..shhhhhh dont encourage me to be naughty

..thats to you 'jh' hehe
but i will not be able to follow your advice unfortunately.. the problem is the seriousness of the consequences...as my aunt told me yesterday..given the problems i had with my feet, toes,as a result of the back... i have to be careful as if it goes completely im looking at a back operation..also physio is not even charging me as she works for my aunt so i know shes not ripping me off..

..anyway having said that ..quite sore back today(from throwing nieces around sunday i think) so of course tuesd is run day so off i trotted(and yes it did hurt a little while i ran..but i do have a massage later..tried really hard to keep slow..
5.1km @5:17min/km is not too bad i guess

had a great day at work today... even my year 12 boys all had a good laugh in the double..i showed them their pictures(after of course i checked if anyone didnt want theirs put up..Im soooo PC..lol)
and my year 9 boys all came and sat in the front two rows(only 13 of them) which i thought was kinda funny since they used to sit in the back two rows... told them how well they worked period 6..and one of the darlings is like..and you taught very well today miss..did make me laugh....soo sweet...such a suck up...but sweet!

am off for a massage..

oh yeah and have put my hand up to be tutorial teacher for the naughty class as the lady doing it is having serious personal issues...shes soo grateful...and im like no worries(a fair bit of time though) and then vice prin comes up to me today(hes happy that i volunteered(Im such a littel nerdburger))and he goes oh yeah there's an allowance that goes with that too! what the..... government schools miss out big time

out of my doldrums but then i really do need to be brought down to earth.. thosE that know me fairly well know that Even though im NOT hte worlds dumbest girl..i sure as hell act like it sometimes and need to be smacked liked a naughty child(not that i smack kids by the way..but i used to get a smack on the butt if i was naughty...once a slap on the face at 15..but then i slapped my mother back just as hard and we both kinda stood there shocked ...hehe she never did it again(and shouldnt have in the first place!!! says an indignant..possibly fiery miss jo!lol

..umm.. but... umm . but.. umm

..ok there was a bit of this going on when trying to justify MY THINKING ABOUT (even though i DIDNT do it)about running consecutive days..

it displeased her enough that lauren physio(who did tell me off..and DESERVEDLY) pulled out my dr report dated 31 may..with no motor function in toes/big toe(which is serious) and unable to walk on heels)) and is like JO its been two months... my other patients are on a walk program after two month(my..but are they old grannies..went down like a lead balloon..apparently not!LOL) i must admit i thought it had been over 2 months since i started going to her and having those nasty symptoms(good one ossie).. so i guess im doing pretty well.. i gave away my squash racquet to my gf today so i couldnt be tempted by squash drills :(
..she wasnt too happy with my 10 kms on sunday but i talked her through it so only got the raised eyebrows..i mean she tells me that im generally good in that i do all my exercises but i just have to not push too hard.. i think im being a DIFFICULT child.. there is a bit of sulking and errr not quite arguing but ahem stating what i think is on the cards(posed in a question of course)
..i told her i was hoping to increase my kms by maybe 10% ie 6km runs during the week and maybe 11-12km on the long run.. i got a very stern..when you have a week without pain then you can increase(remember you just had two weeks of pain every day :( (and i guess i only had 2 pain free days(maybe one) this last week and half )e.. duly noted and i understand the reasoning..will try very hard to follow advice..i need a smack if i go off on my own course of action
.she has said i can run a reasonable pace on sat..cos as she said i know you will do it anyway.. there is no point me telling you not run (she would rather i didnt race at all)..so have come away..not really getting anything i want, but knowing she is right..and i guess i should be pleased that she doesnt let me sway her :( sigh
..there was also a bit of...JO you are having physio evry 2nd week and a massage every week, you are not better...

dont get me wrong she wasnt mean...she just tells it like it is...obviously tho shes not happy with my FREE REIN as she said she is going to write me a new running program..then dinner with my aunt..lovey lovely lady..what a gem.. and hten home for a wine and to think over what the physio said a do a bit of...why me...
not really..considering where i was 2 months ago..i should be ecstatic.i just need a kick up the butt

..im giving it up..

..being a ditz that is..after the week ive had..yesterday i appear to have lost my credit card...bugger.. somewhere between kmart and my house.. i dont want to report it though,,,it might turn up at my house...hmmmm..only noticed cos today when i went to buy a souva and accidentally stopped in at ZU and bought a pair of shoes..oops was supposed to be banned from shopping..but they were funky casual runners\..

..anyway wanted to run..had an argument with myself..well it consisted of me telling myself NO(not something i do often) actually out loud so i might listen!!! lol.. and then went and did a pool session..bit of grumbling ,sulking and kicking stones was done
45 mins of 45s hard and 15 s rest(with a 2 min rest at the 27 min mark)
..had dinner at my bro's tonight with my sister and the little rugrats,..backs a bit unhappy due to carrying and throwing them around...stern words were had from my sister...bow head.. YES jules (just like when i was a little tacker.. how is it no matter how old you are you can still feel exactly the same being told off as when you were a kid!!! ali was laughing when i said i got told off...lol

..ooh ooh and a rarity..i ACTUALLY told a funny joke that made my sister and sister in law laugh..and then josh..nephew(cos it was at his expense) is like... only women would laugh at that joey ..my bro hadnt heard and when i repeated..much to his chagrin, he too laughed. yeah baby!!!!!!

..grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

..my flatmate is driving me NUTS..she is just sooooooooooo freaking rude..and i REALLY DONT LIKE BEING SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT...............grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.. im contemplating moving out except thatr i really love living with my other flatmate(and vice versa) we may ask her to move out but she may JUST refuse..we will try talking it through ONE more time
..anyway having said that
10kms today in 5lots of 2km with a quick stretch break in between..aim 6min/km
2km @ 5:41min/km
2km @ 5:41min/km
2km @ 5:45min/km
2km @ 5:51min/km
2km @ 5:53min/km
the grass is DEFINITELY WAY easier on tha back.. by the 8th km,i was feeling a bit tired..and the 6min/kms seemed to take hte same exertion as 5 min/kms LOL the ground was heavy though

shouldve only done 8km(which is what physio and i agreed on) but i thought running on grass was a bit of a compromise
..am going to babysit the rugrats..

ok now heres how much i frustrate myself;
P: you have been to the city before
Me; yes
P: how did you get off at the wrong stop
Me; i kinda just jumped off
P: didnt you notice
Me: i notice it looked a bit residential but thought i was in some other st... d'oh

yes last night this is a conversation that i could have had with someone.. I got off at the wrong stop..walking along going..never realise there was all thsi residential area.. ohhhhhhhhh wrong place..had to go and get back on the tram and actually get off at spring st! LOL im such a dufus..
..and then today had to meander along aimlessly in the carpark looking for my car..i hate it when I forget to check where i have parked..
I HAVE HAD A SERIOUSLY DITZY WEEK.... LOCKED OUT WED, GOT LOST THURS,WRONG TRAM STOP FRI,CANT FIND CAR SAT.. i think i need to actually switch my brain back on ..LOL
knock knock..anybody there jojo!!!

..alf says it best

super short n sweet today.sooooooo busy and need to race out the door..
work was crazy! busy all day.. had a comedian at assembly and i just lost the plot..i could not STOP laughing(and i had to sit on the stage!!! so all the boys probably saw!!!!..lucky i was in the 2nd row..was very hard to pull it together.seriously have to buy an academis gown to..cs im the only one without one.
.year 12 boys period 6 a bit cheeky and lazy today..but apart from that all good.
BEST OF ALL.. my back pulled up SUPER well from the slightly faster session yesterday.. oh yeah and aparently im supposed to be running with the boys next thursd..my colleague is like..ive been talking you up..and im like..well dont cos i cant race and 5 min/kms is my max at the mo(well in training) im thinking 4;35 -4;40 for sandown
..going out for drinks with a gf..who is moving schools.. and i was a well restrained girl last night..drove out..got dragged into a pub with my gfs cos there were 6 single coppers in town..stayed for not long.. but i had work today and am conchy gal (and besides they werent very cute!!!!) yes I actually AM that shallow LOL
anyway gotta shower and make myself look purty!!!! have a great night all..if you see a drunken little miss it may be me..not really!!! i can either drink lots OR wear heels..not both!
..oh yeah the title..as alf stewart once said...flaming hell..
its lucky i have OCD about my car being locked..went back to do the usual check and spotted that my purse had fallen out of my back pack and was sitting happily on the grass hoping to be adopted be a less neglectful parent!!! oopsies..

..but it felt sooooo good

..yes 5.1kms @ 4:57min/km was a little excitable..but it felt sooooooo good..and i wasnt pushing that hard( a little up the hills) i mean that used to be the pace i ran ALL my training runs of 5kms.. anyway i decided after feeling like a horse being restrained the WHOLE time i could have just a little canter..i wasnt going flat chat... and yeahhhhhh it felt good :) :)
..and i know this next line isnt great.. but my physio is unlikely to let me push(although she has been letting me semi race through raised eyebrows).. but if i have pushed a little and go back saying ..here's what i did..and back is ok..then she'll let me do it again..im still trying to be restrained... as i said htere was no flat chat about it.. next run i will do easy
..and she has been right..backing off the kms has meant i havent had a sore back evry day this week...which.. well really it is just lovely..when you have it all the time..you forget how nice it is to not have it :) :) :)
..the boys today were trying to suck the lifeblood out of me...uuuuuugh.... actually it was only one class.. lucky i had my great year 11 class to finish off the day..

anyway super busy..only have time to type this.because i have to finish sweating b4 showering before i go to tutoring, before i go out to bday dinner for gf and before i finihs writing a year 9 test...hmmmmm the test might have to be done tomorrow..more time outa my sleep..yay..

..hehe i am supervising friday detention tomorrow..i dont know why that thought cracks me up but it does

..looooooooooooooooooosssssseeeeeerrrrrr

..lol
had such a busy day again today.. after a very ..ahem.. late night last night.. i almost needed a tractor to drag me out of bed this morning..that 4ish hours sleep just wasnt cutting it..
and then the year 8's period 6 were just baing naughty today..oh well... came home for a nana nap and trying to decide whether to go for a run(even tho im not supposed to)..but then the universe (god love it.. :( decided to remind me the answer was no with some leg pain..couldnt decide if this was referred pain or just a paranoid pain... maybe the whole thing is pscho-sematic... lol
..anyway after my nap..i decided i could have fish and chips for dinner(also weigh in was pretty good today 60.1 but i dont reckon that was right..oh well im taking it)
so couldnt find my keys... we have this serious LOVE HATE relationship going on..i hate them when i cant find them(ie during our daily game of hide and seek) and hten love them when i do...2 days in a row this week i have left school with my school keys..not my car keys..only to realise when ive got all the way to my car..hehe it is very frustrating being me..
..anyway back to my point..couldnt find my keys on the way out so grabbed spare car key and house key (or so I thought) get home and yepppppppppp you guessed it..am locked out..oh well at least i had my fish n chips to scoff.. and do you know how many specials there are in the catologues this week...trust me I KNOW them all... had to wait about an hour for flatmate to get home(she was late!!!) oh yeah and had forgotten phone or i woulda been happy as larry..again probably the universe telling me not to run consecutive days..stupid KNOW IT ALL UNIVERSE!!!!

..umm..a liar im not

..umm..a liar im not
so jay im afraid i cant say i wont run sometimes when my back is sore.. the back is actually always going to be an issue....i just need to distinguish between the pain that means not to run and just the normal pain...um not sur emy physio would be rapt to hear that comment..but she did say there will be good periods and bad ones

i have had pain everyday for the last two weeks(hence the physio being annoyed)..anyway today was the first day in said time that i woke up with a non sore back...yay it felt great... so even tho i had kinda told hte physio i wouldnt run til wed, i went for a wee bit of a run..i did try too slow the pace down to 6min/km..but well..but..well..
no excuses i just suck i guess..back is a teensy tiny bit ummmm..wont use the s(sore) word but verging on... maybe ill say tight instead :)..oops is that ossie poking his head up lol
ran 5km at 5;34min/km and it felt pretty easy i have to say.. not many hills..umm does a 7 min hill count as a hill cos there were two of them(and downhill too)

anyone got one of thos watches that help tell the pace for sale???


..was supposed to do water work..but seriously i just couldnt face it.i swear i have chlorine toxicity. the thought of hte pool makes me feel sick

have to go back to work now from 7-9;30.. yeah fun...NOT..but i can suck it up i guess..while the parents all grill me for hours(and i dont even know all the kids yet)

jay jay jay im up for some drinkies whenever you are..i nearly called you last night when i went to see corrie.. text me

oh and apparently i may be as prone to health risks as sugar drinking cokies cos i have a bzillion coke zeros a week(seriously) i have way too many.. i promise ill quit them next year.. one final year with my addiction.. hugs the slab of coke zeroes lovingly :)

time to shower and put on one of my nice suits..
oh and decided the flat shoes i bought actually are quite cute... and did make a massive difference to my back... as has stacking up stuff and putting my laptop on it on my desk so i can stand..yes i look a bit weird but the others are getting used to it

i cant believe HOW tired i was last night after the massage..the cupping bruises are a bit more normal this week!going back to once a week massages cos back is just tight all the time..went to bed at 11..unheard of for me...didnt sleep til one but it was way early..woke bright as a button at 6am

..phew.. busy little tacker

..yep as the title says...a REALLY busy day..struggled like all hell to get up today..was like waking the living dead!!!
.. i woke up today annoyed at myself for being annoyed at someone who i really shouldnt have been annoyed at.. but i was! anyway it happens sometimes...build a bridge and all that..
school was hectic..finishing up with year 9's period 6..TB should get a laugh at that.. they were hyper little boys..
then did a 30 min steady pool session(have been avoiding hte pool but back really was too sore to cycle..and i did listen to the advice of a friend ..and the back was too sore to not do anything
..then a massage which has left me feeling quite relaxed..wont get anywhere near as bruised this time...i think she was a bit paranoid..she's great..we had a good chinwag and lotsa laughs..
..now ive only got another half hour of back strengthening core work to do...so i guess that 5pm-8pm spent for the back(when i left till when i got home) plus another half hour... this rehab takes a lot of my time
.finally home and contemplating the next couple of hours doing hwk..not sure if its gonna happen..
..oh and my friend has tried to let me race at sandown woo-hoo..she made hair and makeup(which takes 2 hours..going to be VERY VERY VERY tough for me to sit still for that amount of time!!!) yayayayayayayayayayay im hoping to be able to run a reasonable paced race..and as long as my club lets me run first then i can do it!!!!

..okey doke..gotta relax before i procrastinate and avoid that hwk like the plague :)

......scccchhhhhhhluuuuuuuup

that would be the sound of my pulling my head out of hte ground..hopefully it stay there..
my back was really quite sore today..the 38:38 was too fast.. anyway i decided shopping was definitely on the agenda.. i really did need work clothes.. anyway i have finally realised that my current work shoes(many) are not appropriate for a girl with back issues.. so i went shopping for shoes..very depressing..have you seen the size of heels at the moment..i was left with about 2 pairs in a shop i could look at..i found some relatively nice shoes(flats) to wear with dresses/skirts..
and then i bought the following
: black suit, funky little grey/white ish suit/skirt/pants although i had to buy the pants quite snug(and dont get me started on the first suit.. the lady made me buy the tighter pants(obviously very large sizing) and then practically refused to sell me a trenchie i tried on...its too big for you..look at these arms..and tugging at me whilst im sulking...lol...my..its not that big..was falling on VERY deaf ears!!! i think im used to buying pants that are looser..ie dont fit properly...although she then made me try on one size two small(they didnt have the size between) again shes going it fits everywhere except your bust...derr..i said to her when she gave it to me it wasnt going to fit there..and shes like...go try it on anyway!! i always get the very bossy ones...lol..but they are usually right..i really do need to be told what to do fairly regularly..LOL
anyway stoppped snarling(joking) long enough to buy 5 cute little jumpers..2 would be appropriate for work, one little black work vest, 2 belts, one bra 3 tops (one work appropriate)-again she MADE me buy the smaller size..sales assistants are very bossy..admittedly the other one was really quite big
.came home..had a nana nap... went to play with my girls..again not allowed to pick them up due to 'jojo's sore back... only hugs and pick ups if kneeling..
ali did my nails..atrociously.. my sister gave me the usual compliment/insult whenever it concerns my weight..
those jeans look really good..yeah you gotta buy jeans too tight and have a bit of muffin top when sitting for them to look good standing up!!!!!! i only bought them last week so not stretched at all yet..and i really hadnt thought it was too bad even sitting..lol..and she has heaps more belly than i...and I would NEVER EVER EVER mention..i dont think she knows how weight obsessed i am! again it was the sales assistant who made me buy these ones cos there was already some room in the butt!!i asked for the next size up..and she wouldnt even go get them..they ARE the right size(and she was a younger one too) they wil stretch quite a bit..hmmm better stretch quick then ..lol
the other one my sis does usually..yeah you're looking pretty good but still not as skinny as France..lol..
when she looks good..i usually just say..hey jules youre looking really nice..lol.. maye she's good for my dieting!!!!

homework for me and a wine.. was good and didnt even have one wine ON a sat night!!!

and yes andrew i do have a swiss ball..might sit on it later..doing core work fairly regularly as well..not supposed to on run days tho

..and ossie was always so happy..lol

..ossie ostrich that is of course..
anyway the new reformed runner that i am???

hmmmmm..
anyway went over to a friends house last night, had a coupla drinkies so a nice relaxing evening after a week at school
..woke this morning with the back already a little tight(sore???) had been a little sore yesterday from sitting at my desk marking papers..i think im going to buy an ergo chair..
then it was RACE day(yes im not allowed to race..only run)i love waking up and realising its race day(lol i really am a loser) so trundled off to bundoora but really should have put more thought into my diet as opposed to eating what i felt like this morning)
so ran the first 3 kms way too fast..so tried to slow it down,2nd 3 kms better, last 2 about the right time but at the 25 min mark i thought i was going to throw up the sausage roll i ate..big mistake that S.R all in all 38:45 for a fairly tuff 8km xcountry(quite muddy) but the downhill sections really hurt my back and i have puled up extremely sore.. i should have walked the downhills..was trying to restrain myself to about 41 or 42 mins so again ran faster than i should have which was not the smartes move in the world..but at one stage i thought i was running at 6min/km... obviously i wasnt..oh well done now.. physio said i couldnt run til wednesday
trying to decide what to have for dinner and am staying inside in the warm where my back and the hot water bottle can have some quality time together

saw sam,em-came looking for her at the end but didnt see her, tony,stu and even went and chatted to some students i saw
okey dokey im done
have a great night all
and oopsies.. sorry to jegster whose birthday do last night i completely forgot to turn up to..in my defence(and it is a poor one) i havent been to training last week and hadnt been able to access the emails from my old scholl account) i had thought it was next week... i seriously suck! this is the 2nd time this year I have just completely forgotten to attend something...

..dust yourself off

..one thing before i move on... i know lots of people have disc bulges.. if it was just pain i could live with it and run to my hearts content.. the problem is the nerve issue..to the point where i lost motor function in my foot and couldnt even raise my toes/including big toe...and i have to try to never let it get to that stage(or worse) again..because it actually is quite serious...(and it is an issue i will have forever).. and i havent re-injured myself..its still the same ..i just thought i was further along in my rehab than i am

..anyway having said that.. it time for me to stop being in denial... because i have seriously been in denial about this stupid back.. its time to pick myself up, dust myself off and just get back on with it.. im lucky.. 12 weeks ago i couldnt run at all for 6 weeks and im bitching and moaning about not being able to do speed work..as i know someone would say to me..GET OVER YOURSELF

..i have a great job , that i love...am earning 20% more than i was doing the same job
..i am fit and have lots of friends, and a nice albeit CRAZY family.. so i am a VERY VERY lucky girl :)

..went for a run tonight(back was kinda tight today..but then it always is so went anyway) have listened to physios advice and pegged the distances back..we have agreed on 5-6kms.. but i did also decide i could do slightly faster if comfortable.. i felt really good running...was on balls of feet, core was strong..didnt feel like i was working hard, yet was keeping up a good pace(not for previous but for now...jojo-stop thinking in terms of was...it IS)
so ran 5.63km in 30mins so 5:20min/km.. and it felt easy(ok not easy up the hills)

sigh.and yes back is vtight..but the hot water bottle should help...calves are REALLY tight.. i think that is because i now run on the balls of my feet

so not in the wallowing mood of yesterday..but am quiet reserved little joey bean.. people generally like me more in THIS mood than my hyper excited state that im in half the time LOL

and jay.. i reckon we should definitely catch up for some sorrowful drinks..
.and stu..you know i agree.. i do need to be to be kicked up the butt sometimes..or admonished which is how it came out..lol

..when ostrich-ing doesnt work

..i admit it..im an ostrich.. through and through..i stick my head in the sand and pretend its not happening..
..well i should have prepared myself better for the physio today..I KNEW half of what she was going to say.. I KNEW me being woken up by the pain in my back last week was going to concern her(a lot).. anyway it didnt go well at the physio.. i have been told.. no speed work and to peg it right back..we did negotiate that i could do a longish(8-9km) long run, but couldnt run til wed after race this week... not even allowed to go fast on sat..MUST take it easy... which i KNEW would happen cos i have had a sore back MANY times last fortnight.. i think the thing which upset me most.. is that i try to pretend in my head that my back WILL get better and it was NEVER that bad.. Her telling me that I had(have) a MAJOR back injury(which again i knew-ish with loss of function in foot) but it really upset me...i cant pretend any more thats its just minor when she says stuff like that(and i like pretending about that)..and NO it wont ever get fixed...it can only ever be managed.. felt like crying on the way home..and again even though i KNEW it- i hadnt really faced NO SQUASH for probably rest of the year..she was really disppointed with how often i had been sore..and again was particularly tight in the back AGAIN
she asked me which one was more important to me..squash or runnning..my reply i dont know..ive been trying to work that out for two years..didnt seem to help..
anyway walked out feeling completely and utterly DEFLATED..part of me was hoping that i could increase..and my lunges apparently were terrible..again a comment about how far away squash drills still are..
i know she felt bad about it cos she said so..(I musta looked quite down in the mouth)

anyway had a rest day today..it was a GREAT day at work :) loving being back teaching..it really is such fun!

maybe 25 wines will make me feel better..dont worry itll pass.. im just in wallow mode.. cos this back is a never ending saga... and i dont usually sit around feeling sorry for myself(well except for now) but as someone at work yesterday said..youre too young to be having these back problems HEAR HEAR
this little mopey cat is off..to cry into her drink.. not really... i dont want to dilute it ;)
promise ill be in a better mood tomorrow
after i dont run up all the stairs at school(got told off for that)

..umm this bird needs flying lessons

..the day actually started with a great big THUD on my windscreen.. this bird(not a small one) flew straight into my windscreen..it makes QUITE a loud noise and scared the be-jeepers out of me(I just about crashed the car!)..dont think thats good luck ..lol
..ok so today was the first day at my new school with the students..double year 9 maths to kick start...woohoo.. lucky i printed off all these footy results so we could do stats..as i said to them the rainfall in Pakistan bores me silly..can hardly expect them to be interested if im not.. quite chuffed when i had my super teaching hearing tuned in and one if the boys said i was quite good! also i apparently have a VERY different teaching style to my predecessor..not necessarily a bad thing from what i can tell..

all very different ..was a bit nervous... its funny, a teacher asked me today if i was a graduate..how i would love to be that young!!!(and as wise as i am now..LOL..as if im any wiser!!!!) got introduced at assembly..had to sing hymns and listen to a sermon..all very different from public school..but fortunately i have the ability to just tune out.. although possibly i shouldnt have been thinking about the things i was thinking about when there is a sermon going on ;)

had a nana nap cos i was sooooooooooooooo tired... was up quite late last night... and seriously did NOT want to go runnning.. i dont like running in the rain or the dark(mainly cos im clumsy and will prob fall over)..tick to BOTH..rainy and cold and dark and...u get the idea.. anyway dragged ,my fat A off the couch and decided i would run on my tready... however was def heel striking so decided to suck it up and go outside.... went for a cruisey run of 5.35kms in 30 mins(5:36 m/km) felt really easy..a few little undulating hills and a bit of downhill..was SERIOUSLY the best run i have had since injured.. felt quite strong(still not liking downhill) and felt like my running fitness was coming back.. this time 2 weeks ago..30 mins was an effort
oh yeah.. on the run this person was pfaffing around so i went to overtake on the grass(in the dark) somehow my feet got all caught up in this loose branch which hit my other leg..thought i was going to go A over T, but fortunately apart from a little girly squeal and a couple of staggering steps, my feet very fortunately disentangled themeselves..i didnt hang around to see if the couple had stoppped laughing!!! i am such a klutz..but at least i didnt fall... this time :)

then met some colleagues for a drink and dinner..and got serious ribbing(as i said im a conchy little nerdburger) cos i came home to do homework

back feels pretty good(didnt strecth enough tho cos i was racing round)
all in all a pretty good day.. its nice to be back teaching.. i really do enjoy it (although my year 8 boy are quite naughty(I was prewarned) and will be a little bit of a handful)


busy busy day (whats new jojo)

..when did i become that girl..

..ok so im not about to pretend i was ever calm and rational.. nor that i didnt used to go over board with sport..

but when did i become THAT girl.. who seems unable to take a rest day and not feel ridiculously guilty(havent had a rest day since ummmm just checking.. sun 8th july (only a week I guess) but im not having one till friday..
i used to be quite happy with my 3 runs a week,2 sessions of squash and an hour/half of drills per week
..oh yes thats right.... when my gf asked me to be bridesmaid..and the other girl is this skinny skinny girl(and im am going to look huge next to her)..and i dont get to do intensive training anymore.. hm tarting to feel a bit stressed..and im not motivated enough to NOT eat ANY junk! i did at least buy nuts instead of crisps yesterday

anyway back on track...yes sometimes i seem to meander away a little and tie up my shoes and then start wondering what im supposed to be doing...ooops supposed to be back on track :) did 40 mins Cycling(standing) and then 15 mins pool 45s hard 15 s recov for 15 mins... killer I JUST couldnt take hte thought of pool work for an hour.. it made me feel a little sick
..its a bit like the golliwog(sorry not pc..but what else are they called) that i knitted.. id knit every spare minute i had to the point where when i looked at it felt sick(but i told my nephew i was doing it so had to finish)(I always do evrything to death) so had to finish it....
i was saying earlier...I think i have CHLORINE TOXICITY

oh yeah..first day of school went well..no kids all staff very freindly..although my gf who works there should stop introducing me as her drinking buddy...im trying to be conchy little nerdburger jo!!!

have hwk to do.. dont wanna but will of course!!! oh and had no problem getting up at 6am this morning
..still have to decide what to wear tomorrow..ok..im done..time to relax

..now where did i put my pom poms...

….goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo SARA.. dancing jumping and doing cheerleading stuff! You rock! Did the Sri chimnory with sara who was aiming for a sub 60 min 10km..which she got…super fantastico!!! 58:42 by the watch add about 13 sec for through the line… she ran really strong
...my back was a little sore from the 6km mark which was a bit of a worry…kept core strong…nd it was good to have sara keep me restrained cos I fond it diffcult to stick to 6m/k pace… so thanks for pacing me sara!

Got there at 6:45..after waking at 5:20(what is with that).. had quite a fitful nights sleep..i think I was in bed by about 1ish??? Not sure so was kinda tired…OMG though..how f.ing cold was it this morning.. I was walking around with my blanket on..it was also my stretching blanket though..
Saw tiger boy ,eat em, supersam.ajh, and a few others there..jumped around at the start with tony(yeah I know im always jumping!)
Ooh did I mention yummy pancakes…mmmmm mmmmm

Back was v.tight at the finish..so came home..grabbed hot water bottle and went and had a snooze..got up for about an hour and had another lay down…
Oh yeah add one more person to the list of people seeing me naked… for some reason my flatmate doesn’t seem to understand if the bathroom door is shut, you need to knock…I know it is a VERY difficult concept …..puuuuuuuuuuuuuuleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!!!

Anyway…di you know(I was a bit excited) there is now WHOLEGRAIIN corn flakes…mmmm that’s what I had for dinner!!! Only a few months ago I was wishing cornflakes were wholegrain…tastes a bit like special K
..start my new job tomorrow..excited nervous … and serioiusly wishing I didn’t have a hideous cold sore as my first impression..

..nice and relaxed though… for many reasons!

..i am the captain of planet vague

..yep..aye aye Cap’n….lol

After back was sooo sore yesterday..it was with some trepidation I got out of bed today… woohoo felt pretty good ..but had already decided that even though this was a designate running day..i would take a day of rest from running..
..instead I have organised to do the Sri Chimnoy 10 with sara (morsey runs).. because I am shite at sticking to 6 min/km aways run faster and she is aiming for that..so it kindda works well..
And we all know that really it means we can have a gasbag for an hour..oops correct that to..i will talk for an hour..i told sara she only has to grunt replies..one of my exes used to say that to me…I don’t mind you talking when we run jo..as long as you don’t expect anything more than a grunt!!!i reckon i might be able to say a million words in an hour.lol

Anyway did 5hours of maths today..my BRAIN hurts(not really) I decided to do lots of worked solutions for the students cos there will be more questions than I can field the day before a SAC and then some of them can just go look and maybe work it out..ohh..how conchy I am 
but i still was in one of my i need a hundred things going on moods..i was doing maths questions.CD playing, Tv on and texting at one stage..

Was a bit spaced out after that..so was even going to go swimming to clear my head…but MANNNNNNN it was too cold.. so decided to go to the gym instead

…got my clothes all ready ..stripped started dressing at the gym…ok captain vague…what have u forgotten…A tshirt..F.A.Duck ( I cant tell u how many times ive done that at squash) go out to car..nup nothing in there..although there is a formal dress..a trenchcoat.high heels and a sleeping bag LOL..so have to go inside and BUY a stupid tshirt.... jojo you need a tshirt to train in....please salute hte captain..
do my workout...10 mins elliptical trainer(so freaking unco) 30 mins spinning bike(mainly standing) I love that bike..i love the fact that you work so hard that sweat drips off you and lands on the bike(i wipe it up).. and yes not very ladylike.. but ummm...well ...ladylike..me...looks around..probably not..LOL
..go to shops.. and then remember why i didnt do water runnning..hip flexor is slightly sore on one side ...derr jo..and riding a bike is better because????????LOL
..get home and am just too excited for words... poor stu happened to be on msn..i may need to apologise for being MORE annoying than usual..hehe.. im sure he'll cope..people usually just ignore me when im in that mood.....made the most sensational hamburger in the world...mmmmm...mmmm(ok maybe not THE WORLD but certainly the best on planet vague!!!!!
..have finally calmed down enough to blog at least...hehe.. not much planned for tonight as running tomorrow..just go visit a friend i think....
gotta go..a million and one things to do before i leave :)
best of luck to everyone at Sri..hopefully see some of you there..i will be one of the ones in a skirt(not my nice cute one though :( ..with a great big horrific cold sore on my face... small children may run away screaming!!!

..which of the many jo's

..seriously today was..sore jo..fun immature jo.. grumplestiltskin jo.. relaxed jo..indecisive jo,forgetfuljo(and thats only til now) lol

..so the day started with me being awoken at 6 am because my back was hurting...not very happy about this..not a great sign..so hot water bottle to see if it would help..hmmmmm,,moderately..def sore jo
..anyway then went out with my bro in law and the 4 kidlets(1,3,6,10) whew..so i got to play favourite aunt... had a cracker of a good time...went on the ferris wheel.. at the top(yes EVERYTIME) the kids and i all flung our arms up in the air yelling..we're the king of the castle...and on the way down we were ..the dirty rascals!!! was very fun,,,and then off to blue train for lunch..in between me telling jokes..the kids thought they were pretty funny actually(i have a very immature sense of humour) watched a street performer but ali got scared so she and i went and watched the guy waiting to perform who was juggling to relax himself(i didnt mind cos he was very cute(and friendly)) then on the train...annoyed evryone on the carriage cos we were cackling away...ali didnt want to get off the train 'cos we were having so much fun..LOL ..so was fun immature jo...i liked that part of the day LOTS but very glad to say see ya later and go home
..then had a nap and woke up in a feral mood..lol..had a bit of a tanty about my back and having to go to the f.ing freezing f.ing pool i believe was what i texted...lol..got rained on lots in the pool but then got out of my bad mood cos there was a rainbow at the pool..you try and stay in a bad mood when theres a rainbow. it's impossible... i was disappointed cos sometimes its good to be in bad mood..i just dont stay in them very long..usually cos i start laughing at how ridiculous im being ;) so was definitely grumplestiltskin jo then relaxed jo
..now im home being indecisive jo... should i go out and have a drink..or should i drive..... hmmmm... hard to call
oh yeah did a really hard session at the pool:
ladder 1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1 with 30s recov..then 45 sec hard 15 sec recov(thats hard Em!)for about 15 mins.. all tuckered out(back actually feels a little better2)
and had to go to the chemist to pick up my c/card which i left there yesterday and they rung me yesterday and i forgot to go collect..and then forgot again until 5pm today oopsies
and yes andrew: it was my cute little skirt but bendigo aths are bringing it to bundoora for me :) lucky its a boomerang!!!!

..jojo does speed

.. well sort of..and i should have said speed work(semi).. me on speed would just make the mind BOGGLE...lol

so the day began late as i slept in til 10 as i was chatting away with a friend til the wee hours of the morn..
nothing much really..although im one of those people who like to prove my point...i dont usually argue unless im pretty sure im right..anyway my point is that the TAN on anderson st does not say ticket parking...so i drove there today..not to run...but just to check out the signage.... oh and as one would expect...i was RIGHT ;)


so then off to a cafe(retro) to meet a friend from warnambool and a couple of others..just about fell over backwards telling the boys not to kiss me(friendly pecks!) cos i have a cold sore..its ugly..
then went to ..yes you guessed it...training...wooohoo

the plan was to do 6-7 200's at about 50s(4:10m/k) pace which is still a fair bit slower than previous speed work..
actual(pretty pleased actually)
0.8km jog warm up then 7 200's
1. 50s
2. 47s
3. 49
4. 49
5. 48
6. 49
7. 48
then 1.2 km cool dwon
OMG.. it felt sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good..felt strong while i didit...core fatiguing a little in the very last one
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.then came home and cooked the most magnificent albeit mind blowingly hot sauce for my spaghetti...mmmmm and a glass of red.... mmmmmm life is wonderful

..now all i have to hope..is that the back is fine tomorrow..cos i wont know til then..

oh yeah and am very excited..my bro in law and i are taking 4 kidlets (5 if you count me LOL) to the ferris wheel tomorrow..im quite excited

maybe i shouldve titled this post...yay

..surprise surprise.. more shopping

..ok so have pulled up really really sore today.. i dont know if it is running related or massage related.. but my back is way sore..am a little concerned i have to say
..so what does a gal do to make herself feel better...........SHOPPING... i decided i would go work clothes shopping so here is the breakdown

work:- one pair of pants..slightly too big so now need a work belt, shirt
jo clothes:- skirt ,blue jeans(just to add to my already large cache), black jeans,3 grandpa long T's , belt and purse

but i have definitely commited to not putting on weight(well i cant afford to now!).went with quite tight jeans for both(cos they stretch and my jeans are usually baggy after a week)and the next size up already too big
was also going to buy bathers...em is the only one who could be more deserving than me. nope..then went to buy a black running skirt..since i left mine at bendigo...they dont sell the same one anymore...not happy JAN.. i mean i do have another 8 or so running skirts but it is my favourite!!!!LOL.. i think bendigo aths found it down there..i rang AV and spoke to Tim.... i may have began with...let me start by saying im an idiot(or it may have been to the other person I spoke to LOL).... im sure he thought i was a lunatic :)

..ok just been water runnning with Em 65 min steady...just about drowned at one stage..when we were discussing bloopers..i laughed so loud and hard i sucked up about a litre if water...seriously if i didnt have my water belt on i mighta drowned!!!!!!!!!! it took me a while to regain my composure

am trying to stretch out my tight jeans..im not used to pants being tight in the legs... im sure theyll stretch
..oh and wouldnt you know it..couldnt get my exact time for coliban..changeover missed..i dont think the sash wouldve taken too long to put it on..im reckoning i def ran way too fast for my planned effort..woulda been 23.xx..oh well..if my back is as sore tomorrow as today then i will have to skip the run :(

my plan was to go to the burgers taining and do some 200m efforts tomorrow...fingers crossed for me...
no running today..so no thinking about silly boys ...double LOL ..my face is soo dry at moment that it has a sore on it...stupid chlorine

..self analysis is a nasty nasty thing

..ok..have pulled up pretty well except for sore quads and calf..so decided to run...since when did you have to pay to park at labert park...im actually not a tight A unless it comes to parking ....and 3 an hour when ther are a bzillion parks available!@!!!..so i drove to the Tan..
plan 45 ish mins at 6min/km pace
actual: 7.4kms @5:45m/km so slightly faster than ,meant...slight niggle in glute at 40 min went away came back so stopped..the glute or back pains are the ones i have to watch out for... quads stil sore...right calf..ummm didnt realise how sore til i stretched at the end...ouchy...(i was too busy listening to the housemartins)oops lucky i have a massage today
but the run itself was uncomfortable...for some reason i got sidetracked while dressing(something shiny must have flittered by LOL)and didnt strap the girls in well enough..(i had a sports bra on but that was it) anyway so i spent the run core engaged..pecs engaged(to try to reduce bounce) and i can tell you it was not comfortable..which made me look at other girls...there were a few who def need to get better bras...jay i sooooo have to come try that one on!!!!and sock issues..i had a sock that would stay up and ended up nestling beneath my arch...it had 'wanna be an arch support' envy going on! but lots of nice men with nice legs to perve on i have to say

anyway..started thinking about boys..or more to the point my brothers and sisters intepretation of me and boys..(people love telling me why im lousy with boys)
bro: im crap with boys..and maybe i need to lower my standards..im too picky (seriously if you met a couple of them you soooo wouldnt be saying that)
sis: im only ever drawn to men that are emotionally unavailable(and single)... because i am emotionally unavailable...
i was thinking about this today..and she might be right...i am drawn to people i wont have to have a real relationship with..it takes me a long long long time to let anyone get close to me....the one time i did my heart and soul just felt completely and utterly crushed...no woe is me...a large part was my fault.moving right along/....LOL

james last boy was def emtionally unavailable....john boy before(the one i kept wanting to get away from) was way too emotionally available and just completely freaked me out all the time..he was thinking about whether we were compatible for marriage 3 months in..and kept asking me about kids etc!!!!!!!!!!!!!whoa.... back that truck up honey!

this post is not about any one boy....i just for some reason when i run,do a whole lot of self evaluation,,,my injury must be getting better..cos im not focussed on my back anymore :)

and same with morsey..i really dont want people saying you deserve this you deserve that..thats crap...only a person thinking it theselves can make any difference whatesoever...im not upset..quite the opposite ..just candid today... i dont think i really want to change anyway..i have lots of fun!!! there just seems to be an awful lot of crap that goes with the 'r' word.... oops dont let my sister read this..she will be feeling all smug..and then tell me off for being ..well really..just me!
wow now there was an honest post..after talking to Em the other day...i wonder if ill do the delete delete delete

too much time on your hands jojo

..gals day out

ok...first thing first..running..
am really really happy with how i have pulled up...i mean my quads and calf are way sore..but as i apparently said to the cab driver last night..oops...you can just suck it up :)
massage tomorrow will be good..still waaaaaaaaaaaay bruised so dont think she will be able to cup the ITB ..oh well

..okey doke..gals day out..with 2 ring ins(boys)..the crew wer me me me...oh yeah pther people too!!! but i spoke enough(and drank) enough for at least 10 people..
jay,duckgirl,kathrynoh,tiger boy, hobbles, morsey,em , stu ,joey, deege..as usual i was an excitable little gal..just cant help myself and then i talk about a million miles an hour...yes deege there is an off switch...somewhere..... although at one point sara did hold my jaw together to stop me talking...
i did say if i was being annoying..someone could tell me to go sit in the corner..
joey and i kicked on....but left when these boys who were waaaaaaay to young were trying to pick us up.. i mean it was nice of him to say he thought we we younger..but seriously...waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too young....
..did my normal check of texts message...oops a couple that i had forgotten i sent...not to worry...

hehe...am meeting em for a water run today..
need to go get some food...
this little sleeping beauty(NOT) has just arisen...no prince charming to awaken me from my sleep any earlier ;)
..so is either chicken and chips or a roll...hmmmmmm hard choice...
...surprised that i have a small headache

edit: sorry sara..it was em holding my mouth shut LOL
just did water session 3 sets of 8x90s with 30 s recovery with Em...In the last set (last few reps) we didnt have much room so had to run behind not next to...so we played this great game of chasey..it was soooooooooooooooooo much fun...and then you would get chased and go as fast as you could..was PMSL..... hmmmmm yeah ok...im not the most mature person in the world

..jojo..restraint is spelt with an 'R"

..thought id better remind myself..cos i seemed to completely forget this today..ok heres how the day panned out...
get up...put on running skirt ..realise legs way too white..whack on a bit of fake tan(still vwhite)..decide to print out the details for bendigo..ooops starts at 12:40 not 1ish as first thought..
realise once i start driving i have no idea how to get to bendigo...lucky i read maps and drive safely LOL..ring dad..no annswer..bro..no answer..accidentally wake a gf..cos the internet mentioned something abput the hume...and that didnt seem the best way to me..
anyway drove way past HARCOURT...chucked a u-ie..went to some apple place asking where the pool was...got there...almost had a car crash cos i was sooo excited to see em i forgot to keep driving..oops....frigged around for god knows how long..dropped cars off at the end(we were all like hmmmmm which way..pulled over at one stage..so i could tell front car the way..then em pulls up slightly lost the other way..PISSER..and went back....waited for ever..put on sooooooooo much dencorub..which helped..saw stu briefly doing the same leg(hopefully he will tell me it was a fast course cos otherwise i went way too fast)(had also finally met Sam from ausrun too)..the plan was 25:30(5min/km pace) ummmmm well that went completely out the window didnt it!!!! I was somewhere between 23:30(4:36m/k) and 24:15(4:45m/k)...that is... I THINK...i didnt get the timer on immediately due to SASH issues..but my time said 23:09 and im pretty sure it was less than 1 minute... anyway waaaaaaaaaaaaay too fast...hopefully pull up ok...calf already sore...i dont care about that tho..its all about the back...was all jumpy and excited at the end but a bit nervous(i jump when im excited..its a good sign for my back that i have reverted to this habit..must be feelin better,,,because i hadnt done it for months)..pre injury if i was racing my time would have been 22-22:30 so given my comeback stage i was probably a little bit(well lot) too close to racing pace..saw tiger boy there..hes trying to convince me to do his club xcountry next week..gotta say i am tempted..i have soooooooooooooooooooooo missed competition..such a LOSER!
then jumped in car to go home..getting heckled by a friend...just about reversed into a car..ooopsies..yeah that stopped the heckling..NOT..
no idea how to get back to melbourne ..so just started driving in random direction..stopped at some small shop to get MORE drections(yes lost again)..it doesnt show anything on the melways... drive home.very pleasant ..except when i hallucinated that there was a dog on the road....it was very weird...cos id found my glasses and all....although lucky that wasnt during the raining.110km/hour texting phase..naughty jojo..home now..about to go out for a couple of drinks..surely a wine will have the same effect as icing my calf..oh yeah got home...sunnies fell into the flowing stream in the gutter..towards the drain.l..have to chase them..of course!!!!
ok jojo breathe...um i think you get an idea of the day by the fact that it is basically all one sentence without breathing LOL
wont know til tomorrow how i pull up...but it wasnt the smartest thing ive ever done... fingers crossed

oh and this little 'runjanerun' is looking forward to meeting the other ausrun gals for a drink tomorrow(and boys if any show)

..tight tight sore sore

..ok that would be the best way to describe me today..calf is tight tight bordering on sore..and back is well a little tight.. and im still sore from the bruises..which i apparently knock my legs into things 5000times a day
..have whacked the skins on to see if that might help :( not too sore to be able to manage a run tomorrow..but will expect to pull up a little sore after the semi race... the physio has said that i can start pushing a little... within my body's capacities though and to be a little cautious... cautious...now you do know what that is jojo yeah??
hmmmmmmmmm... as a friend said to me last night..i probably did yesterday's session a bit too fast..(which i knew) which was silly so close to coliban...oh well..i might even go for a swim today(although its supposed to be a rest day as have exercised 9 days in a row

...later
..ahhh i spent an enjoyable afternoon at the Espy having a quiet beer with a gf...how nice is that!!!!

then decided(as you do) a swim really wasnt on the cards...i wonder if shopping might do the trick ;)

i got back(finally) some money from my health fund...and whilst i could save this...it seems a waste..it kinda feels like FREE money(i already paid off the cc) and you know im sure i could do with another few undies..lol..i actually counted them today.. the number was absolutely ridiculous..and thats after throwing heaps away

..so this is the first year ever that a) i will receive more from my health fund than i pay them (although the amount of money i paid out to medical practitioners (that word looks mispelt but i checked it)was obsene...lets just say ball park 4000..plus another 3000 to come..ouch!

so a quiet one for joey tonight i think..unless i decide to get a gaggle of the gals together..one never knows how ill feel in an hour...

oh yeah and bendigo tomorrow..noice

..i looooooove this running caper

..what a great day again... however not too excited today which is good!

up and at my nieces house by 9, playing nails again(sternly told to bring my own next time)amongst other things..

then at the TAN for a session:practice for the bendigo relays..
5.1 ish kms at a pace of 5:12..so happy with that(prob try to stick to 5min/k at bendigo)..struggled to keep good form a little in the last km(calves were feeling kinda tight)..then met a gf there (altho she seemed unable to work out 'top of anderson st hill' and was waiting in the wrong spot!!
so with her 3mins super slow 2 walk 3jog 2 walk 3 jog 2walk 2 jog 2 walk 2 jog so an extra 13 mins to bering it up to my longest run so far... hopefully pul up well..
..not sure whats happening with the relays tho..apparently one girl short for a 2nd team..and in this recovery state i def should not be in the div 2 team...
and i got to wear my cute little running skirt at the TAN- havent been able to do that forever...how good it felt..i loved the run today..everything about it :)
..the only one small thing is the last two runs..i have had to stop 3 times in the first five mins..cos the left ankle has felt like it is made of glass and is just too painful to continue without warming it up..so i think i need to warm ankle up a little more

then a bath..so feeling all warm and nice and and fuzzy and and and...good vibes to the world...:)

..also i just love the way kharma works...a gf of mine didnt get a permanent job(they really should have given it to her but were following their own stupid agenda assuming she would just stay) anyway turns out someone else has come along and offered her a job(with HEAPS more pay) and the first place will really have to scramble to replace her within two weeks...beeeeeeautiful.... i was extremely happy for her
..and apologies to anyone at the TAN who heard me shriek with delight whilst on the phone(it was seriously loud...i was sooooooooooooo excited for her)

..too many people seeing me undressed

..too many people are seeing me in my knickers (or less) since ive been injured..5 people in the last few days...2 physios today,poor Em, plus MT...actually thats only 4..itd be good if a maths teacher could count!!!

anyway a GREAT DAY TODAY... although i realised the following things
a)im too immmature to be an adult!!!
b)the knickers thing..see above
c)my aunty is soo nice..she even tells me i dont need to lose weight ...(I do!!!), she takes me out to lunch and wont even let me pay for lunch or the physio treatment
d)I am about to be on the OTHER side of this injury
anyway...
went to the physio today..absolutely appalled by my bruising..i have to relearn what pain is good and what is bad..brown bruising ok,,,blue apparently not..(is the bruising worse..check the very yukky white leg at the end and decide yourself)
my fault cos MT kept saying tell me if the pain is bad... but my threshold is skewed cos i seriously have a LOT of accidents

anyway physio said she had made my sessions hard(and i had cut some back(so she was quite happy with me,,,and said my core strength had improved dramatically..and she was giving me really hard exercises that she doesnt normally give people but im an athlete????????? ummmm i dont think im an athlete...what is an athlete?????
you should have seen the scoffing look i coppped when i asked if i could do squash drills(just driving against the wall)I felt like i was 5 and being told off...naughty jojo!the same look when i told her i did a cycle session...oopsies

she is giving me FREE REIN with my training.....woo hoo..
and then i thought hang on..what if i go crazy...so i told her what i thought that might mean...and then she moderated me somehwat so i now know what i can do..speed work(semi) is on the cards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i will be allowed to do some 4min/km 200m reps(still slower than pre injury)..Im a VERY EXCITED LITTLE pussycat..that wont be until the end of next week
oh yeah forgot..the MT yesterday said that my back was soooooooo tight last week that she was surprised that I could even BEND...LOL...and today physio is like WHOA..your back is TIGHT!!!!!!!imagine if she had seen it yesterday..pre massage

anyway did a 60 min water session today...think i coverd about 700m-ish (24 laps x about 30m)...the whole time i was thinking about what my next few sessions will be..
and im feeling somehwat fatigued after 9 sessions in 8 days...tomorrow is last session then rest day friday...

seriously excited!ummmmmmmmm did i mnetion that i was excited...
roast vegies for dinner..i am a LUCKY LCKY GAL

oh yeah here are the day 2 bruises(only the left leg)(finally epiladied the lower legs after about 3 weeks!!!!!)

..hard is good

..yep i def like it good and hard...a massage that is of course..mind out of the gutter people!!! gosh!!! im a good girl!!!if its not hard i get too ticklish..even she tickles me sometimes!!!!
having said that I am MAJORLY bruised from said massage..but feel FANTASTIC after it.

..have had a ripper of a day..although ran a little harder than my back is ready for.. the physio had said i could do 7-10 x 400m laps..and even i knew that was 2 much for me... so my plan was this
3laps warm up(6min /km) then 2x400 laps at 2:00(5min/km) then 2x400 at 1:54(4:45min/km) then 2 at either 4;45 pace or 5 min pace depending on how back was

ok..heres what actually transpired
3 laps @ 6 min/km pace....good girl
400m (1:46)..4:25min/km pace...cmon jo too fast
400m (1:50)..4:35 min/km pace..
400m (1:52)..4:40 min/km..thats better
400m (1:54)..4:45 min/km
and back a little tight..i ummed and aah-ed about whether to do another and decided i would but slow it down
400m (1:58)..4:55min/km pace..and 2 lap walking cooldown as back quite tight..and i knew no way could i manage another one without placing 2 much strain on back

this was def too hard a session for where im at...having said that..i wasnt sprinting..and i didnt feel like i was running that fast.. it is still 20s slower for 400 than i do them on the track in training (although it is grass as well)surprised at how fatigued i felt at the end..

..then a REALLY hard pool session with Em
2 sets of 6x2:30 hard with 30 sec recovery... found it sooooooo hard today.and the bandaid that kept threatening me wasnt helping...eeeeeyuk..and yes Em i woulda found my car all by myself :)

then straight to the MT for some pummelling..the bruises are huge..on both legs but ill pop one up of the left..be interesting to see if they are better or worse tomorrow..she looked a bit perturbed at first and is like...ummmmmm..thats ummmmmm..and im like..dont worry im a bruiser..those cups on my ITB... yowsers!!!!!! shw worked on me for 1 and 3/4 hours!!!!! i was sooo relaxed it was like....well i wont go any further but i was very very relaxed :)

and now off to dinner with gfs... what a fabbo day...aaaaaaaah life is good

..ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

well it all makes sense now...
theres always one day a month where i run and feel like crap..and then the next day its like...righttttttttttttt
im just crap at paying attention to when that's supposed to be..well actually its my body thats crap..it has no idea of correct aka normal timings are..

anyway..was at the doctor today..why do they even bother to make appointments..they dont even come close to being on time.. she was a lovely lady too..my usual lady only works two days a week so it was good to find another lady who was quite good.. no worries....

how happy am I that Em is back...HUGELY.. I can tell you.. it made water running sooooooooooooooo much better today.. welcome back matey..
3 sets of 7 x 90s hard with 30 s recovery.. knee still a little sore but not too bad


and ive also noticed this year....that my taste in men has definitely changed...
and im still just as shallow as i used to be....

...i guess i'll just have to live with my shallowness..cos its worked soooooooooo well for me so far...LOL

..naughty naughty little jojo

..and no im not going to elaborate ...lol

ive decided i must be a little perverse..i deliberately hint at things cos i know it drives sara nuts!anyway the lady next door came and knocked to see if there were letters for her in our box since we hadnt cleared it..i went and checked and im like...are you expecting a letter..no..ok well we just didnt check our box on friday..she has a bit of OCD about letters i think..she checks about 15 times a day..but me being me..im automatically thinking maybe should start leave them in there constantly know cos i know it freaks her out ;) as i said i think im a little mean..maybe i just dont get to play as often as i like :)

i had the run from hell today...Em i was thinking of you and thinking how much you would love to be out there..and im saying to myself..jojo you should be loving it ..every jog.. nup..did not enjoy one step of it... sore knee..and pretty dehydrated managed 18.5 mins stop for drink 7.5 mins stop 4 mins stop drink and be an all round sooky la la

..however i will back that up with..is there ever a good time for tequila shots...the answer to that miss jo is NO..its certainly not after midnight!!!!! i could taste tequila the whole run.....errrrrrggggggh... dont get me wrong i wasnt hungover..didnt get sozzled

;lunch with sara today was good..burger n chips...mmmmm how decadent

and im in a very good mood today ..quite relaxed now..my nanna nap perked me up no end... it all happy campers..and still 2weeks hols... triple yay