..the yearly stats

dec kms - 162 a reasonable month for me :) back not playing nicely though

yearly: running 1335 water running 372 racing 100.3 total 1807

2008 Summary
Injuries- what??me? injured...lol okay okay-the usual naughty back double disc bulge causing significant pain
april- tripped over a chain-cellulitis-hospital at home for a week with intravenous antibiotics- crutches and not able to run at all for just over a month
Excuses-none really
Races-
Run for the kids....
AV winter season times pretty messed up with knee for first few months-but only missed the 1st 2 races,
a Sri Chimnoy 5km 23:12? with ajh,
Competed in the 35-40 Age group of the Vic masters champs and scored some bling (gold and bronze)
Summer season AV
:more than double the amount of kms as last year. trying to spend more time running than in the water.
..an extremely disappointing winter season with no sub 45min 10km which was a goal :(
..summer season..am ahead of where i was this time last year
..am working really hard at managing the back pain and am starting to make progress on that front
..a good year at work, a very good year personally :) running just needs to catch up :)

...seriously-the man is mean

..after driving to and from(well i passengered) to shepparton to meet stu's parents it was off to the track.....
i felt absolutely exhausted..my legs were dead weights-there was MEGA wind and i literally BEGGED stu to let me do 200s instead of planned session
4x200 (43)+ 2x400(87/88) +1x600(2:12) +2x400(87/88)in the warm up my ankle tweaked(again) then the session unfolded like this
200 41s x 3 (3:25min/km) 40sx1 (3:20min/km)
400 87s(3:37 min/km) 88(3:40min/km)
600 2:10(3:37min/km)
400 85s(3:32min/km) 87s(3:37min/km)
200 3x39(3:15min/km) +1x35(2:55min/km)

7lap cool down and warm up brings it to approx 7kms...gee it was tough though...my legs never fully got in the swing
tomorrow 45-50min run-followed immediately by pilates...my legs are just crazy tired at the mo

and like you miss jay-i think im gonna have to try to budget :(

...not much happening

..so as the title suggests, not much happening..
first thing in the morning stu and i went for a 40minute run(very easy pace) about 5:30 but man the legs were heavy as anything... after about 30 mins they felt a little better but it was a slog-yesterday was a tough run
..then off to pilates-which is all leg work-yep the legs are loving me...lol
..back home for a very relaxing afternoon of not doing much at all
..although worked out my finances and it is going to be quite a lean few months-well when i say lean-not exactly lean-but there is definitely no more large purchases until the computer,lounge and dining setting are paid in full... i want a big fridge next
in the last year i have bought
computer approx $1800
lounge over $3000
outdoor dining setting $1600
car approx $20,000
plus all the miscellaneous expenditure
and ummmm a house

yep no wonder im feeling a wee bit broke

...barney is not my friend at the moment

..errr so the back was really quite sore on sat..i took my bathers in the car in case i had to stop the session.this was quite likely :(
anyway planned set 4-5 1000s @ 97s laps fortunately got changed to 800s at same pace 3:14 -we went at 9am in the morning yesterday and it was HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
i felt horrible.... 3lap warm up...5-6 strides at 60-70m, then into the 800s with a couple of tagger alongs
errr...got sucked in by the young'uns and did a 42 first 200 bit fast jojo..then settled
rep 1 3:10 (90s/100s) -3:58min/kms
rep 2 3:08 (91/97) -3:55min/kms
rep 3 3:14 (92/102) -4:02min/kms and i let stu know at this point that there were NO more 800s in the legs-well i kinda wailed it from the shade..they are fast reps for me...practically my 1500m race pace!!
he wanted me to do 2 more 600s but it just wasnt there...no oomph
so 400s it was
92s (3:50min/kms)
92s
then a 4 lap cooldown so did 6.5kms...a tough little set-had to lay in the shade for a while afterwards-was very overheated lassie..back was absolutely dreadful-it hurt the whole time i was running...so in the afternoon took some of stus VERY heavy duty anti inflamms..spent ages...massaging glutes by rolling on tennis ball, did my pilates at home and not sure which one it was but the pain was then tolerable

then we went to the soccer which was fun-apparently i talk a lot at the soccer..lol.... then home and pizza yum-and i went to bed-too tuckered out
..then this morning a run at the you-ies
taped up like a mummy(yesterday i wasnt sure if i could manage a run because of stupid back)
70min run...very hot-first lap was 50 mins which the last 10mins is this grinding...not huge...but annoying hill..and then another20 on a mainly flat bit....

then stu and i came home and cooked a delicious brekky poached eggs(which i cooked) on cape seed loaf while stu bbqd some ham(love chrissy leftovers)and tomatoes with a lovely juice on our outdoor setting :) he had said it would be better if we had been truly decadent and had champers...lol.... man he did love that bella the other night-he scoffed nearly the whole lot.....we were not decadent however.
am seeing the sports doctor on wed :( after pilates... i dont think there is any way that im not having dry needling in the back :( :( ooh how i hate them

...christmas legs of death

..OMG yesterday my leggies were sooooooo tired...after a long run sunday,massage on monday, hills on tuesday, then 45mins on wed followed by pilates, its little wonder that they were so tuckered out
..anyway on my program it said easy 20mins or rest today..so rest it is ...LOL

And a happy happy christmas to everyone
so our christmas started with a 34 min run
then presents-how cool -stu bought me a camera-so cool
..then off to see my Oma for a bout 20mins(shes 94!) quick glass of champers then home and bring brother home(his wife was working so he didnt want to be by himself all day)
few more champers, a smashed glass..lol...and a nap for the afternoon
..how sweet is this though-stu's eldest popped over to give me a gift-so sweet..he was seeing stu over at stus exes house wth his brothers
..then my family started rocking up
brother and sister in law
niece and his fiance
dad
aunt and uncle
..and then stu cooked us a very yummy and deluxe meal
..oh and fantastically, my sister called while we were driving so herman and i both got to speak to her which was ACE
..so a GREAT day :)
contemplating a movie- nice easy day today :)

...err he really is trying to kill me again

yeah so he is at it again...

...hes trying to kill me..

we went to the you yangs with a big group

..almost 10 min warm up..then 1x hill repeats... 60s..then 2min jog back down recovery and then stnad for a wee bit..(not enough i say)

OMG it was tough-the little tackers all got to stop at 45s.... and trust me when i tell you there is a massive diff between a 45s and a 60s hill repeat and it isnt just the 30s less recovery

..anyway stu said after 6, i could drop down to 45s, but i decide to see how many i could try to maintain at 60s...i did the lot.... but OMG

..my pacing was pretty good..got practically to the same spot each time.. the little kids took off way too fast and then i would drag them back in

..then fish n chips-which is now repeating on me...

back-dreadful-no other way to describe it..

ummm what else did i do..oh that right waited around in the morning for my setting which was to be delivered mid morning...try 1pm..see great piccy

plus the pots and plant bought the other day

..errrr cranky is the start of it

..well i was the grumpiest gal in the land today.. woke up grumpy-and then stu said something(which he didnt mean to come out that way- i have no filter today) so it upset me a lot(im also a bit more sensitive than usual at the moment)

anyway considering my mindset..and how everybody even NEAR me should be walking on egg shells- i was pretty pleased that the weight was 63.0 as im probs retaining some water 2! very upset/and annoying stomach today-which i dont usually get

..massage at 11 after a 55 min walk..quite funny-it was sooooo windy........ i watched a bird try 5 times(a small one) to go forward into it and he ended up 30m behind where he started..he was a persistent little brat
-then in for my massage..and narelle said i was like a NORMAL person today..woohoo..it barely hurt today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a bit here and there..but not the whole time!!! how cool
..apparently my right ITB band is soooo tight that it has been pulling my alignment out
...today it was tight but it wasnt so bad it ouldnt be touched....lol
..then home to wrap pressies via shopping but i tried to keep wallet shut
..stu cooked me a gorgeous dinner-zuchinni pasta..delicious..nice glass of red-ajh in particualr will appreciate..
..back..well let me ostrich- it s kinda crap at the mo-did some pilates tonight though
..ive decided.............. im more quiet than i used to be
..sigh..maybe im growing up :(
..oh and to answer a qn EE asked me the other day-im not going to singapore..the teaching would be quite err uninspiring.....and it will be available another year and next year...what with- 2 year 12s , head of junior aths, head of year 8 maths, form teacher, and normal teaching load-that is well and truly enough of me being out there!!!!

...errr someone please staple my wallet SHUT..lol

..wow
miss jo went shopping again today....dont fall off your chair...;lol

so the day started at the you-ies..it was so awesome..we had like a girls possie, a boys possie and stu and his junior athletes possie...WOW how cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and then stu and i had subway-yum and then went shopping. we got stopped by this israeli dude who showed me a nail thing(i was thinking yeah yeah) but OMG you shouldve seen how shiny my nails were(ps only my nails were done///lol)..anyway 100 dollars later........(3 packs though)and then he showed us the piece de resistance..this salt exfoliator and moisturiser and OMG both stu and i are like....our hands HAVE never been softer...120 more dollars later.......................... LOL
..then we went to look at outdoor setting...saw a really cool one..wrought iron around the outside with tiles on the inside...too cool...had a snack while we discussed-the i bought it(of course) well it did save me 45 so i dont have to buy a trestle table to fit everyone for christmas and the home delivery is free..but i did spend over 1500 dollars....bit broke now-need to be more careful with the cashola-when it is delivered on tues i will take a piccy
-then we came home(after ordering a turkey) and then napped and watched foodie stuff on foxtel and then stu made our wheelie things be full of herbs..yay

ooh lotsa shopping

okey dokey
so i am a dutiful little gf- last night picked up a very drunk stu-where we progressed to the lovely Ems house.felt a bit bad cos i very abruptly went 'right stu' im ready to go-i have done this since i was born and my best gf always tells me off about..i was very tired though -knew i had a 50min drive and since i had fallen asleep actually driving last week-just knew it was time to go-he was asleep before we hit the westgate..lol...
//anyway tpoday i left an hour earlier than i would have so i could drive 'said lad' to his car at the tan. I then went on a 40 min run...i was trying to decide WHERE i was most sore from my massage yesterday-ummm pretty much everywhere but kinda teh inner??hip flexor and the left shin/calf-where narelle said didnt feel normal -maybe still crap there from the injury
..anyway pretty sore..but a good run none-the-less..
then Pilates(back was a it sore after the run :( and hurt a bit today :( :(
..then stu came home-had a beer..(at midday)
was quite funny..ive gone
'stu: y arent you running-you wouldnt let me not run'
..s: im having a beer
..who's your coach?burkie?
...no!(he does coach himself now)
..well im going to call him(he thought i meant burkie)
..so i went into the bedroom and called...STU!youre athlete is refusing to run and is drinking beer(ie i called stu)...lol and then hung up---gee i crack myself up
then shopping.......
first a piccie from suite deals---it is cool too
..then lotsa xmassy tabley stuff
..then bunnings where we bought some big blue(cute) pots and plants(red ferny things-ooohhhhh thats right cornelius(no quite) FALCONS
looks great
then nearly bought a $1000 setting from bunnings but they refused to give us a discount so i said NO i will thinkj about it-i made stu go and try to haggle..LOL and then he called me over and i was trying so hard not to laugh-i suck at that stuff
..hope everyone is having a good day :)
..much better mood today than the last two :)

..a race of sorts

...lol..it probably comes as no surprise that i can be at times a grumpy la-la...hehe
..anyway todays grumpy la la ness(and i might add i am about to have TOM as a guest so be patient) was because stu was picking someone up which meant i might not get picked up(and i wasnt grumpy that he was picking anyone up) but that i may not get time to warm up.... but then i started to ..as stu would say"get over myself' and realise tonight was about fun and NOT really a race' and then i calmed down and all was good with the world!!!!
anyway: morning
went to a gallery exhibition small one(free) that a friend is having (101 poath road-hughesdale) very good-open after 11).they had dresses, photography, pictures, candlestick holders, pots all sorts of things
met six people from work-then had lunch with them, then shopping for lollies,then made 40 little lolly baskets-32 for stu's athletes, 8 for family for xmas day, wrapped two gifts for two of stu's helpers, then off to the track for the 1km Western Aths gift-handicap based on your 800
-had no idea what i was aiming for but decided to be waaaaaaay conservative after the last time-ran 43 for first 200-oops bit too slow
but very consistent for the rest 3:44(not my pb-i once did in training 3:43) but then i raced tuesday, hard session sunday,45 min pool run wed-not ideal build up..anyway stu thinks i shouldve run 3:40-im happy with 3:44..and yes maybe im making excuses but so be it...
..then drinks-super organised-cut up lime, took vodka,took ice cubes and soda..yum yum-stu got great pressies-yay he does deserve it too..and i gave him his coach pres yesterday(all the other athletes are giving at the mo- a melbourne victory tshirt :) he wore it today so he must like it

oh and cut my finger today god knows on what-yesterday i banged my head so hard on a corner i had to kneel and lay down for a while-note to self-must try to be careful./..lol..as IF

..perspective

http://jojo-runjanerun.blogspot.com/2007/12/clarification.html
this did make me laugh-well not wholly but it did remind.. and still sometimes...im like WOW..i cant believe how much things have changed(re stu)
..and i am way glad i did...a very very lucky gal :)

anyway-running perspective-the reason i was back reading(does anyone ever do this?)was to see what my best 800was at this time..yes cough cough..geek gal
2:44 seems to be the fastest same time last year so I MUST KEEP PERSPECTIVE.i am doing ok-but then i did also have an achilles problem at this time..so that must also go into perspective nd YES STUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARTTTTTTTT we both know i over -analyse(note analyse not analyze like my stupid report spellcheck...grrrrrrrrr)
tomorrow- am going to a gallery of a friend.._YAY-feel free to call(or email me before 9) me if you wanna come meet-poath road at 11:30!!
then the western aths 'GIFT" a 1km handicap-as long as my BF manages to pick me up in time to warm up-followed by a coupla drinky poos..woohoo..but we do not find out our handicap

anyway im gonna go watch crap TV-since im on hols i dont have to go to bed before midnight if i dont WANNA-and i dont wanna---er yes i may be being a BRAT

:(

.well i didnt hit the time i wanted.
went way too fast the first 200m 35s then had nothing in the last 100..literally.. 2.42 which this time last year i wouldve been rapt with,
but no sub 2:40 for me tonight :(

tweaked the ankle twice today too! did it once during stride throughs yesterday-once during stride throughs today and once during the race(am icing now) it did not affect my run in the slightest though..but i may strap it for a few days i think

pretty disappointed really but then i guess its only 1s slower than my best for this season(so far)
:(
some great runs by others
anyway im tired and not happy with runner girl jojo...but then i tried my hardest and was and am completely spent..very tired
..saw the best outdoor setting today-very different..errr $3500-it was divine

..healthy eating plan PZ

we thats it.a healthy eating plan it is
todays start weight 64kgs- im usually happy when im around 62.5kgs so that is the goal over the next two weeks(when i stick to a plan , i actually drop weight pretty easy)-and besides i think im actually closer to 63.5-there hadnt been any errrr movements
then the secondary plan will be to get to 61.5- relatively slim at this weight-although it makes my boobs look even bigger(as if thats possible!!!!!!!!!! but it is) cos my stomach gets skinnier and nothing else does... i do know where each kg of weight comes off from..

so the healthy eating plan is this
brekky-
either a bowl of cerael with fruit and a juice
-can be alternated with poached eggs on plain toast
-snacks-can be rice crackers-muesli bar-fruit-

lunch-sandwich or roll

dinner-whatever stu cooks...lol

plans for eating out-
NO CHIPS
sushi is good
must choose pasta over pizza
NO FISH and CHIPS
other NO's crisps(threw away cheezels yesterday)
subway is an obvious choice

back is quite tender today.i would say thats from my run yesterday
45 mins at the you yangs-but had i known i was doing a big hill and then coming down a very very steep hill(particularly bad for back), i would have taped my back..it was also a lot faster than my planned run as i was running with people

milers meet tomorrow-aiming for sub 2:40 with a 2:1.6 a few weeks ago, it snot out of the realms of possibility.stu is getting me to run it a bit differently i think.a bit faster in the first lap

getting a little bit of a cold-hopefully it will just stay as it is
my poor little stu is having horrible ear pains-it must be bad cos he is going to the dr

oh yeah-the PZ pz means plus zero(coke zero)im NOT giving that up

...no racing AGAIN

..well i can barely call myself a racer can i!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 i never bloody race...lol- at least ill be racing at the milers meet on tues(doing the 800m)
went to lunch then was going to do a track session-even stu said it was ok to call it off today(and trust me-he was in a foul mood today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
so nada- no running but a fair bit of shopping..and with three boys in tow-that is no small feat
..anyway the lad just did cook me an absolute ripper dinner. garlic prawns on a bed of lettuce and delicous salad..... mmm mmmm
only a 45 min run tomorrow... feeling a bit fat- i think it is time with the onset of holidays to pay attention to my diet-vegies and fruit in particular- i did have some of each today

..work breakup and unmm maybe some drinks

ok...lol...so i must fess up too many people saw me ;last night for me to petend i hadnt been drinking- at least i didnt POST here though :)

70 freaking mins to get to work yesterday made running befor ework pretty tough. at least it was a short session, 4x200s at around 37s(it was grass and not marked out so i had to guess.i ran pretty fast though and my legs felt way tired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

,,and then super quick shower just to be in time for chapel- yes my school is a presby school-an hour of it..at leats i like singing the carols :)

then a few odd jobs then drinks and lunch provided, then out to 'canvas' where i dutifully avoided the tab and bought about 4 wines at about $8 a pop(depending on who served me- it always makes me luagh-different prices from different wait staff!!!! )

then off to zatopek-where miss jojo was decidedly errr happy- hopefully not slurring too much ..hehe

saw my bf-(i think he just rolled his eyes at me...lol)..where i was freezing----i had told him to rbing a jacket for me and leave it in the car-y oh y did he listen to that part..anyw atiger boy-god bless him- lent me his jacket...oh we were at zatopek..had a quick chat/hug with Em and corrie

..then spent a bzillion hours driving home-trafic was monstrous-fell asleep in the car-woke up with the dry mouths this morning lol- had to bunk a lift with stu and then PT to get my(car yes i am miss responsible)

then a few odds at school but decide id go in moday to finish up teh stuff i didnt get to do while i was on camp...just couldnt be botherred..then um hte shopping started in earnest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

suite deals...sweeeeeeeeeeet

bought 2 pictures,3 vases, went to jag bought 2 shirts,2 tees, shorts,1 polo(all boys-presents)...ill post piccys in a minnie, then alebourne victory top for my delightul bf and some stickers-for the girsl and stus youngest

..and umm thats a bout it- is that enough...lol

..miss jojo comes home ..yay

..okay..so maybe it is only maybe ME that is happy that im home ...lol

anyway read below or dont..i couldnt get reception whilst away mbut i did keep a blog..(pf course) anyway
\but ps it is DAMN nice to be home..and super happy to see my bf-he even cancelled his pilates so we could have our date nite-what a great guy he is ;) lucky miss jo
45 in sthis morning
..read camp blog:
Friday dec 5th -sat 6th inclusive

Okerly dokerly –so big big nig day..had the student form-from 8:30 to 12:30 with only half hour break-no work or anything just had to organise activities-harder than it sounds
Then straight off to camp
Camp is at cowes which is quite lovely. Im the only chicky babe here at the moment, but someones wife is coming down and so is principal and his wife for the day.currently sitting at the porch-someone has to wait here-my shift will be on the beach next..
Anyway tried to run this morning and had all sorts of problems. I was having chest pains the entire time-kept having to stop-it was very weird and disconcerting.anyway somehow struggled through 40 unpleasant mins-still hurts a bit-mostly when I breathe though …lol could just be a muscular ‘been writing reports in a bad possie kinda thing) I suppose-will see how I go tomorrow.anyway as a result I did not do any speed-so slow in fact-mostly slower than 6min/kms…was not pretty
…ill reserve judgement till tomorrows run.
A 40min shit run I suppose is better than no run

I rnag stu last night.OMG-how drunk was he-he was kinda funny though- ive only seen him really drunk once(and yes he had gone out with that guy) and he sounded in a very similar state. I rang him this morning to wake him up in case he forgot to set alarm-but he is of course uber organised so I needn’t have bothered
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tired. It 9:52 am and I could seriously go back to bed.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

SUN:
Long run of 60 mins this morn..went to bed super early last night 10:30. am eating way too much L need to try to remedy that. The run was slow-a lot of it had hills but also a lot of it was on very very heavy and thick grass which feels like you are running in very soft sand.
And then I went and put myself into the freezing cold water but only lasted a couple of mins..it was super duper cold…..
And then back out for beach duty… would love to go home-but as camps go its pretty good-as stu said people pay for what im doing..and I get paid an extra allowance on top of my salary for being here.
Next year is going to be so busy
Year 8 head of maths
Head of junior aths(this will be a huge amount of time)
2 year twelves
FORM teacher
Plus normal teaching duties of course,plus trying to fit in running training and occasionally trying to say hello to my bf
-will be expected to go on either 2 or 3 camps(one is during the holidays)
And just found out also im now a MENTOR-just great…I have to come back to school a day early next year-there is no time allocation for it, you don’t get paid, have to have a meeting every week, help her with her FOLIO she has to submit(and no I didn’t get a choice- when I made a semi joke to the dean of staff last night(it went doen loke a lead balloon) WHO else is going to do it(I am he only female in the senior maths dept-and she is first year out)-yep-next yer is going to be a hoot!NOT!!!!!!!

Anyway back to today…went out on the zodiac(inflatable boat with motor) sooooooo much fun
..miss having someone to cuddle and give me a goodnight kiss L and very tired again
MON
Very tired when I got up today but got up NONETHELESS..
This is the first camp ever I have managed it

6kms@5:14 pace –so much harder than expected,but then really the first 2 ks were 5:25-5:30 and hten next 4 were 5,11,4:58,,5:08,5:11

.....oooh long long did i mention LONG day

ok.be prepare dfor a small RANT,...i am (barring my spell checking//lol-too lazy)- a reasonably smart chicky babe...if there is ONE THING i CANNA take its being treated like a complete f-ing moron... so im in this pD day...(and cranky and tired i should say in advance)..asked the lecturer a question just about whether something on CALC should be END or BEGIN(really just confirming) random guy that i didnt ask answers..yadaa yada.....'ok thanks'' then goes on a spiel about banks ripping you off... yes got it..(i already knew-was trying to conform with the other guy a VCE examinare...yada yada yada... you understand...yes(being very tolereant at the moment.. he continues...are you sure you understand..."YES..I DO UNDERSTAND THE MATHEMATICS BEHIND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" resistsed yelling,resisted telling him to be stop such a condescending little shit, resisted telling him about a million things............................grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... anyWAY

and then ..let me regroup lest i YELL again.... I WENT to the worst PD in the history of the PD...errr EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRR.. it was so bad i actually walked out early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!and im such a "johnny be goodie two shoes"..thats AMAZING
then training
planned : 2x200s fast(35s) 2x15s same pace(25s) 2x120(21s) 2x100(17ish) 2x70 with a rolling start,2x50 rolling start
..yep i definitely needed a set like this..all very fast....one of the girls pushed me and i worked to overtake her nearly every set
...so
200s 33-too fast 35 good
150s 23.x ,24.x
120s 19.x 18.x fast fast
100s 15.6(same as comp 2 weeks ago...lol) 15.1 faster than i raced two weeks ago-yay
70s with a rolling start 10.1, same again
rolling 50s then stopped timing
..sore back AND have been very upset/DISCONCERTED by some leg pain which feels like the referred pain i had last year..but i may just be panciking
packing for a week away... will miss my super lovely bf..wll sometimes lobvely bf..pmsl

..ughghghghghg

..have just put my reporst down for the night- will do some before school tomorrow :(
i was working out-just the form teacher reports(not my subject reports) ended up being over 10,000 words in total(more than 350-450 words per student)-no wonder they are taking so damn long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
think about how long you took last time you worte a 10,000 word essay
...anyway as Stu so BLUNTLY told me-i can hardly complain given all my holidays...but i have literally been working my ass of the last week..still stressed.....am RIDICULOUSLY tired... :(
..busy busy all day reading reports and correcting and writing since 7:30,teaching classes, parent meeting straight after school, followed by pilates(which was a shit session cos i felt like rubbish- and it was very bizarre..when i walked in, i noticed how sore something on my foot is) anyway after pilates i made the decision to NOT run..stu had me down to run 45-50mins but it just couldnt happen...but i wish he would take into account my overwhelming tiredness during report time..i think next year he may have to be a teensy bit more accommodating..
..anyway since i hate to miss a session. i somehow persuaded myself as i drove past the Tan to get out and go for a run. first 10 mins -terrible -foot super sore but at about 11 mins started to go away...rest of the run seriously AVERAGE..stopped at 30mins..it just wasnt feeling good-even my right glute was sore- i seem to be very NIGGLY at the moment
..anyway after pilates, 30mins seems to be well enough...so THATS ALL I COULD MANAGE
..sorry for all the whinging,...im going to finish my vodka,,,try to unwind a bit and then go to bed

..just a quickie

yeponly quick- cos my eyes hurt-been looking at a computer so long my eyes are streaming water...and im not crying(although i did cry earlier-when i opened a card from my nieces..whatta baby i am)
..anyway super tired...just stopped doing reports-have been going full on since 7:30 this morn..and feeling so stressed and tired...i am at that stage where im so tiredi feel like im about to cry :(
anyway im supposed to have checked and corrected all my student reports(between 10-14 reports per student, 27 reports) but one person still hasnt done 2 reports for every person so i have NO IDEA how im supposed to finish within the time line. Then i have to finish my tutor reports.80% done, only have to make the academic comments and spell check etc(which takes longer than one might think)
anyway seeing double so ive had enough for the day...super grumpy
..and i got to the track feeling all of these at once...faint(very),grumpy(very), on the verge of tears(big time) no motivation(big time) and i nearly packed up my gear and just left when a i was doing my stride throughs i was having a pain in my leg..a not very nice one either
anyway the set was 4x200@44s, 2x400@88-89 1x600@2:12 2x400@88s 4x200@44s

yep its a tough little set...a bit of wind too but not too bad until the 600..even stu added on some time abd said i could do 2:15

200s 41.x 42.x 42.x 42.x
400 87.x 88.x
600 2:15
400 87.x 86.x
200 42.x 43.x 42.x 39.x we chased down someone

amazed i got through it-as i really felt terrible..didnt feel much better at the end..then when i got home, i saw the card from my nieces and had a big cry in the shower

life sucks at the moment..but its only for 2 days and then i can stop being the huge bee-ach i am at the moment..i dont deal particularly well with stress..
..although at the track-i tried particularly hard not to snap at anyone-so i just didnt talk much
:( x 10

ughghghg more reports

-i cant look any longer at reports...
(well i probably will go back to it...ughghghghg)
an intersting offer cam my way today: a teacher exchange to singapore for a month feb-march-not sure tho that next year is the right year(it happens every year) as i have 2 years and would feel a it weird teaching them for 2 weeks then p-ing off for 4 weeks.... and also i have just accepted the role of head of Junior Atheletics, and have also put my hand up to be head of year 8 maths(not sure if i will get that one yet) so its going to be busy busy busy..so maybe i will wait one year??? dont know-the head of maths basically said if i say yes i can go..i dont love travelling really.... im bit of a home person as i dont sleep very well away fromm home(im about to go away to camp for 5 days so probs not much sleep)
aaaagh i hate decisions..i am possibly the worst person IN THE WORLD at making decisions :( i overthink things way too much

so 40 min run today, woulda been 7ish kms again...pretty tired..and then made a magnificant meatlovers pita bread pizza..it was so FREAKING good too

whew

..so today started with a run...i had told stu he could see if claire wanted to run with me..i dont mind her running with me because she can run at my pace and it is literally just running with someone
but first went for 3.5km run first-then home , pick up claire another 7.2km run, then surprising D had asked last night if i would take hi, for a 800m run...which i di and he ended up choosing to run 1km.the boys really seemed to enjoy the aths this weekend
so altogeter11.7km run and was feeling pretty tired this afternoon
met a gf with her 4 year old9who was still in the pram-seemed a bit old for that????

then home reports-after a nap and dinner with stu -where we didnt stay long cos he said he was bored-gee thanks honey..way to make a girl feel good :(
i think im a bit precious princess at teh moment-ive taken offence to a LOT of things this weekend
big day tomorrow giving back exam papers-going to be some very very unhappy boys :( not looking forward to it

..err shoulda thought that one through

..doesnt seem like it would take that many brains to realise it....but wine is for AFTER a run jojo..not before LOL
up this morning..hanging with stu's littlest rugrats..got him into a frenzy about 'errands' again- lol he thinks there great..wanna do errands..his response yeah errands ..yeah!!!!!!!! cracks me up

then drop into the track to see D run a race, say hi to C and then a quick kiss hello form daddy then home to bake cookies..in the shape of a giraffe(thats the only one that turned out)i made a rhino-anyway dont go thinking i cooked from scratch though!!!! you should have seen my disgust at teh packs which saisd i had to add , butter eggs and a million other things..i mean SERIOUSLY-i might as well cook the thing from scratch of i hafta go to that much effort..and then YAY-ers.. i found one which said JUST ADD MILK... 3 beautiful words..anyway the tike quite enjoyed it and then dutifully offered to all the others upon their return
...then off to the shops again,then picked up D from a party then played at the bowling club-computer games the afternoon tea where i had a wine..and went OOPS i forgot to run(i decided not to race early on)
so the run.... 40 mins with 10 min of surging..fortunately allowed to do 2x5 mins-just about killed me, but i was hauling butt -probs 4:30 i reckon...maybe 4;35
..then out to dinner at my fave Vietnamese place, quick icecream on the way home and now home watching sex and the city :) :)

ooh exciting

ok..i may be a little obsessive...when i get soemthing in myt brain it is kinda hard to shift- i stu tends to go-"we've discussed this already"..hmm i like to rediscuss things from every angle err 5 times :) i know very annoying for BOYS
..anyway his coach friend B reckons i should go sub 2:40(which would be pretty good and put me way way further ahead than last year) before the end of the year..but i do only have 2 more races til then :( so not sure...) although the milers meet was vgood for me last year\..maybe -just maybe that pb is achievable-at 2:34.1 -its still a long way off at the minnie..goddamit-couldnt i have been a but slower as an 11 and under chickybabe...LOL
..and also..i am just such a lucky gal..super happy..how can you not be with a spunky spunky bf, and living in the land of denial re reports...lol-that must be the wine talking..gee i do crack myself up
ive thought long and hard about this...i do actually have a slightly obsessive personality-and since stu is my coach -its perfectly alright to obsess a little over running -snt that just good focus ;)...other bfs all thought i ran/sported too much
..and BIG decision
I AM NOT GOING BACK TO SQUASH even though Karen said i may be able to9which initially made me very happy).... the risk is too great..i cant go back to all that pain!!! its 2 debilitating and part of me wonders how i ever managed.The thought of it makes me want to curl up in a little ball..
FUNYY-how when you are having it-you're so TOLERANT-yet the thought of the return when it is under control brings up so much DREAD its unbelievable(im just a big BABY really )...seriously- i dont think NOW i could go back to those 5.5-7 days of VERY bad pain out of every 7 :(
we'll see though///my mind changes with the wind, and i do LOVE squash.. but i am really enjoying my running too so there is a sbstitute...
thoughts?advice?apart from stu-i know what he reckons-remember Karen does say it is an option

...tired leggies but ok

..so after yesterday i was pretty tired actually
..spent the day marking-the year 8 paper is a shocker to mark..taking forever(about to get back to it)
anyway then we went out for a farewell lunch for the peopple leaving..miss jo had 2 wines.. hehe..before training-hah-but it was ok all out of my system by then

..so an easy set tonight 4x250s@ 50 4x200s@ 39 s was what we were aiming for.. i felt pretty good and ran
250s: 48, 50, 49, 48
200s: 37.6,37.4, 38.2, 36.4

did 2km warm up and 2km cool down plus 5 x60m strides sojust over 6kms-but felt very strong

am going to go run at boxhill this saturday invite-so probs hang out with tony from richmond- so trying to do a 800(low 2:40 would be nice) and 400(sub 70) i think

..oooh just oooh

..didnt get to sleep for a while last night-still hyped up after racing
..and thanks for all the pb calls..but and this is a big BUT- i am still 6s off my pb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they wont be happening this year....and 4s off my 400
...so no classes today just writing reports(and not many-i completely lost my mojo...looked under hte chair but it wasnt there so i procrastinated half the day...lol)
did manage to sneak in a swim (500m) but it was tough work) and then i had to do pilates and..then my very mean coach made me run 45 mins....gosh it was a slog..my legs were absolutely (stu is writing rude words on my blog so i had to delete...lol) leaden like... so probs about 8.7kms
..tired pussycat
..and i think i may try to lose a couple kgs..if im running 2.41s and lose a kg or so, then i may run even faster... does bode well...interstingly though, i am faster in the 800 but not in the 400 at the same time in the season as last year- i must be fitter!!!

precious little princess races

..yes ewen!!!!!! i am a precious little princess so plthtththththththt
..and to everyone else-apologies for the somewhat difficult to read last post- laden with jo tiddly typing!!!!! and without punctuation of course!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

anyway after the rain out of sat i was hanging to do racing tonight.with a 400,800and probs relay on the cards. it was a twilight meet and i was really focussed and just felt like i could run well tonight
..most important race first-800 m last time ran 2.44 so was aiming for 2.42 maybe-not sure if i would manage that, ran 79,82 which is pretty even..and i did even for the first time this season manage to outsprint someone in the straight..woo hoo 2.41.6- whilst not even close to my pb(2:34.95 in march) is the fastest i have ever run at shield competition(i ran 2.42.4 last round of last year) so pretty happy with that
..then a relay-err we werent last when we took the baton but umm we were when i gave it...lol
..then the 400 m..got lane 8...bugger bgger bugger-people EVRYWHERE in my lane. had to call track-whilst i was in the 'SET" position. start running 5 steps in theres someone 2 steps away on my track!!!!!!! they moved-same thing at the 200m-it was a bit disconcerting!!!!!!! anyway was aiming for sub 70s l start terribly and by the 200 evryone had passed me-not supposed to happen in lane 8 at the 200!!!!! ANYWAY, i managed to regroup and come home strong even overtaking a girl a couple of lanes on my inside(from my old club) yay so i didnt come last...oh yeah and was 3rd in my 800 heat!!! woohoo
400 time 70.023 so thats ok but did want sub 70! was very happy cos my friend from willy-i made her go in my heat and shes like im not gonna run that fast-anyway she beat me(she doesnt always) and ran a pb- shes about 18 i think-anyway she was so excited she was jumping around.BRILLIANT!!!!!!!
..been writing reports and correcting all day..MY EYES went all googly...yay...NOTTTTTTTT

errr///lol maybe slightly tiddly

ummm missjo may have had 2200 wines today...lol..npo not that many..but all i can say is be careful when stu tops up your glass lol...i have a sneaking suspicion he wanted me to fall asleep for the hour drive hime.lol but it kinda backfired ..iwas chatty happy jojo//// saw my bestest gf
..newly kidded up..a nd a few other of her possy :) 9 in total i think
anyway
friday:
yay love fridays
no running rest days...maybe thats why i loooove fri so much..dont get me wrong ..i LOVE to run
sat: stu went off to little As///i reorganise dmy delightful walk in robe.... its so neat and pretty now..once i n colour-ise it(order it in tyoe,then coloours within type), it will be perfect.. :) so stu and i got to hang out woohoo
then off to senior aths where we ummed and aahed about whther it would be on...winds were HOWILING!!!!!!!!!and rain intermttent..anyway got cancekled...jojo raises fist in victory salute...why am i not sd...er because i hate 1500s lol..but i shouldve done so i could show the time of last week was an anomaly, noone running my time so decide to run a 10x200set@38-40s
err all done at 37s with 1x38 and 2x36s.. in clodhoppers,sooooooo heavy
..then hour run today..first half super super slow..stu wanted me ti run with his secnd half..ie slow group..now lets get this straight..i dont want to coach..have no intentions of coaching...ad err would rather concentrate on my own trainimg..it was rather annoying...the slow girls at the back kept whinging and starting to walk and errr i was not that pleased ..if he wants me to do that again, i need ot do a half hour run first... stu has gone well it wasnt that much slower..but lets put in perspective-it was 6min(bar the extra 200m which may equate to 1:15) slower than what i did by myelf comfortably whe i went by myself straight after
..although i did say claire(who is my pace) ca run any time she wants with me as she doesnt interfere with my trainng(she runs my pace)..i wante dto run wiht them today :( ... selfish???maybe but you know i have to put up with kids ALLLLLLLLLLLLLL day everyday and well just AND!
then off to my best friends house,.where i had a ripper day..where i thought i was actually being funny..but stu tells me they were just laughing at me(although im sure a couple of people laughed at my jokes :( )..so maybe i need to just pull my head in and stop being so joke-y :(
..well i am pretty unfunny actually....and i do LAUGH at ALL my own jokes...lol...how annoying ;) hey i say that but i HAVE no intention of changing

...a nice easy session

..well when i say easy-i was still working but not too hard-stu is being good and let me freshen up


basically supposed to be 5x200 @ 38-9s 5x150@ 28s 3x100 @18ish

was having a few timing difficulties after my real watch seriously vanished into thin air today -it was amazing...one second it was there -the next it was not...im still shaking my head over it ..bizarro
anyway here are the 200s
39.9s (3:20min/km) 38.03 (3:10min/km) 37.11(3:06min/km)
37.1(3:06min/km) 37.5(3:08min/km)
150s
1.missed time 2. 25 or 26 3. 24.6 (2:44min/km)oops too fast but not as fast as earlier
4. buggered up time 5. buggered up time... lol
100s..
1. oops-watch issues but it was fast
2. 16.1 (2:41min/km)
3. 16.4 (2:41min/km)
but we had a magnificent tail wind

okay then i spose i better go do some homework/mark exams and discover how much i DIDNT get thru to my boys

chicken and salad for dinner

GREAT NEWS

..err ewen(saturdays comment)..way to make a girl feel good...like i dont know it was dreadful.... and yes i believe Em will go faster in her debut 1500 too... hopefully she wont be foolish enough to run a 100m race 20mins before nor a big wind!!
..anyway went to the sports doc tonight
..but first did a 5km run followed by 4 min cool down kms:5:24,5:33(anderson st)5:09 4:58 4:53

then off to see KAREN where a few things were discussed
1. shes happy with my back-but it was tight so i had to have dry needling..YOWSERS but nowhere near as bad as it was the first time... as she also said... she did comment several times how happy she was with me and also that my back was in 'an awful mess' when she first saw me-and truth be told it was-as i said today -teh change is dramatic..really the pain was quite intolerable-i almost shudder to think about it now
..anyway during the needling i spoke to her about my ankle pain and she dug around ...errr yelp a couple of time...the something tars tunnel that goes through the ankle is apparently inflamed and need to take voltaren for 5 days ...
..discussing my running and the fact that i never run 1500as well (just in conversation)as would be expected..not saturdays cos she rolled her eyes at me when i said i did the 100 first..
anyway she was asking about whether i cough afterwards-(which i do quite a bit actually) and the fact that i breathe pretty heavy really-she really gets to the crux of the matter..lol...
,,anyway she suggesed that maybe i have some asthma(that was a bit out there really but i do sometimes get short of breath at times-it is something i have always noticed) so she wants me to just trial some ventolin before the 1500 this week to see if there is any difference-well it cant hurt, can it

oh and this is the GREAT news bit... i kinda hung whilst she was about to leave and said ummmm... errr... so will i be able to play squash again...and she said if she is happy in 6 weeks.... early next year looks good for getting back on the court...OMIGOD how cool is that
..oh yeah..if the tunnel thingy doesnt get better in 5 days,,,its an injection into it...eeek... and then a few days off training..which i would try to get to be over the camp time
she did make sure she mentioned that i have a lifelong back injury(i get the feeling she thinks im going to forget.lol) and that it has to be managed

so am having a celebratory wine...wooohoooo.. that went even better than i could have hoped.... too awesome

..also i got offered a small position of responsibility which also comes with an allowance(not huge) but i can tell you my heart was pounding when i got a page saying come to the principal's office....lol...i didnt know anything about it.,....

..oooh i like that one

....so after last nights rest from running, my legs felt heaps fresher today
...and stu even gave me an achievable session that didnt leave me feeling like someone had sucked my innards out with a vacuum and returned about 3/3 of them...lol

today session was supposed to be 5x600@ 95s laps (2:22.5 for 600 or 3:57min/km)

actual: and it was tough coming into the wind in the back straight
2:23 (600m) so 3:58min/km)
2:21 (600m) so (3:55min/km)
2:18 (600m) so (3:50min/km)
2:18 (600m) so (3:50min/km)
2:18 (600m) so (3:50min/km)

and it felt very achievable...yay how cool

then stu and i went to Vietnamese for dinner. and now i stink of onion lol-i think i ate all of the onion off the plate
..about to be quite busy at work with reports
...for some reason- the traffic has been hideous lately

..happy miss jo-back playing nicely... i am going to go sub 5:50 this week in the 1500(after that hideous hideous and shockingly bad run last week)oh well sometimes you have those i suppose..and as stu told me...i was naughty for racing the 100 when i was supposed to be just striding it..oopsies...well i paid the price in the 1500 run

..bit tuckered out

...the leggies were still really really tired..so i begged stu to let me skip te water run(as i had pilates as well and that really works the legs) he didnt seem overly impressed but he did allow it...and thank god for that- my legs were shaking like jelly when i finished..i must be doing it properly now or something
..anyway that was about it...a turkish bread sandwich for dinner tonight...not much going on really....
a quiet night at home with her super lovely bf :)

..and there there were two

..lol
stu dropped off the 3 boys so back to just us... very quiet..they are very good boys though

then out to dinner

sunday in jo-land..may explain why im tired
up at 8
run for an hour...well really more of a shuffle..tried to stay off the concrete..ran next to it on very very soft soil for 25 mins-very tough work
-all up 65mins...
..then a quick wash -straight to the track to pick up K and D, then home for a bit, make lunch for the squillions, back to track, pick up C as well, off to target(and yes im sure stu will say-normal day) and bunnings...and the littlest(who is my absolute shadow) was being a little naughty :( then back to the track drop boys off, then drive 40mins(bad traffic) into clifton hill to have a drinks with friends, then home, then dinner
..may not sound like much to people who have kids all the time,,,,but ummmm i dont so it was a busy and TIRING day for me

...hmmmm tough day at the office

..really not a great day at the office..i cant even explain why or how i ran so badly in the 1500..yes it was windy and yes i had only done 100m 20mins before but that was so sh1t its just not funny....
anyway the day started with the million kids-one of whom has decided he is my shadow -or a personal appendage to me....lol.. he is a cutie pie though
...the plan was 100,1500,200,and shotput
....so got to the track...decided to go and do the discus it was an embarrassing 13.xx m...oops then off to the 100m, where i was quite please with 15.61 for my first and only 100m for the year..then only a 20min break til the 1500m....ummm it was WINDY and obviously i am a sook.... i ran literally the worst 1500 in the history of 1500s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 youre not gonna believe this 6:12!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was horrendous... i was last for the first 1200m then finally overtook one girl(i was last in the 100-but then i do ACTUALLY go in the correct heats for what they say the time should be!!!!-my starts are so slow cos of my back-cant run semi upright have to go BANG straight up then move forward :(
then STRAIGHT over to the 200-waited for 10mins or so then BANG off i go again(not much break) so happy enough with 33.03(faster than last time) but OMG ive taken one step by tjhe time the other girls take 3-ask stu..im not KIDDING

then change into regular clothes-on my way to see stu and rugrats in park-when i hear the last call for the shotput..so i run back-whack on my western A's top, still in casual shorts -ask the ladies if they want me to chick on black trackies on top-nup youre fine love...have my 2 throws 10cm off my shot pb(which is not good anyway ...lol) then jeremey heckles me from 200m away...lol it was quite funny
threw 6:36m

so a pretty ordinary day running wise really-completely buggered and feeling pretty temperamental...

..OMG is there such a thing as an easy session????

..errrrr apparently not

..my feet are way sore today... and as much as i dont want to admit it - my back is not fabulous either :(

...last night was a great night out with miss sara and miss em- they are such great gals-awesome Vietnamese-awesome company-and then home to stu who had already put all is rugrats to bed...



tonights session

1x300@ 60s 2x250@ 50s 3x200@ 40s 4x150 @30s 5x100@ 20s

it was extremely hot and very windy-fortunately we didnt have to run against it,only with it

actual

300 (58s...3:13.3min/km) 250 (46s 3:04min/km) 250 (48s 3:12min/km)
200(39s 3:15min/km) 200(37 3:05min/km) 200(39 3:15min/km)
then blister forming on achilles so changed into my training shoes.... or should i say bricks-omg-so much heavier
150(not gonna give min/km rating cos i think it was a bit short)
150ish(28s) 150(26s) 150(28) 150(28)
100 (19.9s 3:19min/km) 100(19.5 3:15min/km) 100(19.3 3:13min/km) 100(19.4 3:14min/km) 100(18.8 3:08min/km)

errr it was one helluva set...my legs were feeling a bit wobbly at the end.... feet are a bit sore now-i didnt hate my coach this time....but i didnt love him either..lucky my bf does better in the 'like' stakes
miding K tomorrow night whilst stu has little aths, so i have invited my best friend vic over with my qasi nephew.....

stu said that i get over excited when i have 3good days ina row...well all i can say is plthththth and so would you if you had some respite from constant pain..i have been getting out of a car in normal time instead of taking a whole minute to get to standing up... although maybe not tomorrow....not sure..took voltaren tonight!!!!
contemplating getting to school a wee bit lat tomorrow..have the first 2 periods off

..ughg hes back to his old tricks

...he is back to being homicidal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 that dreadful dreadful coach of mine-really dont like him much at the mo
the set 4x200s at 44s 2x400at 89s 1x600 at 2:15 2x400at 89s 4x200 at 44s

distance min/km
200 (42s 3:30min/km) 200 (44s 3:40min/km) 200(43s 3:35) 200 (44s 3:40min/km)
400 (87s 3:37.5min/km) 400 (88 3:40min/km) feeling very shit &very hot but stu wont listen
600 (2:16 3:46min/km) and literally fell onto the ground..which made my scar bleed..oops...felt like crying at this stage and im not joking
400 (89s 3:42.5min/km) 400 (90s 3:45min/km) OMG not feeling great-stu said i could do 300 for hte last one but decided to suck it up and do 400..... breathing very badly
200 didnt time..oops 200(45s 3:45min/km) 200(44s 3:40min/km) 200 (39s 3:15min/km)

wouldn talk to stu for an a while... and slight niggle in my right glute...and stupid jo has to watch her knee that she made bleed because she is more likely to get cellulitis again-remember finger recently!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..can i buy a vowel please

.. OMG miss j was a bit tired at the end of the weekend.... i laughingly told stu that i needed to go back to work to recover

...tough day at work today...then got home and had diarrhea AGAIN ... and then a bit of a run....40mins at easy pace

got quite a lot of homework today..... hmmmmmm

...tired little leggies today

ive decided when you have a squilllion rugrats at your house- your washing explodes-there is so many loads of washing going on!!!!!
..big day yesterday....had to go to Olympic park for work to watch some of my school boys run ..

then ducked off to pilates.... where i was really working them-gee my legs were so bad they were shaking...couldsnt even contemplate running satright after-jelly legs or what!!!! some of my weights have gone up but the hardest exercise of all-i think im doing it more correct and going lower to 90 degress and the back leg goes behind and down the back of the step
..anyway stu ebing stu-would not let me out of running...i got the ... if you want to run 2:30s you need to run.... so i dutifully went out for a horrible dead legged run...30 -35mins so i only did 30 mins and there was 3 surges at 3km pace-stu said 4:45 but wanted 4:30s for 500m at a hit.... so did 3 of those 4:26min/km pace 4:22min/km 4:25min/km i was stuffed!!!!! and then today during my long run, my legs were super super heavy... 60mins slow today but a bit of a struggle(and i had only had one drink last night)
great night last night tho-went over to rungwood-god thats a long way

stu has gone all gourmet and is making dinner for my brother and his wife..ummm doesnt anyone know what the f%$# mirin is??? well i do now on my shopping expedition
adulst entree:dahl with naan,
kids entree : pasta bows with bruscetta,parmesan and peas
main: tuna steak skewers with bok choy,snow pea and black sesame seeds salad

from the simply bill books/tv sow..(bill granger) hes about to go marinade so i spose i should go help
hes about to go start ma

...errr not a great day really...got better tho.

..day started off badly(well last night) i kinda cracked it at stu, had a tanty and slept on the couch til 2am...lol..and then crept to bed..d'oh he woke up when i climbed in..damn his army...can hear everything in his sleep!!!!! lol



im the kinda person thats lets little things escalate when all i really need to do is actually have a conversation a little earlier-im a bottler i am



anyway...no biggie...stu is a honey..on my way home tonight , i got a lovely text saying drive safe, its wet yada yada yada..he is too cute sometimes...oops he may not like me saying that...oh well suck it up babycakes..you are mostly nice :)

sore ankle today...which makes me angry..has been sore since last saturday....... i have had enough injuries so DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT ANKLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!N so i have strapped it today..it is the ankle i hurt quite badly at bball a few years ago when i tore both the medial and lateral ligaments concurrently(y do things by half?) and had an elephant leg and a bruise which was quite literally half way up my leg) occasionally it gets sore-but usually only for a day or two



no running today and way grumpy..and my year 10 boys just about drove me to distraction....not a day to put in the teaching annals anyway

...and then home to a lovely meal which stu cooked for me and 3 boys and his committee meeting(3 other adults)-cos he cant go out for it with the littlies in tow :)


anyway..maybe the meeting has finished and i can go back and rejoin and be an actual part of my house instead of in my room like a recluse

out to dinner with duckgirl and mark tomorrow..and hopefully jay :) and corrie and maybe even em...although hopefully everone is warned that we have a squillion kids with us...lol

..its not a good sign when...

..youre coach who normally trains with you-plans on not doing the training session. it means its gonna be a tough-un
..stu said we were going to be doing 300s at 400pace although he has since amended to HOT300s..so racing 300s
anyway these were the time
time for 300 min/km 5-7mins break
53.6 (2:58.6 min/km)
54.6 (3:02 min/km)
53.2 (2:57.3 min/km)
54.03 (3:00.1 min/km)
then a 200 flat out
stu clocked me at
32.6
but i actually started half a step behind the other so i timed from the line
31.69 (2:38.45 min/km)
which is faster than my first 2oo of the season and after 4x300s.... it was a ker-nackering of a session!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! also known as a BITCH of a session..sucking in air doesnt even begin to describe it-you try doing 5 races in 30 mins!!!!

oh and ewen...not only do i plan to run sub 67-i did 66.2(by electronic timing) in march- i am actually aiming for sub 66 for the 400

..other little grumbles from later on but i spose i better not voice them

got heaps and heaps and heaps done at work today

...barney goes water running

...good god im a loser....just print me up a big ol' L for my forehead....lol

..miss jo goes to point cook to go shopping for food..yep into the carpark grab the ticket-put in mouth so i dont lose it -find a park-go to pull ticket out of mouth-go to pull ticket out of mout....errrrr what the.... it is completely stuck! uh oh razzamatazz..i had to tear it off causing lip-skin to dutifully come with it....eeeeek...and it BLED!!!! and now it stings with everything i drink!!!!!!!!!!
...shakes head at the ludicrous-ness of it

anyway-i had cracked hte SADS and decided i wasnt water running(already wasnt happy that i had to water run-but back is a teensy bit sore today-not horrible(not great either) but i want to be able to do speed work tomorrow)..then i made dinner and f%cked up the mash potato-how i dont know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe because i errrrrr SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and yes EWEN loads of exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..then i started thinking damn....stu is gonna get home and ask me about my run-and when i say i havent gone hes gonna go...WHY NOT..damn it ..i love living with my bf but i dont love living with my coach sometimes..lol
....so with a belly full i went water running..... hence the title...a very tight water belt around your very full mid-riff does not go well.... remember barney from the simpsons...at least every 30s i was doing barney burps..im sure my lips were wavering!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol..anyway it was hideous, annoying qnd MINDBOGGLINGLY boring, lost my thongs, then managed to get home to say nighty night to the boys...we have stus rugrats for a week and a half
..oh yeah and just as an addendum, went to iron a shirt for tomorrow(ps i NEVER iron either..so before the self congratulation overflows...i picked up a wine-cant iron without one! and spilt it over the ENTIRE shirt....bugger balls...the only redeeming thing was i hadnt ironed the shirt b4 i spilled it on it...that would have been horrific ;)

..naughty jojo

..miss jo drank waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much last night.. had a fun nite tho- the lad and i went out for a friends birthday at the wesley anne in northcote...heaps of fun but one of my gfs got a bit teary at the end..stu was very good though-just waiting while i took her in her house and had a chat
..i think it was the tequila slammer...oooooh was not feeling fabbo today...shabby springs to mind

..picked the first two horses for the cup-spent $40 over 8 races- and got $100 back

training was tough tough tough..still got this annoying cough-and feeling kinda weak

so the set was 4x200s @44s 4x400s @89s 4x200 @44s- this session is apparently for a 2.42 800 runner which is about where im at

dist time (min/kms-just cos i like to)
200 40 (3:20min/km)
200 43 (3:35min/km)
200 44 (3:40min/km)
200 43 (3:35min/km)
400 90 (3:45min/km)
400 89 (3:43min/km)
400 88 (3:40min/km)
400 89 (3:43min/km)
200 43 (3:35min/km)
200 42 (3:30min/km)
200 40 (3:20min/km)
200 37 (3:05min/km) allowed to stride out in the last 100

so very happy with the set but i found it super super tough-honestly didnt think i was going to be able to do all the 400's 3 and 4 were yuk

then pizza..yum yum tuckered out little jojo