made me feel nice and smug..cos it meant i ran hard

so pretty happy with the session..cos it was tough..
stopped at rebel and bought a pressie today..i really like buying things for people..it puts me in a good mood
15 ish kms with Em tomorrow..yay..cant wait..also running a long run with someone means i dont drink til 4am..cos i dont wanna say hang on a tic...i need to puke...lol
life is good :)
..and i also feel more informed about something that had been bothering me ...so thats good..more information= less fretting and making stuff up..thats worse than reality

jojo in suburbia

jojo in suburbia
..ok i have officially taken over jay's house in croydon..its gonna be GREAT...
although im going to try to adjust to lkiving in the burbs...by
i- eating as healthy as possible
ii-driving out mostly..so ill save cash AND DETOX
iii-relearn typing on a computer as opposed to a laptop..egads the keys are so big AND raised

so today was the laziest day of ALL time..seriously..arose late(went to bed late too tho\!)shopping at the market to buy a bucketload of fish and vegies..new place is a good time to start being healthier...came home ate...quick nap....packed up all the stuff to bring to jays(way to much INCORRECT lifting today too :(
said a whirlwind goodbye and now have the place to myuself..decided where to sleep and am now like....ummmmmm now what do i do??????? lol... cos its too early to start drinking... teh person i asked to have dinner with me hasnt got back to me(or may ahve..they are very difficult to intepret sometimes)

oh and hows this... i feel soooooooooo bad..cos hes obviously VERY keen...english dude sent me a thing saying there was aparty tonight id really like even though he knew i was busy..didnt reply til today and then thought id better...he calls me straight away saying that i just cheered him up and he was having a crap day///ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh i just feel worse now.... im such a little 'B'

zatopek last night was fun...tiger boy,eat em and of course sam looking spiffy in his work garb.. and we decided when he was racing he was mean smurf otherwise otherwise he was the one who had the spanner..was it handy smurf???? i must google the names of the smurfs
within a minute of getting there i realised id left my phone somewhere..now im really quite extravagant and generous except fpr one thing..im a real TIGHT-ASS when it comes to parking..i hate to pay... so i parked over near the depot (12min walk) in these summer heels which would have been fine except..i walked once to OP, then back to car, then back to OP..and of course back at the end of the night..a mother of a blister on my little toe..TO POP OR NOT TO POP.,is the question du jour
oh and today on the way out i POPPED my swiss ball..d'oh..apparently they dont like bouncing on the glass i broke last night...still ned to remove the one i broke last week tooo...hmmmmmm maybe i need to start taking plastic glasses...i must just FLING my arms around in the middle of the night
..racing tomorrow..wohoo...200,400,slow 1500
..ok ive blogged..done evrything else..what do i do now????????????????????

..ill give you the headsup

..ill give you the heads up
...if you drink, then run...... you're a bloody idiot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol..after much protestation at lunch today i succumbed and had 2.5 wines with lunch prior to my speedwork session..bad form...the thing is i was supposed to do it this morning..i had my bag all packed and ready to go(got breathalised on the way to my friends house which alwasy sacres the be-jeepers outa me and i panic madly-even though id only had a few-my old work had a xmas party(well a small subsection really) it was AWESOME) anyuway this morning when i got up(at an ungodly hour...i think sara sums it up best when she calls it stupid oclock..only to discover ive only brought one work shoe which means i will have to go home after all which means i may cut it too fine with traffic..and once i got home i decide a quick kip was in order anyway!!!! i soooooo should have gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyway the set was modified to 8x250 since i was doing it on the Tan..i didnt do it on the tan but left it at that..it was like the tan surface though
aim was 49-50s(was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay off)
set 1 52,53,55,54 and trust me i was working hard(it almost felt like my legs were going to give way) 53,55,53,55 about800 cool down... omigod i felt DREADFUL... jojo learns her lesson...do running early so she can drink in the afternoon....aaaaaah wise move grasshopper.... lol
..am off to watch zatopek with tiger boy(eat em maybe) maybe bump into stu
..ohhhhh and the work shoe..miraculously turned up..in my car...seriously...has anyone read 'displaced person'... im telling you....thats where my shoe went for the day

..oh and in case i forgot to mention......IM ON HOLIDAYS WOOOHOOOO

ps how can my expenses/bills for the next month be 3800..that just crazy (and yes i have rent and rego in there and christmas..but it does seem a bit excessive if you ask me)

..i love mr men books..today i think im mr sensible :)

Had to laugh today… a friend from Coburg…pm’d me on faebook with… im addicted to your blog…. How funny is that..it did make me laugh!!!!

Fairly tiring today…. Really enjoyed my pd sessions..am getting feedback next few days about how my brain thinks /.but I kinda a bit from evry quadrant(which is goo) which is also why decisions are difficult for me cos I see every side to every argument…. But a little stringer in the rational thought/processes… I know I know..youre all shocked..lol… but not at work jo is much different from work jo..where I am really quite switched on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just meander aimlessly along the rest of the time…. Also nobody can be that conscientious and nerdburger-ish ALL the time.. maybe I don’t need to be quite the extreme opposite I am ..hehe

Still was playing hide and seek at work today..only went to lunch for 5 mins and then I got in my car and drove home and had a 10min nap(not quite long enough..it took me 10 mins to drop off or I would have had my AMPLE 20 mins J

Then running tonight
Aim 5:15ish min kms out for 4km,5minkms way back and 800 m very slow cool down

Actual (jojo is the conchiest nerdburger of the nerdburgers)
4kms in 5:15min/kms (I rock) -although it was way harder than it should have been..seemed to be a bit of an incline..is a 40m incline over a run noticeable..well I don’t know but I felt it and was breathing heavy.see below(but then why wasn’t it super easy on the way back…..ummm cos I suck!!!!!!
4kms 4:55min/kms and had to push a bit to keep it at that pace..what is going on when I find 5min/kms difficult
See my pretty piccies

Way out 4kms in 21:03 (5:15min/km)
..anyway..sorry mike..prob not entertaining enough tonight..LOL.. although I noticed something interesting at the after training get together..i wonder if anyone else did
..oh yeah before I forget.. I did my planks woo hoo 1min front 2x45s obliques 1min front (thanks phil for doing with me J pat on head
..and was quite chuffed that someone asked me if id been working out as they said they noticed a bit of definition on my arms(thatd be the push ups I ve been doing with mark from work)-I make him do at least double…he gets shirty when I say im doing mens pushups…am doing 1x15 and then 1x10 at the mo(which considering 2 year ago..i could only do about 4!(and I have been gym-ing 2-3 times a week..had I mentioned that???) who knows…pity about the belly L liposuction here we come LOL

..wow thats persistent

..in case it wasnt glaringly obvious...im a little sh!t
..i think i told you english dude asked me on a date...anyway my heart wasnt in it so i semi cancelled once, then escheduled..then ummmm cancel(via text...thats mean) but said i could do monday night... and then i didnt call(i know i know) and then he called(hes a persistent little brat isnt he???)which i missed and was going to ignore but since he lives next door to a friend of mine and will tell her what a B im being, i decided i should call back... he was uhhhhh err somewhat grumpy(not too bad consdering..and i guess the...comments i got were justified about cancelling again)...anyway im terrible.. i shouldve just gone on the damn date on sat(even if im not that interested..my familyare forever telling me..i should give people a chance...and he is cute)and obviously patient ...lol) anyway i have rescheduled..i said ummmm these are the days im free...thurs or sunday..but thursday after training..and sunday i have to do a long run and have a nap..... ummmm yeah im a great person to date......lol.. good to see my priorities...oops
...i dont think id let someone cancel on me that many times(he did say if i did again that would be the last time..lol)

after my work shenanigans..i tried to hide when i could today..... nobody said anything to me at least... im sure when my gf gets back shell tell me if any rumours are flying around..i did at least speak with one of the guys who it may have been(not about that though.... as far as im concerned..i dont remember...ergo(i love that word)nothing happened...

run today...gosh that makes me laugh
stu sent me a program saying i could do a 2km run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it just about took me longer to strap the girls in that it did to complete the run..lol..but i think the point is to turn the legs over and then also there will be 3 consecutive days of running.. ... having said that, not sure i could have run much further..i had little legs of lead.....woohoo...and im allowed to race 200,400fast and 1500 whatever i can manage...i will be very tuckered out on sat night

...oooh people to gnatter at(oops with)

..so i got to go on a long run today with some buddies ..woo hoo
tiger boy, eat em, Em, jh and pj.. oh and jh...to be diappointing, i woulda had to have high expectations? LOL..kidding..sheesh..youre a bit sensitive :)

ummmm probs shouldnt have stayed up til 12:30,when i had to get up at 5:30 and drive a million miles to get there..
Em apparently thought id be late(ok i may have taken >ONE wrong turn..but i was there in time... i did leave at 6 am(yes i was a long way away when the journey began)
..anyway set off..about 6mins in(which is usual for me) i needed a loo break but felt it was too early to make peoplpe stop so was feeling uncomfortable and at about 15mins had to go(lucky i had grabbed some loo paper..yukky yukky...) running about 5:20 pace(downhillish) at 40 mins i pulled the plug and said i was turning around..Em turned with me aqnd issued the boys with a challenge..keep going and hten catch us if you can :) judging by their faces on return, they tried..lol
..turn around and Em and i had a great gal's chat.. i was commenting to her that it was now FULL CIRCLE now, our rehab done together and now a real run together...just awesome..
very very very hilly(long slow inclines..i think one went for 4kms?????)..anyway all the stats will be on Em's
but it was basically 14.5kms in 80:20 ish so 5:31,5:32 pace
..boys rock in 11.5mins after us lol...but 'we gave you 19mins head start'.....lol
..off to jay's to get housesitting prepped :)

..back was fairly uncomfortable as soon as it cooled down..about 10 mins after run..not great now..both achilles are sore..left more so(of course)..and apparently stu wouldnt have been upset if i had done 90mins(d'oh he mighta mentioned that TO ME) since i didnt run yesterday

..a good day...dinner with my family... and my nephew has heard that my sister is OK and arrived safely :)

..remind me to stay away from xmas parties

..im not known for my control..but usually i manage a better job than i did at the xmas party
..you see i have
..this theory... im normally..mild mannered(ok not sensible) but mild mannered jo who locks away her inner evil...apparently when i drink...good jojo falls asleep and evil jo comes out to play..
party was thurs night..was great.. cant quite remember the cab ride,.vut though i remembered everything else..wake up still in frock..great(not great cos i still have frock on but great in a sarcastic way...i always know im drunk if i s;leep in my clothes... haul myself off to school..
..friend of mine makes a joke saying he heard rumours amd im like..what..turns out hes joking... tra la la la la still busy doing reports and being ultra busy so only go to lunch for 5 mins..end of day same guy come up to me and says..ummmm its knda funny cos now i did hear something about you snogging someone... and i go who said it and about who? cos i have not any recollection and assume i would remember that.. idid give one or two linger goodbye kisses(without tongue) so that cant be considered a snog...but then in the last day or two im wondering if maybe i did snog this other guy... the problem was,..i had no idea whihc of about 3 people it could be cos there were 3-4 guys all being VERY attentive..and one of them sits like 3m away from me... thank god i didnt find out about it til the end of the day.... i think my plan is deny deny deny... if someone says anything to me ill just go..dont believe everything you hear.. you should hear some of the runours ive heard..LOL
..im going to kill him if hes pulling my leg..
..and yes celeste..nothing has changed
..although my name should be changed to dennis(as in the menace) i am the worlds crappest driver.. i just about caused two crashes on the way over to my friends house last night...completely my fault... if i survive this xmas period .... it will be a miracle...

running with em at warby tomorrow..wooohooo very excited and hopefully TB and jh
..and stu.... ye of little faith...i DO not think it is a race and will be respectfully slow
..i actually didnt do my 30mins i was supposed to do today shins/achilles sore and legs/glutes tired and well ran out of time

..went xmas shopping and bought pressies(at one stage only ones for me)
4 bottles of perfume for jojo..they were outrageous prices(super cheap)
3 T's cute
sis in law:necklace earring and bracelt set(bday and xmas)
nephews gf: necklace set
nephew bday: tie clip(plain and stylish)..hes very old for his age..i think he thinks hes forty ..lol..hes going to get married soon(not joking and hes only 21).. i did always say hed get married before me(i said that first when he was 13..and i thought i was only joking LOL LOL )
..anyway off to jegs bbq
..and i offended the english dude by cancelling our plans for tonight...oops... ah well.. i couldnt cope with a date after all the shenanigans of the last few days and decided that i better not drink and just be good ...for once..where's that damn padlock to keep evil jo at bay....

..clarification

..i think some people have misinterpreted what i was saying(thanks for all the nice thoughts however)
..i was sad.. I AM NOT HEARTBROKEN.. i felt rejected...NOT HEARTBROKEN..i wallowed for two days and feel much better now(also reports time so am more stressed than usual)
..i was the one who brought up the 'dating' thing with cg..and if im honest with myself ...i 'knew' what the answer would be
..at no time has he actually led me on or said anything to make me think otherwise..
..i just needed to get it through my thick skull that he wasnt interested
..i didnt want it to drag on for another 5 months with me wondering if maybe he would change his mind...
..as i said to him when he expressed concern a couple of months ago that i was getting too attached...i am a big girl and when i get too attached, i will do something about it..
..i was starting to get too attached, so i did something about it....
..it was my choice to be involved with cg, and i am an adult and knew what that entailed

running:
alarm went off 5:30..turned it off and rolled back over to go to sleep..couldnt get back to sleep cos i knew i couldnt run tonight and i was working out what to say to stu..for y i didnt run...ummmm alarm didnt go off..nupp..so hauled my fat A out of bed and went to the track...

..now bear with me.... i think im pretty funny.... so this is the email i sent stu regarding my training this morning...
ENTITLED: NEWS FLASH
Girl found slumped over the table at the local footy oval
when approached by local reporter as to why she was in such distress, her reply was..i just had to do 5x800m sets in wet sloggy grass and couldn’t maintain the pace set by slave driver stu..
Stu?who is this stu? He sounds really quite mean
(gosh im a funny bugger)

LOL… I found the session really hard today…either im not as fit as you think or not as fast
Set 1: 100/105 HR 163
Set 2 105/110 HR 175(got up to 183 during 2nd lap so slowed a little)
Set 3 104/109 HR 179 was absolutely stuffed..took 90s
Set 4 106/111 HR 178 completely stuffed..wasnt sure if I could even manage a 5th set
Set 5 107/116 HR 179 omigod could barely even do a jog cool down

No excuse I just suck
..although I think the grass make s a massive difference..and especially in the 30m that had puddles and was very soft and squishy underfoot
..not sure if the massage yesterday has any effect

..i found the session extremely hard…. At least I got out of bed.. I really didn’t like you very much at 5:30 am ( I turned off the alarm and was going to completely skip the session today… and then felt bad so hauled my A down to the track…


YEAH OK...SO i have a slightly whacked sense of humor..off to the work xmas party..had double booked myself... and today got asked if i was going tonight..what??? to hte party....ohhhh is that tonight.... quick scramble around telling my other two friends what a dreadful person i am but im bailing on them... still doing report proof reading..and im not joking: i am going to take reports to proof read on the tram trip on the way over

..jojo is a silly silly girl

..boys are plain silly..and just dont know whats good for them..
..anyway am feeling a bit better..
jh..let me be a tiny bit less cryptic than usual
..the whole reason i had to have the conversation with cg as to whether he actually wanted to date me or not was because
a) i kept knocking back offers of dates
b) i actually wanted to date him
c) had put it off for ages
d) the last time i let a cg linger, it ended up going on for 18 months(and then the was the christian 12 year debacle)

as i said..i am not mad at him at all.. he HAS NOT done anything wrong at any stage.. he cant help that he doesnt like me..but it does make me sad..cos i actually think we would have been very good together... c'est la vie... you cannot make someone want to be with you

..and im such a loser.. ive already had a guy ask me on a date..who is
a)hot
b)good job
c)no obvious baggage..ie doesnt have a squillion kids
d)actually wants to be seen in public with me.. and after just chatting to me..the next day sourced my friend in order to get my number..
e)likes my personality(as opposed to someone else who hates my personality :(
..and the reason im such a loser..is i dont even really want to go... because he is not the person that i really want to date..sigh...
..im thinking about going on the lemon detox thingy..time for me to drop a couple of kgs i think..ive sat on 62kgs for 2 long..time to get down to 60..im relatively skinny at that weight(its a noticeable 2kgs..sits on my belly)

..sad.and later..racing..

..i am a sad little pussycat who is feeling really quite rejected at the mo..and it doesnt help that i have to see him tonight either.. and no im not angry with him..people cant help who they do or dont like... today has just been a horrible horrible day..
i have been doing my very best turtle impression..which is where i pull my head and feet back into my cosy little shell :(
..racing tonight...not what i feel like doing when i have the opposite of energy at the moment

EDIT:later that night
yeah sorry boys..its not my idea to keep it secret..i would love to 'out' him..but no point anyway now
..em.. the grass certainly isnt greener on my side :( stupid boys..and even more stupid me

RACING:
yeah tonight was pretty tough one for little jojo..was feeling quite emotional..
800m 2:44 -would have liked to have run faster but still faster than last week..either 81/83 or 80/84 not sure

1500m- supposed to be 90s laps then bring home last 300..maybe 5:45
not even close...MASSIVE blowout
90/98/99 then tried to speed up.. during the 800- it was good to have my coach telling me what to do with 300 to go... but the 1500-if id had more breath with 600 to go he may have noticed that i sometimes have a not so nice yet colourful(expletive driven) vocabulary... i had nothing in the tank
then 400m relays..was going to coast it(ran in flats) but then i noticed myself gaining on the girl in front so actually came home pretty strong... stu said that i had actually gained a little on clare(she was ahead of me at baton change) so considering her time, im quite pleased with that given how much i had run and how sh1te i actually felt
..im very disappointed with my 1500(10s slower than last week :( but in the debrief with stu..even though he was trying to placate me about it, we did realise this is the first time i have done the 800 and 1500 in the one night since my return

..and i was trying to be an adult tonight..it was a tough night in more ways than one for me..and im tired and feeling a little emtoional so i bought some comfort food on the way home...crisps
..i got a lot of ..are you ok..from people at work today... cos i literally barely spoke..

..back away little cars ..nice and slowly

definition:
scatty cat: - jojo during report week (and maybe occasional other times ;)

i want to live in a keyless society(oh yeah and maybe a rubberised version of the world too..like a great big jumpy castle..how cool would that be...no-one would ever get hurt ..LOL oops sidetracked.. no ownder my old flatmate used to always tell me i was a cartoon character!!!

and also im sure mnay of you wonder how i manage to stay sensible throughout the day long enough to teach the little rugrats(12-17years olds) mathematics.. i think it just sucks all the sensible STIPEND that i have for the week LOL..o boy im in one of THOSE moods

umm at school today..as i was about to leave ..i ummmmm errrr lost my keys... i searched for over half an hour..was pretty grumpy(its also report time) eventually found them wedged between a wad of papers..god i suck!!!! i drive me nuts sometimes
..yesterday i went from pasco vale(thinking i was kinda half way there) thought id go have a chat with stu about running...ummmmm someone may have got slightly lost..and taken an hour to get there ,...uggggggggh i am a disaster!!!!
..then on the way home tonight ..i actually tried VERY hard to have a head on collision -which was my fault..
i was in a right turn lane(thought the arrow went with the green light) cars to the left went..so did i (i was writing reports in my mind) and all of a sudden realised(along with a whole heap of tooting in front and behind me) that umm err i had a red arrow.. so i reversed ..sheepishly..and had to sit there like the morin i am..lol
..no surprises that ALL of the CARS gave me a very WIDE berth... .no wonder a friend of me told me i sound like a psycho lady sometimes
..physio today..brought up moving to 5 days runnnig a week(not impressed just said that i would have physio more often..my aunt knows better than to argue) i assumed when stu said soon it meant next 2 weeks..sigh ..apparently not til at least january..and there i was thinking i was being a good conchy girl..
..what does ..soon.. mean to you... as i said to sara tonight.. anything that is 'next year' is not soon..no matter what month..LOL
..so back is strapped, achilles and back haveultra sound.. and did you know- i bet you didnt- liquid mylanta under the bandage apparently stops the itching and redness-there ya go!
..oooh and i sent my cg an email...that he is going to HATE... and im freaking out a bit

..ummmmm yeah..in case you cant tell, my brain is a bit all over the shop tonight..LOL
...maybe i should try breathing ...slowly jojo..inhale two three exhale..lol
...ooh ooh ooh racing tomorrow..yep not helping!!!!

..dehydrated or just no ticker

yep todays run could be classified as a tick on the box(but only just)-i almost didnt make it

all of my runs this week have been hideous...seriously..probably the report writing stress ting or i just suck and dont look after my body thing
10kms this morning and i couldnt maintain5:30 pace so sat on 5:40 pace..stopped up anderspn st in the shade for a minnie at 2kms before i booted my back into gear..the whole run was a complete slog..was going to pull the pin at 8kms..but we all know im conchy little gal and must do what is set... the title really sums this up best.... i do actually think after yesterday i was still very dehydrated..didnt have my water next to my bed so no drinks throughout the night..and then i didnt eat before i run(which i never do) but i did have dinner last night at 6.... anyway not gonna dwell on it... it was crap..lets move on..achilles both sore..left the worst..and back ..well suffice it to say it doesnt love me now..physio tomorrow followed by racing tues(yep very quick turnaround) then massage on wednesday
(and reports in there somehwere too...eeeek..)
last week with the boys next week :) :)

ramblings:
..the universe is a funny thing.. sometimes you bitch and moan about something ..and it presents you with a neat little package to say that is not how the world works
..sometimes im cynical(would prefer not to be) but there really are just a LOT of good people out there
..im tired and hungry..and about to go to a xmas do at my oma's(grandmother) nursing home... probs will be the last time we see her(she is really very frail now and seems to be going downhill)..she a tough old lady...remarkable too..she was in the underground in the 2nd world war - and used to hide people in walls, move arms across the country, secured her brother release from a prison(and my grandfather) with fake documents... its a pity we havent got all the stories down..she tells some horrible ones too of seeing a very young child pushed over a balcony because he called the german officer father.. i think sometimes us junior burgers forget just how good we have it
..anyway with that pleasant thought, this seriously sunburned little tacker is going to eat..again

..i didnt know my heart could beat that fast

track today...ummmm miss jo was feeling kinda faint...like someone had sucked all my energy out of me..i dont really get hangovers anymore..but i describe the feeling as being all raggedy anne...
..ummmmm i AM SUCH A DISASTER ...lol
..met sara at glenferrie road to get some cash off her(as i had lost my wallet) then toodled off for sausage roll,stopped in at the bank and managed to convince them to give me 300 without any form of ID..back to sara to pay back the loan (LOL)...i was in and out of the hair shop so many times i think she thought i was stalking her..lol
..rang my gf to apolgise for being sooooooo drunk(i may have fallen over) and to ask where the last place was called so i could ring about wallet... oops drop phone cos the police are there... put in earpiece and resume talking with the police behind me...feeling a bit nervous..they followed me for about 2kms and then put their lights on...bugger..
PC hello joanne ( i jumped out of my car)-heart thumping so fast
..its ok you didnt do anything wrong..just a slow sat morning...blow into this please.
...omg i just about threw up..my mind was racing..how many drinks did i have last night...would it all be out of my system....
..and then he said it was fine...and im going to him...omg my heart is racing
..back in car..ring sara and was still all over hte shop
..rang stu(was going to ask about a pacing thing but forgot to do so)... poor boy..i think i was talking at 680 words per minute... he listened for one minute and then said..i gotta go...LOL

..then my gf rang up and said she had found my purse on her couch....woohoo.. although how i didnt find out at the bar is beyond me..i mustnt have bought ANY drinks for anyone else...little tight-ass
..i think the hot english guy and his friend were buying drinks mostly...oh well im sure i made a good impression when i fell over .... at this stage i left them all and just went home(to get yelled at by a cabbie)..although quite nice for the ego to be told that you are smart and funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (that was obviously earlier in the night LOL)
yes i jest not..... FUNNY!!!!!!!

TRACK
800
stu told me to run 2:45 with a first lap of 82s
..i was feeling quite ill before so not sure if i could hit this time
first lap 82(woohoo) and finished in 2:45...perfect.. and as i walked past stu..im like i followed your instructions to the T, hit it in 82s.... and i got a solemn look with an 'I know' lol
400
feeling even worse now..no energy at all
69.96 (i think my PB is 69.97) so may have just got it

its funny ..i was talking after the run with this girl clare(who stu coaches) and last week i was in front of her for the whole race..whereas this week she took off and i only just managed to catch her in the last 50... anyway she was like...i was wondering when you were going to overtake me...which i thought was quite funny..cos i can tell you ..with 100 to go i didnt think i was going to be able to.... THAT 400 HURT HURT HURT HURT
i felt horrible during the run...
also am wondering if maybe im starting off too slow in the 400??
the 10min cool down was even tough
..and i did get a pat on the head for following instructions in the debrief..lol
i am soooo tuckered out... the first aid guy did a shitbox job of taping my back too...i was almost going to ask my coach to do it...but i thought he might get cranky if i asked LOL
ANDREW: in response to your question..i had the computer kinda on my portable table(and sometimes i kneel on floor instead of sit on chair cos of back.. i had my head on my knees and then lifted my head and cracked my snoz on the computer...loooooooooser springs to mind

..oops

..ok..i lost my wallet ...yes again
..and apparently realising this fact when you get out of the cab does not make said cab driver happy.. he was yelling and screaming at me..and saying he was going to call the police..and i was saying yes call teh police..i wanted to pay him but didnt have my wallet and i would take details and pay later..hmmm no such details in mybag i see( i thought i had also lost my phone but when i scouted around outside..yep it was sitting on my fence..ive tried to ring the cab company so i can pay them(not pay today as i have NO cash-thanks sara who is lending me some) and theyve gone without a cab number we cant help you..and im like...well surely he would have complained about me??? she's like ...its too hard to dind...how many cabbies complain EVERY night???? anyway i feel bad and would like to pay the guy his 25 dollars...
...big headache now(i dont know how i got so drunk) well yes maybe it was the 2 million wines i had..ouchies.. track later today..have to try to collect myself before then...will post later

..highly strung jojo

..just in case you couldnt tell, im a little grumpy and highly sensitive when im wriing reports...LOL
..ummm finally got a heap done(still more over weekend) this is crunch time for teachers
..thanks to sara for listening to me grumble and groan about boys
..am feeling HEAPS less stressed today(for various reasons LOL )

..my back is so super sore today its not funny
..cant work out if it is because of running in spikes, running too fast or just the fact that the back has been pretty crap all weekend
..i dont think my back is ready to move to 5 days running a week(well theres no 'i think' about it... it is certainly not ready
...ooh(dont ask how) but i have just smacked my snoz on my computer..i really need to be more careful..ouchies
(ooh and speaking of which..kathy..i have stopped falling over as much..although did almost fall down some stairs the other week...my back would kill me if i fell)
..still waiting to find out my pacings for tomorrow..stu told me last night i wasnt a very disciplined runner..so i am GOING to stick to whatever plan i am told...i will have to find someone to tape my back for me though..not sure if i will be able to race sat and tues
..out with friends for drinkies tonight...nice

about to take my laptop back to my old school(balwyn) bummer..im only going to have one laptop now....LOL....am burning all my files at the mo on the old one...
gotta go..have fun girls and boys :)

..too many thoughts..and a bit faint

..yes kathryn..yestrday was a sh1tb0x day..it sucked the big one... oh well all done
..or so i thought..i havent stopped thinking about my brothers comments(he told me i dont let anyone see the real me..that they just see fractured,defensive, wounded smart-ass jo rather than the easily walked all over jo that my family know(lol of course he didnt say that last little bit...but its kinda my view) i will do anythign for anyone in my inner sanctum\..
..also was speaking to cg who said he would have 'jumped' at the chance to go out with a catch..yeah thanks for that..
why arent i a catch..and im about to be non-modest..dont want to say immodest cos that makes it sound like im running around naked...LOL)
i) im a smart little cookie bean ii) actually nice(most of the time) ii) funny-maybe only to me iii)love other peoples kids iv)fit and sporty v)have a well paying job vi) relatively attractive vii)get along with most people.. anyway I AM done with the self analysis..stupod brother..makign me do it...its all his fault ..lol

ok running... i was feeling shi1te today..felt like someone had drained all my energy out of me..my cheeks felt gaunt if that makes sense(bloodless) it was weird.. had a very long lay down in the arvo... texted stu to say maybe i couldnt manage that tuff session but would give it a go..he said maybe i coud drop 1 or 2 secs(sooooooo generous(NOT) ) or take a 15s extra recov... did he miss the bit where i said i felt sh1t
aim 4x300@60s +mailto:+4x200@38-40s
actual 2.5km warm up at 5:27m/k then 4x50-60 strides in my spikes woohoo
dist time HR (HR after 1 min while walking)(HR after 1.5 mins(sitting for 30s)(comments)
300 58s 179bpm 142bpm 130bpm
300 60s 182bpm 141bpm 133bpm ooh doin it tuff
300 60s 189bpm 150bpm 148bpm suckin in a lot of air..leggies tired
300 60s 189bpm 149bpm 134bpm omg are those my legs or are they jelly
200 37s 194bpm 155bpm 145bpm
200 38s 192bpm 150bpm 140bpm
200 38s 191bpm 153bpm 144bpm
200 39s 191bpm 154bpm 142bpm
+1.6km really slow cool down
so 6.1km altogether

.hmmmmmmm

..hmmmmm what can i say
..went to my brothers for a bbq..got a lecture and a half about many things.. he again went through why john(guy earlier this year)and i werent together(my fault apparently)..i made it difficult for him to be with me when i told him i didnt need him..cos he was head over heel in love with me (brothers words as he met him)(oh he also went on about other things/boys etc as well- oh yeah dont forget i should retire from squash too hmmmmmmm)
..i stand by my answer..if someone asks me if i need them ..my answer will always be NO... i will not ever need people... i can exist without them...you can still breathe,eat,sleep..... they are what you NEED.... maybe its my definition..but there it is.. i will only be with someone cos i WANT to be with them..not because i need them nor because they need me

anyway feel a bit emotionally harangued..also he doesnt realise(and i dont want any comments made regarding this next bit please)
..he was going on and on and on about my emotional issues(or lack of connection) and i mentioned that he doesnt know everyting that has occurred and that maybe there had been an incident that occured and maybe that infact did f7ck (understandably) with my psyche for a while..anyway he did shut up for a while at least..i think he understood or surmised something approximating the actuality.... and backed the truck up..

..i dont put myself out there all the time..and that is a choice i make... i do stay in my 'safe' little friendships

..tonight just really made me miss my sister...
..and then coming home tonight cg was trying to have a conversation that i really didnt want to have... yes i know he doesnt care... tonight is seriously not the night to tell me ..

..im feeling a tad fragile...........

..oooh i guess thats good pain..

..ill get back to the title later..
..didnt run this morning even though stu advised that as opposed to this afternoon(and yes of course he was right plthththt) but i really did think my back needed the extra half day to recover..it has been quite bad since sunday..which reminds me to take my anti inflamms
...school was productive..
then went running..OMG..what a disaster..was supposed to be 5:10min/km and hten 4kms in 5ish min km, then a slow 1km
..this is what happened
0.8km(warm up tight achilles) 5:30m/k
1km 5:15
1.5km 5:15
2.1km 5:21
1.5km 5:09
1.1 5:30 (just had nothing in legs)
1km cool down at 5:30
nearly pulled the pin on a bout 10 occasions..had to stop at least 3 times in the shade for a minute(i dont think it was that hot..but i was struggling) and i wished there were more drink taps...shouldnt have gone at 5pm today
..any way when i texted stu to tell him i failed to do the session quite as i was supposed to :( i called it a ballbreaker of a run..which is exactly what it felt like.... it was f.ing HIDEOUS.. i dont like that i couldnt do as i was supposed to do

and then went and had a massage tonight... i seriously love corrie...she rocks!it hurt but it was the good pain i guess... i could take it..(i hate it when she is working on my back..sooo lumpy...and my left glute med...was tight as anythin) shins lumpy and calves/achilles were very very tight...
it hurts its painful but then it feels good
..now jh.... youve now said again lets not meet for a drink... i get it OK!!!! lol...im kidding... ive told you youre a figment of my imagination anyway..funny how my figments keep insulting me..LOL.. and i dont cry in front of people so youre quite safe
..obviously ive beeing 'seeing' cg for the last few months(in some respect anyway/shagging/seeing.whatever you choose to call it)
i got asked to go on a blind date last weekend and i didnt take up the offer even though apparently he was an 'owen wilson' look-a-like..which begs a few questions( y not springs to mind-even tho i think i know the answer to that...and also that even. tho he .......actually.. im not going to state those thoughts here because i do need to try to be a little more discrete... and yes ts 12:15 am at the mo as i type this
..hmmmm....
seriously....i suck...
..as i was thinking to myself as i was driving to massage..when am i actually GOING to be AN ADULT.. ...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

:(

no running today...back very very sore for a lot of the day..took some anti-inflamms.. am supposed to do 9-ish kms tomorrow.. was planning on doing it tomorrow morning, but i think i really need to give myself(my back) and extrahalf day to recover..so will go tomorrow night..and i really need to change this skanky dressing on the back..but i cant do myself :(
..and i dont want to take if off, cos i know...i REALLY will need it on for my run tomorrow..bugger
..bit sad today(bit lonely) am missing my family ( usually see them sundays..so i felt it a bit keenly yesterday...anyway im trying to not be in the doldrums..but well i kinda am(feeling teary when i wrote that..)
..and been overthinking something else to death lately.. can i please just stop ever analysing everything..jojo just turn the brain OFF ok..im going to give myself an ulcer
..did some upper body weights and some core work today... and am trying to motivate myself to lose some weight too..but not happening if i keep eating stuff like i did today..out of sorts little joey bean.. feeling a bit fragile

..jojo the centurian

..hehe
..yep this is the first month this year(and potentially ever..because squash always took 2-3hrs a week and couldnt be counted as kms..but ill defy anyone to play the way i play for an hour and not feel like theyve run 10kms!!!) that i have run over 100kms(already there..at about 111kms)
..now this wont sound like many kms to most people..but ive always been light on with kms..but if i actually put in some consistent kms for a while and get a good base, im quite sure my times will significantly improve next year :) :)
..however stu keeps saying..when youre fitter etc...when will i be fitter..how mnay kms a week will constitute fitness for me..or is it how many races..maybe its racing fitness i dont know...
..anyway loving running to bits at the mooment
...13kms run today was hte plan
..garmin was uncharged..of course LOL
so i ran by HR..keeping it between 150-155bpm... gosh this felt slow..i astimated pace to be about 5:30min/kms so decide to run for just over 70 mins... distance whenmeasure at home was 12.85kms at a pace of 5:35... pace felt very easy.....was difficult to run that slow... but felt quite strong and that i was r
'running tall' if that makes sense.
..back was sore from 10mins into the run(even though strapped) :( and stopped on nuerous occasions to stretch it , but not much was helping it...wasnt too bad, just was not very good either.. but then i guess i ran flat out in the 400 yesterday

..it took me 3 hours(from 6am onwards) to convince myself to get out of bed... sensible jo wasnt very happy with lazabout jo..and in the end sensible dutiful jo won out .... lazy jo stopped suling about 10 mins into the run..LOL

...a few friends invited me over to watch dvds last night... i was soooooooo hyperactive and knew i wouldnt be able to sit still(and im not joking..im bad enough when im not hyper) for that long and would basically annoy the crap out of them..so stayed home and had a coupla(add on however many there were)wines..i was way toddly after 2... anyway i started to type a text message...which i remembered when i woke up and was thinking...crap... fortunately i appear to have fallen asleep ..half way through said message...phew!!!! i should be banned from phones when im drunk LOL i suck!!!!!!
..edit..can i just say if you ever see freinds..instead of friends in my blog(it is just my crap typing..i hate it when that word is not correct)..ive just corrected it... almost as much as i hate when people write definately instead of definitely...ok enough of my pet peeves..there aint (lol) enough room on this blog to fit them all

...oooh oooh who's that excited pussycat

oh oh oh that'd be me me me me me me me
just got back from aths.i love aths.i love running.i love the 400...soooo filled with love :)ummm yeah i have a bit of a problem curbing my enthusiasm sometimes..;)

this is how my day went:
ummmmm get the most expensive cab in the history of the world home this morning... i shuld have caught that train..lazy cat..but i left at 8am..still had to get home which is a million miles away, had to vote ,had to go to little aths and then go do my own aths... and phew after a fairly poor sleep...jojo was a tad tired...
did i mention i love aths :)
i forgot to take my racers with me to little aths so had to go from coburg to home(kew) just to pick them up then to essendon to compete...oopsies.. i called stu and am like(i may have been a littel whiny..) does it really matter if i dont have my flats..will it make much difference??????? LOL well you can imagine the response since i drove home straight away..
1500m and the plan was as follows for the 400m laps( 92s(hit 300m at 69s)92s 92 s and hten finish off with 5:45)
ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hit the first 300m at 65s(oops and didnt i feel that later on)
overall first 800m done in 3:06, 1100 done in 4:14(which is where the big drop off was) and then finihsed in 5:45..which is a PB since i went back to running(racing) after a 20 year lay off//i used to run when i was a kid... as i finished stu wsas pleased with the time(cos it was what hehad said to do) so i fessed up and said..ummmm they werent even splits though... i got the look along with a 'I know' LOL
it was funny he saw me at the 1200 and is like speed up..so i promptly did and overtook the girl in front of me(which happened to be one of stu's team-mates)
SP 6.33(would be close to my PB..not sure ..im not a good shot-putter LOL
Discus 16.46 again would be close to my pb..i suck at it LOL
400m(one of my fave events) 70.47s and considering my pb(all time) is 69.9 AND i wasnt wearing spikes..im a good shot to beat it next time...woo hoo...
jojo is slightly hyper...... uh oh.. lucky the 3 freinds ive called are busy ..LOL(i know i should organise myself earlier) STILL waiting to hear back from 2 people..im in hte mood to party :)

said goodbye to my sis last night... we had the MOST AWESOME time...we find each other(and ourselves) really funny... there were soooooooooooooooo many times we were laughing so hard that you couldnt actually speak to get the joke out that we were laughing about it... some people think thats a bit weird...but my brother is the same..i reckon its kinda cute..i love it when you literally laugh sooo hard you cant breathe.. ive fallen off a chair laughing so hard(yeah he never went on a 2nd date with me)...and christian once gave me the strangest look when we were walking once and i laughed so hard that i actually fell onto the ground cos my legs couldnt hold me up
..and rather than prolong it..i abruptly got up , gave er a hug and said right im outa here..safe trip love you... abot a 2 minute goodbye..
..and then i was a bit sad..so i was quite happy when my boy said i could go and visit him last night ...cos then he also strapped my back for me this morning(he is waaaaaaaaaaaaaay in the good books) LOL
..and also..to that point(cos he obviously misread...I did not say that it had been TOO long...i said i was surprised that it had been that long..
..if he would let me come out and say who it was i wouldnt mention anything on my blog...just in case some people may know who he is..a lthough having said that im so SHITE at talking about my feelings, its probably good that i say it on my blog...LOL i really am emotionally stunted!!
GREAT DAY
it was just AWESOME

...oooh oooh joey does good

..ooh ooh... even stu is going to be happy with me today
..my pacing was SPOT ON
running session first before all the rubbish going on in my head :)..then people can read the running stuff and skip the rest if so desired rather than WADE knee deep through jo's miscellaneous rambling...ooops there i go
aim:4x300(60s)+2x200@38-40s with 2 min recov between each
..2.5km warm up (5:12min /km pace) achilles slightly sore..something in my shin but not sure what that is at the mo..not sore..just something a bit diff..
4 strides approx 50m
dist time(min/km pace) HR HR after 1min HR after 1.5min comment
300m (60s- 3:20min/k) 187bpm 138bpm 120 bpm (sitting on ground last 40s of recov)
300m 60s 193bpm 158bpm 123bpm
300m 59s 190bpm 140bpm 128bpm ..really felt this one..note HR after 1.5 mins was while sitting,.when i stood up it jumped way up
300m 60s 190bpm 150ish 140bpm ...........this one hurt
200m 39s (3:15min/km) 190bpm 144bpm after 1.5min
200m 38s (3:10min/km) 190bpm 144bpm 118bpm(when sitting)
2.5km cool down at 5:58min/km
6.6km plus 2x1min front plank +1x30s oblique plank each side...found it tough!!!

after my hug comment yesterda i was thinking about my ex eanna(pronounced aina(irish))he used to give bone crushing hugs..but then he was a rugby player and actually physically bench pressed me..that seriously was fun and impressive LOL..i definitely like strong guys!!! not those super big muscly men though... (and i hope he doesnt read this cos it might freak him out) but i realised yesterday that i have been seeing mt CG(once a week mainly) for nearly 5 months...oops how did it become that long already.. and yes my friends are already on my case about how i get involved with people who dont like me that much..but you know..at the moment i like spending time wth him and we are friends and he is generally pretty nice to me..and fairly tolerant of my occasional...ummm..hyperness(I know how annoying i can be)
oh yeah how exciting is this,,, i know my back is starting to get better when i start jumping again..at aths the other day i was walking along and kind of bouncing /jumping a little and then i went hey.... thats great..sorry a MILLION thoughts wizzing round my brain today
..im thinking about skipping...my aunt said it would be good for me within reason
...rang ian and said goodby today(cos he got a very lousy..wont look you in the eye cos im crying kind of monosyllabic goodbye yesterday LOL

..red raw eyes

.. ok... im a bit of a tight-ass when it comes to love... i keep it mostly under my hat cos it just hurts too darn much... however with my family..i just go overboard... as you know my nieces and i had a parting of the ways today... i was supposed to be there for a few hours..but really i was finding it just too hard..and was struggling not to cry..in then end i was teary and so i did leave..and then i cried the whole peak hour(literally an hour) drive home... and have cried a bit simce then and well my eyes hurt now and i think someone should slap me round for being a sooky la-la... but really what id like is a great big bone-crushing hug...
..also the girls are all out of sorts cos theyre not at their house...and ali was being a bit mean..and wouldnt even kiss me when i went to walk out..but then zoey and ali ended up giving me bucketloads of kisses in the elevator on the way down to my car.. they dont understand and so i left because i didnt want to upset them
i dont want to post long cos im already tearing up again... stupid f7cking emotional girl that i am(can you tell i really dont like crying)
..anyway i did read something on ausrun which did make me laugh....but it did just tickle my fancy it did..cant really elaborate more than that

i am sad sad sad and then a little more sad than that pussycat :( :( :( :(
.yes im having a bit of a wallow.... i feel deserted... my sister and brother are my core... my mother is a lunatic(seriously)..and my dad..well eccentric is what we usually call him.
jojo meanders around the house like a dazed lost little puppy whose owners have been out all day