..calvin and hobbles

..heehee...the title is a bit of a play on words..some of you may KNOW that i love calvin and hobbes(so so funny!!!) im highbrow-me... again a bit of heehee-ing...oops i think you can see what mood im in... lucky im at my own place- i would have really annoyed my friend tonight :)
i was hobbling around today like someone had taken a baseball bat and hit me in the legs....oh my- i am a bit of an exaggerator arent i?? ok so ill be more truthful(not as much fun though-sigh) i was WADDLING around like a penguin
..that VERY VERY mean and nasty man known simply as 'stu' refused to let me have a rest day and told me i needed to run 20 walk 5 run 20 walk 5...what kind of a sadist would make me walk 5- starting up after that was horrid..horrid horrid.. and his less than empathetic you'll feel better after a run was ummmmmm IN-f%cking -correct.. anyway struggled on through it...at what would have had to have been slower than 6min/km pace- that is very slow for me..even my long runs are not that slow! but i sucked it up and was dutiful jojo-
and after the run- went back to walking with a massive hobble/waddle...and um still the same now..there is no give in hte muscles... this is because i havent run much this month...this is the total of my runs
after march 3rd 5.2,5.5,3,3(including 400m),3(including 800m),8,10,7.6,7.1,11(water),6.5(water),7.68,5.7
as you can see thats not really a GREAT preparation for the run4kids(not a goal race)..so im pretty pleased i managed to maintain that time...but equally this hobbling is well deserved..i did not prepare my body enough

..WEIRD
i dont have allergies(well so i thought) i woke up all puffy eyed and lip a bit swollen today..like really quite puffy(late on couldnt see entirely clearly out my left eye) went toteh chemist who thinks its some kind of allergy...thatll learn me for letting the boy cook for me...LOL im kidding - he cooked me a lovely dinner last night
..but there wasnt anything new in there..curry chicken with a lot of chilli..so who knows
i also gave him one of the presents i have bought for him.. which was this quite nice framed picture..it kinda grows on you..when you first look at it-youre not sure if you like it..but it way grew on me over the last few weeks..i was a bit sad to hand it over..lol

INJECTION
this is tomorrow..so gfingers crossed for me at 10 am tomorrow

back was pretty bad last night... but pretty good today....YAY- my quads outer thighs are the biggest whingers today
have a good night munchkins... happy little jojo

...ummmmm... ummmmm... ummmmm

...ummm when stu kept telling me i would be fine today i didnt realise that entailed me being very close to vomiting!!!

ok met andrew and em at 8am...after my alarm went off!!! fortunately i got a text at 5.40 reminding me to eat???!!! well i do have hte maturity of a 12 year old i guess..... lol

i thought 4.45 was going to be ok! i am obviously a WHOLE LESS FIT than i needed to be,...let me clarify. i am fit- but i am FIT for 800m running NOT 14km!!!!!!!

we started out at a reasonable pace- dodging and weaving... andrew picked it up to about 4.17 and was about t gofaster in the tunnel until...ummm i think it was JOJO uttered a settle gretel!!!!lol... i struglled up the first nig hills(havent done many hills lately) after 6kms i really was struggling(that is about all i have been running lately) i actually thought i was going to vomit on several occasion and was having extreme pains in my belly up the hillls... at 9kms was feeling pretty lousy but we were right on pace s i pushed firward a bit to keep the pace on track- last 3 kms or so...i wa sliterally just hanging onto ems coat-tails..i was definitely in strugglesville.. ps the less said about the bolte bridge(and collins st) the better....ummm the bolte lasted for ummmm ohhh an HOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyway with not far to go em's gone lets go jo- so ive gone ok- ramped it up so i could finish with her but couldnt get through the block of people!!!! i think my time was around 67:27 accoring to my watch..and andrew the same time
..i do have to admit though-at one stage i was really REALLY and I mean really- wondering what possessed me to run with people- cos seriously that was the ONLY thing making me run that fast for so long!!!!! i really struggled since about 6kms
..having said that it WAS so AWESOME to run with people... that i cant even explain it... i cannot give enough thanks to Em and andrew- it was seriously the highlight of the day..
i am so used to having to run by myself.... and OMG how fit is Em from trailawalker.. i am definitely looking forward to racing Em in the wonter season...we are going to have some great races!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i dont stand a chance in the longer stuff though- she is a machine!!!!
and awesome effort by andrew who hasnt been running that much- he just sucked it up and pushed pushed pushed- he was sooooo strong in the first few kms it was incredible...i felt like i was holdoing him back

OH...and i want to MAKE this very clear...my back in NO way impacts upon my running... so i never need to have ..you did well considering....... not true..either i did well or i didnt..the back does NOT come into it.. i had enough of that last year
..it impacts on my training..sometimes..and that is it..and not really that much cos stu just puts me grumbling into the pool.... having said that back is pretty average now..oh well it needs to be- so that the doc injects it in the right spot(it is guided to where hte pain is) back was sore before but taping is awesome and so only started feeling it after the 10kms...woohoo

worst thing about the run: ummm everything after 6km...but mainly the bolte bridge
best thing: andrew and em ...yay yay yay


am wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tired.... how could i find that sooooooooooooooo hard

a lingerie party..and a very drunk lad...lol

..went to the lingerie party last night..which was nice... although i spent too much money of course..but i did get a lovely and versatile wrapp-y thing which i think we all bought
..i decided to drive after my terrible efforts on wed night where i was sick little pussycat on thursday.. was still feeling a bit diwn about the whole injection-why is it not better after a year- thing -lol...im such a little sooky la la..so wasnt quite my usual effervescent self.. caught up with all the girls from trailwalker ..yay!!!!
..then i went over to the boys house..who was extremely drunk ....lol.. was quite amusing... he was being waaaaaaaay less mature than me... and for anyone who knows me..thats saying something.... and for anyone who also knows him- it is quite funny.. so then this morning we went to altona for breakfast(yes altona) im thinking about buying a unit by myself(i feel if i dont get into the market soon- i just may never be able to)...and altona is quite close to the beach-and williamstown.. and i could just use it as an investment if i didnt want to live there..although- i didnt mind the 'feel' of it... so we had a lovely brekky and then toodled around some of the real estate agents..OMG how cold was it...was it really so soon that we had blistering heat... i was freezing my A off
so lounging around today...ummm havent drunk ANY water(only coke zero today) so need to remedy that..amd off to dinner with my brother and his wife, and nephew and his gfriend although i would say soon to be fiance...wont be surprised if there is an announcement tonight????
run for the kids tomorrow... having my little semi freak out about it...im sure i can manage 4.45 min/kms.. surely??? oh and should i wear my racers tomorrow or my brooks
....time out.... ok rang stu... not wearing racers... i got the slightly exasperated..your not racing are you??? i dont quite know the answwer to that..givem i have to have 2 weeks off-maybe i need to ramp it up a little..see how i feel after 7kms..might be a moot point...whaddya reckon andrew!!!! however if i am feeling good at 10kms will definitely think about increasing speed a little bit
..im excited..and nervous... i just have NO idea of where im at at the moment.. usually i have an idea....but this time none- havent done a long run since march 3
ciao bella-s

..manhandled by stu....lol

..thats a bit misleading actually isnt it(factual but misleading) the stu that i was manhandled by was my sports doctor who happens to be called stu.... why is it i am surrounded by BOSSY stu's ..lol

anyway back has been giving me grief so booked in to see my sports doc :( long report to follow
but first jh- its not ONE beauty treatment -it is MULTIPLE over about 2 months
and i went for a 30 min run this morning...(and yes i was sore in the back)
..and andrew - yes i am still running this sunday..sports doc has ok'd it

whilst i am back running i have quite a lot of days every week where i can barely bend over ..anyway decided to go back to the sports doc as it is too much pain too often(and squash isnt even close to resumption feel quite sore now after being prodded and poked by stuart(doctor)
start with the good news- he is absolutely rapt with the strength and neurological improvement(connectivity between brain and foot- as last time i saw him i had lost functionality) and i said well it has been a year and hes like well thats not actually that long ...and some people NEVER get it back... so in that respect he was very very very happy not so good news- experiencing quite a lot of pain in the sacro iliac joint(but he thinks it isnt deep deep so at this stage he is going to give an unguided injection into this spot..but he did say its a bit hit and miss and all he can do is put it where the majority of the pain is...and see how that goes so booked in for tuesdya(he was going to do it today and i asked about run 4 kids which he has said i can do) not allowed to run or do any exercise from tues until the weekend.. no land running for the next week after that -but can do water running grumpy little jojo next week would be my guess...... wish id gone to him during my rest period all that wasted time not running ..anyway if the needle doesnt help- he has recommended some dry needling in the gluteals and tensor fascae latte(i think) and apparently i have major weakness in my glutes and wiggle way too much when doing one legged(with the other leg off ground) squats- even he said he was being harsh with me but overall he was pleased with where i was..and i guess it was a timely reminder..that i REALLY have come a long long way... and i sometimes forget just how bad(serious) the initial injury on the right side was) he knows i want to get back to squash- but no date at all was even discussed regarding this.... bit depressed really...

ooooh what a day

..oooooh miss jo was very very hungover today... i dont usually get hungover..i drank a bucketload at my brothers house... seedy doesnt even begin to cover it- by about 5pm i was able to hold down some powerade at least..
such a classy gal- walking back from the shops(i was feeling better) or so i thought..yep had to have a spew on the ground...lol...god i am just so high brow!!!
..so a very whiny day-lots of feeling like i was gonna die...hehe..and i think i even said i was quitting drinking!!!!
ive also booked in for a LOT of beauty treatments...i dont even want to fess up to how much it is costing me..... sufffice it to say that it is more than $1000.. i dont usually pay much for a haircut...and never get facials etc etc.... so its a bit excessive really...oh well i deserve it... lol.. what it does mean is i need to curb my shopping for th next 2 months..i dont know what came over me really...
..pilates.. i went to (at stu's constant nagging) to pilates..i was supposed to go to a clinical one...but well didnt get off my butt and find one..i did some of the exercise- the instructor was very good and always said what someone with an injury/sore back could modify it to...so was pretty pleased- i knew what was ok and what wasnt.... i am a little surprised at how tight my hammies are

..my brother asked me the usual questions about the boy but seemed to accept my answers this time... wasnt on my case..so that was nice
as i told my brother- i like spending time with him, he actually treats me very nicely and sees me regularly(and he is actually very patient with me..cos i do annoy him a little...lol(just a little jojo???..im sure if he is reading this he is rolling his eyes at me :) ) and i can live without a title...i mean seriously- i like him(and i assume he likes me..lol)..that's enough i reckon. Believe it or not- this is the most normal 'thing' ive been involved in in the last decade..

..and what i also realised -it has been practically a year since i ummm errr visted christian(he was the 15 year on again off again thing)...thats a very good thing... i think i can officially say im over him..even my friends believe me.i dont even want to know what he is up to anymore..i do hope he is happy though
..oh and jay- i called it a water run cos it was in hte rain yesterday.it wasnt actually in the pool... and ok stu i will stop fretting... i listened to your comment yesterday - i will be fine..lol

..its gonna be a tough sunday

..its gonna be a tough sunday
..i am very very very much under-done.. yes in case you cant tell- im freaking out a little bit...

its TOM.. which i was kinda expecting..been a bit over 5 weeks..and ummm 2 days ago i kept crying...lol...a sure sign!!!!
..did a 40 min water run yesterday..back was still pretty bad.. am ataking ant inflamms and have also booked in for a sports doc appt... im pretty sure that theres two distinct injuries...the right side is from the disc bulge..and whilst the 2nd disc bulge might be causing some issue on the left..i think it might be one of the initial things my aunt(and the other physio) said which is sacro iliac joint or facet joint problem.. or it might be time to get an injection into the back :(
..anyway i am having quite bad pain WAAAAAAAY too often every weak..and i need to be pro-active... it is too big a part of my life at the moment... its been a year for gods sake... a 15min rollerblad should not mean i cant bend over for 3 days :(
..physio yesterday.. still sore in the L4-L5region and also the L5-S1 region(which just tels you where on the vertebrae that the pain is) but the majority of my pain is halfway between my spine and my side....

..anyway..went to a movie and dinner last night with stu.. which was nice... was having a laugh when i was telling him he is the bossiest man i knew... hes like why... and i said well in my 2 weeks when im supposed to be able to do any training i want- you sent me an email on the wednesday telling me what i could do for the rest of the week...lol...oh and after my coke zero lecture im going to try to cut down to 1 a day(eventually 2 for the whole week) and none before midday...stu really tells me off when if i tell him i had a coke for breakfast- i reallyneed to be better at lying..lol...kidding
..anyway we saw a very BORING movie..cant even remember the name of it..some oil magnate who was a bit crazy... and i ate sooooooooooooooooooo much popcorn that i make myself feel sick(for a very long time)
..trying very hard to work out whether to go for a real run or a water run... i know what iSHOULD do.... but then in order to run OK on sunday i should go for a real run

edit: i went for a water run... lol well actually it was a run that was very evry wet...yes i got rained on....5.27, 5.11,5.13,5.18,5.12,5.03,5.11 and 4.58min/km for the lat 680m run felt pretty cruisey 40mins for 7.68kms which is 5.13min/km
..back is not great after... quelle surprise

..hmmmm at least im not sooky la la

..what a little miss i was
..all sooky la la and feeling sorry for myself... evry self indulgent sooky girl yesterday(was missing my sister a lot yesterday)

..well im still NOT HAPPY HAPPY today... but much much better..unfortunately however my back is still really not good!!!it hurts today..sigh
..so probs water running again
..went shopping (take 2-since the shops were shut yesterday) to buy my friend some sunnies for his birthday...not something you can buy without actually having them present.. he did look pretty cute in them actually(ray bans-i think)..much nicer than the other ones he liked(which i didnt like)..luckily when i went out for lunch and forgot to lock the car-nobody stole them..oops

.. and while we were walking along..hes like...so what time were you meeting your dad for lunch... i just about fell over.... i had COMPLETELY forgotten id made plans with my dad..ooopsies... luckily it was only 11am so i still had time... i seriously suck.. i FORGET events ALL the time... as somebody said to me ...youre sh!t muriel..... i suck....
..anyway dad was very pleased to see me
..have been watching the stawell gift,cleaning my room and ironing..going to have to lay down for a bit-tired (it was exhausting being such a sooky la la yesterday...lol)and also back needs to have a little rest- thank goodness i have physio tomorrow... looks like i will be water running again tomorrow :(

..im such a baby

..i woke up this morning...called my sister in the US(who i havent spoken to in ages-i call at least 3 times a week...and IF i get an answer its usually my bro in law cos jules is at work) so was happy when she answered- ali jumped on and yelled happy easter at me and zozo said something... i got off the phone and had a bit of a cry :( easter sunday is a day i would always spend with my sister and the kids..and without her being here..i didnt see any of my other family either-when my sister was away last time..i had to force my brother to see me on xmas!!!!theyre just hopeless thats all :(
..anyway so was feeling a bit lonely and depressed... so i went shopping with my friend...ummmmm apparently easter sunday NI SHOPS are open...huh????? not even my local COLES.... bummer..anyway hanging around at my friends house and i asked if he wanted company while he babysat tonight.... he didnt mean anything by it-but a comment of 'get a life' or something close to it ..kinda upset me...the thing is i really am missing what was previously a big part of my life...there is a WHOPPING GREAT BIG HOLE IN IT...and then when i left i cried again(not about him...just about my sister/kids) missing them dreadfully at the moment(i did used to see them twice a week :( - and most of my friends are away at the moment
..i think im also a little emotional anyway..ill know in the next few days

so running wise..... my back is atrocious at the moment(im not being a sooky la-la either) i got stu to tape it yesterday so therefore it was an hour water run..and i went too hard too early and at then end of the hour my arms were wobbly bits of jelly

i have made a decision about the back- i AM going to go back to the sports doc... after a year..im still having a LOT of back pain really quite regularly..squash isnt even on the horizon :(
..i think it might be time to get that injection into the back... i was feeling quite depressed about the back last night when i could barely bend over... and constant pain is kinda exhausting.. i forget what its like when it goes away for a day..lol... how on earth did i cope when i first hurt my back... oh thats right ....wine!!!!! hmmm maybe thats what i should have

..and im a bit teary even writing this... im such a baby-can somebody please slap me...lol

..i may have put the MOZZ on myself

i spoke too early....WAAAAAAAY tooooooooo early
..woke up this morning..back was tight not sore so happy little campers -fired a text off to stu bragging abpout my back... then went for a run
...ummmmm the run was DISMAL... admittedly when i woke up i had a REALLY sore throat..and then i did something i know better than..i ate breakfast..now that would be ok if it was toast.. i put yoghurt on top of my cereal with fruit..... ummmmmm my belly cannot take dairy in the morning unless i have been up for at least 2 hours.. felt very nauseus and was dry retching a little on the way- which was not a good sign.
..the legs were leaden..there was dry retching///very close to vomiting a few times..and i just didnt really enjoy the run at all.... i kinda felt like maybe it was coming up to TOM...last time was 16 feb...so its late for other people but not for me..expecting it in the next week or so... anyway it was an effort today and very happy when it was over...drove home and ummmmm man the back had absolutely seized up..rollerblading yesterday and then running without strapping my back was bad bad bad LEROY BROWN
...oh well back on the anti inflamms..and i guess squash is still on hold...back to day "0" with the back.. will strap for tomorrows 60 min run ...ummmm and the whole time i was running i was thinking how unfit i am!!!! mannnnnnnnnnn i am gonna be shacking up in strugglesville next week for run4 kids... its almost time to book that luxury suite...lol
..had a very pleasant and relaxing afternoon- stu was around my side of town so i met him for lunch in stkilda b4 they jumped back on the boat to williamstown..how cool...
..just going over to a friends to watch a movie tonight-driving- so hopefully my run tomorrow will be good

hmmmmmm

hmmmm is it just me or did stu seem to think HE is the Voice of Reason (lol)..hes not!!!! hes a smarty pants alright but not my voice of reason
lol
anyway today guess what i did!!
go on guess...............................
you gotta play- its no fun playing a guessing game by myself
..lol
..ok im not very mature
..oops back on task... i went rollerblading... well at least a pretend version of it..i took a gf who'd never done it b4 and ran around in socks holding her til she learnt to stop..then had a little blade myself...noice.... not for long though..cos i could definitely feel it in my back...so just a little jaunt... yay... and if it pulls up well- i will give it a biggergo next time... and also my aunt said i could have a hit of golf if i first went to a driving range... so after my long run(and running into a rest day monday) the golf clubs and i are going to get reacquainted :) it seem to be rotation that my back doesnt like so it will be interesting to see how it goes..fingers crossed
..just laying around feeling extremely fat..and absolutley exhausted..first few days of hols alway feel like this.//the tired-ness that is

..what significance 01 April

the first april is april fools day (also stu's bday..lol... join whatever dots you like hehe)
..but this year it has even more significance to me..it is the start of a new year for me... i injured my back on the 31st march last year... so april 1st closes that and starts my next chapter of running

on that note.. prior to very foolishly throwing the hammer throw -i felt like my back was getting better....then i had 4 VERY bad weeks...but i feel now that it is feeling better again...
i went for a very cruisey 40min run today-no garmin but was trying to run 6min/kms- not sure
it was the first run in ummmmmm a year that i experienced...wait for it... no pain at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no achilles pain(have had that since september left then right) no back pain(cant tell you how awesome that is)
the run itself wasnt brilliant but i am very very pleased.. if i can get a good season of training/racing in this winter then sunmer track season looks good next year

run for the kids- have no idea what sort of pace im aiming...stu seems to think i will probs manage 4:45min kms then if anything left can push a bit harder last few kms(ummm probs not)

...hmmmmm does that mean its time for me to give squash another burl?????? i am thinking of booking in with karen s-sports doc of em/sara/and stu and see if she can assist with my squash rehab and if is is still causing me to not be able to bend the next day- maybe its time to look further into it

miss jo is on holidays...wooo hooo.. got car serviced today..and the air con thing fixed(all free) apparently the idling motor was getting stuck.. the dude was like--dont wait for a service-if theres a prob bring it straight in, that stuff is under warranty
..having a few drinkies with some pals tinight(ealry drinks so will be home not too late..hopefully will refrain from drunk posting
ciao

yay!

yay! miss jo is on holidays.... wooohhhhhhooooooooo
very happy little camper

4 topics today , school, running, food, the lad
school:
it was great today- one of my year 11 hung around and was thanking me and telling me how happy i was that i was teaching him etc... was very very sweet a..and then another teacher told me about 2 of my year 12's who were saying very nice things about me on camp...ohhhhh how nice..
my year 12s were quite funny today: i knew they wouldnt do much so i didnt push today...and they were quite amusing...and even trying to guess my age... bless them they had no idea...thought i was younger!!! also i walk into tables at school A LOT- i made a comment that they must see teachers do it all the time...they kinda laughed and said ..no not really ....just YOU!!! lol... i walk into stuff at least a few times every lesson!!! it explains all the tabe high bruises on my leggies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
running: apparently i am pretty bad about rest period..no running this week again...cos im trying to do what stu said..i went swimming last night and i SUCK soooooo bad... also EASTER monday is out :( :( not allowed to race.... got a bit of a lecture off big bad stu!! anyway am contemplating going up to stawell to watch the GIFT..lotta driving in one day though
the lad: we went to dinner and a movie last night... was very funny because we actually ended up in the wrong cinema... i was a littel perturbed when there were 2 horror previes and hten i saw hte start of ours and my eyes just about bogged out of my head... yep had to watch the movie through my fingers... didnt help that someone found it funny to keep scaring me plththththt it was actually a good movie albeit scary..im such a baby
food: i havent really put on any weight(well nothing much anyway.less than a kg) whilst on break but my eating has been ATROCIOUS- finally tonight i made a good decision and cooked fresh ocean trout fillet and made a huge salad with avocado fetta and other salad-y stuff..mmmmm yummy..(especially since i felt like fish n chips) i decided to start my healthy eating tonight rather than waiting til tomorrow(well i am going to have a HAIGHS egg that a student gave me

so i am in a great mood- life is good- and the next 2 weeks i am going to keep account of ALL my expenditure so i can actually work out how i spend quite so much money that i do!!!!

..jojo all talked out

yes you heard right... miss jo is ALL talked out... parent teacher tonight... so i am keeping my mouth shut
///quads still sore which is weird- havent been sore from a run in a while..not injured sore//just USED sore
..went to williamstown for dinner with a gf last night..her sister has recently had a brain tumor the size of a tennis ball removed..so we are waiting to hear how she is..so we just chatted and talked an hung out..whihc was great.... we also wrote aletter of thanks and apology to someone whom she mistreated and htey recently sent her a letter saying how sorry they were to hear about her sister(this was a big thing) so i was pedantic little bitch and helped her to draft a letter(believe me when i make an effort-no typos and grammar can be awwwright mann!!!!)lol
i asked CG if he wanted to invite me over and he said NO.. then surprising about half hour or so later he called and changed his mind..so spent an enjoyable evening with him :) poor lad was feeling the effects of being in some very hot blazing sun for two days... he even took a sickie today..and he rarely takes sickies..!!!!!!!!!!!!
anyway PARENT teacher night tonight...ho hummmmmm
..and not allowed to run... mr mean old stu said im not supposed to be running today nor tomorrow...plththtthththththth
ok..im having a wine(not to mentiona whine) lol i do crack myself up!!!
gotta go-all tuckered out ,hot tired and well just being is an effort at the moment...miss jo smirls a little at that

..gold has its price...

..my voice of reason ..in my minds eye is kinda ghost like with a sombre (and very deep)older mans voice.. sigh anyway this is the conversation that took place
VOR: you cant be all things jojo
jojo:why not
VOR: because you cant
jj:why not
VOR: because when you train- you either train and are(relatively) fast for short stuff(track) OR you train for endurance stuff
jojo: soundless...unless sticking out your tongue make s a noise these days
VOR: last week you ran the fastest youve run for 20 years//yes??
jojo: a huge scowl..but i want to be able to run fast for 10kms...now
VOR.. well we cant have evrything we want can we
jj:i dont want to talk to you any more-youre mean!
jojo... kicks him in hte shin really hard and runs off laughing maniacally to go live in jojo(aka la-la)land for a little bit longer


..sigh... how can one lose their ENDURANCE so damn fast! i struggled through 10km this morning. at the 6km mark my quad a bit niggly so eased up to my 7.5km turnaround where i stretched..still sore... 2.5kms more then i stopped..plan was somewhere between 10 and 12- then i walked the last 5 kms... my quads quite sore-im sure just from no running for a week then 18kms in 2 days...
..anyway..im somehwat concerned about entering a 5km next monday..im gonna flag it at the 1km mark at this rate!!! i suck!!!!
lol
although one VERY big positive... my slow 10km (54mins) is faster than the first 10kms i did in a fun run about 5 years ago.lol..where i felt like i was hooning!!!!oh well- on todays run..i should be able to manage a 27 min 5km run.. pmsl... if i dont run under 22:30 then i really suck worse(ie am further back) than i thought i did(considering) im aiming for faster pace than that in my 10km at sandown!!!! slower than 22:30 DOESNT suck- it just does in context of WHERE i need to be!!!
..how good was i! no drinks last night-was gonna neet the 'girls for a run' this morning.but a) they were starting too late..and im a bit of the wicked witch from the west and melt in the heat(do you know hte melting scene??) and b) i dont have a melways cos i got all cross cos of missing pages and TURFED it out... so i woulndt-a been able to find michelle's place... lol... and yes i have been there before..but as previously mentioned..i suck!!!! lol

..no im not from an equator type town!

..i just went for a run... omg-hot hot hot..still sweating like a ..well something that goes OINK OINK..ill leave that to your magination!!!
..someone told me yesterday it was only gonna be 28-so i went 3.30 should be fine to go running...ummmm it was about 33 from what i can tell on weatherzone or thereabout... i had a BZILLION water stops/.. surely with only one week off- a run...that slow..shouldnt be that hard...uggg 8km @ 5:31 pace
..ohhhhhh soooooo excited... 3 of us ausrun gals gonna be racing this year...how awesome... me em and corrie(CV)
Em mentioned a fun run on Easter monday for 5kms..i am way keen to give that a go!!!! have to find out what it is... i could do with a 5km time..the last 5km i ran was last year and was about 23 mins(yeah i wasnt allowed to race back then so it was a restrained run)... should be able to beat that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..oh and EM-as to the hills n drills with spikes on..could def be a goer- ill see if cranky stu(lol- hes not really cranky- but given hes away i can call him anything i like...lol.. and also he wont read this cos theres no real running... aha the freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oops what was i saying.... oh yeah ...will factor it into my training!!!!
ummmmm i went shopping for stu'ds bday present today...ummmmmmm
i bought.. 3 pairs of shoes..super cute... 3 skirts..one with matching suit jacket...1 coat... 2 massice pictures(for the frames) ummmmmmmmmm yeah you may have noticed i forgot to actually buy anything for my coach...lol
..guess ill have to go back tomorrow ... i havent been shopping for ages,.... aaaaaahhhh jojo sighs...it was sooooooo nice
..oh must call sara..i thought i might go play tonight
...oooh oooh ooh i got invited to a lingerie party...does that mean i get to wear my very best lingerie as apparel..... jojo snickers like muttley from wacky races!!!! of course i dont think that!!!!!!
am about to go take some piccies of my purchases...

..weird deletions

..well that was weird..some people who posted anonymously the other day.. have since deleted them.. well i can only assume- cos they are now gone.. shrugs shoulders.. go figure- and i never deleted them\..seem lie after zero comments yesterday.. people must want to read about me running(ie havent run since last sunday) so i guess tomorow i should get my LARD_ASS out and go running... okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk you guys have firced me into it!
get offf my case now... yeah!!
..heehee..how funny am i...yes i do crack myself up-which im sure you all know
..am having a couple of VLS(vodka lemon soda) was contemplating going out-but them by the time i got around to asking people..ummm i guess it was too late!!! yes 5:30 is too late to start making plans it seems
...anyway..even though im ALLOWED to have anther week off... i shall return to being a slave to running again(and yes i know im saying it like i dont mean it- we all knwo i do!)
cant wait to get into cross country running!
the BACK has LOVED the week off..... if i can stay einjury free- i gotta be a good chance to make that sub 44 at sandown 10km... yeah dont expect stu to comment- he refuses to give me ANY predictions
have fun squiglets

..just a quickie today

..a quickie post today... am way tired after getting up at 5.20 am ... YIKES!!!!

school was extremely productive today...got heaps done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

still no running- deliberate!!!

massage- only took an hour which is hte first time thats happened in a while -back pretty good .achilles is VERY good...a couple things very tight but not too bad

feel good ..... but tired..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

..can i wear it like a necklace???

..my bling that is??? or is that a BIT too ostentatious...lol... having a good little snicker to myself here... im such a little sausage head (or dufus) or insert some other appropriate word.......

..school's very good... my years 12's are a bit of a handful but they were quite funny today.. i said the homework wasnt due tomorrow and then 3 people asked separately..so i resaid it all those times..and then once they realised it was a bit frustraing-they kept asking again and again and again(cos they thought it was funny..it kinda was!!! and then they all went to leave when the bell went.. so i made them stay back..while i told them..actually no the homework wasnt due tomorrow(2 can play that game) and while i was laughing they told me that i was not funny...lol

still havent run... am actually taking a full few rest days(umm eating havit have not been great-oopsy doopsy
..may run tomorrow..may not...maybe ill take a whole week off

..need to discuss with coach if i can do great train race(im sure he'll say yes..it just depends if its a yes-if you really want to-you do have AV the week after ..or yeah go ahead- or that it will interfere with my training)

am dying to know what his time predictions for me are in the 6kms and 10km-and im sure he wont tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

on a personal level- miss jo's head is all good! am missing my sister LIKE CRAZY.. a friend of mine's sister just discovered her sister had a brain tumour last wed and has just undergone surgery
..yeah thats probably about it really-spending way too much money...oh oh oh did i mention next wednesday..little miss jojo is on holidays for 2 weeks ...and then dum dum dum de dum: the worst time of being a teacher... the dreaded TERM 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
okey doke..well im off out..have a good night and dont let the bed bugs bite!

..wow ..things must have seemed dire

..lol... jh not teasing me and giving me a hug... wow things mustve seemed bad!!!! lol just kidding ...thanks :)
..things usually only get me down for a day or two(moody little cow or some such!!)
..anyway this blog is good for me..cos im not great at saying things out loud but feel quite comfortable writing stuff!!!!
..as to the boy- it WAS something i needed to hear! it wasnt earth shattering or anything like that- i already knew he felt that way... sometimes i just forget... and assume maybe im not so annoying...lol it doesnt actually change anything anyway.. i like hanging out with him-i do respect him and he is actually a VERY nice guy-who wouldnt do anything deliberately to upset me...

..anyway back at work....im going to do some ostriching now about boys...lol
work was hectic...
..am not running today...will take a few well deserved rest day
..track season is officially finished...stu told me to leave it there and not think about any other events..and he is right... sigh.. i hate it when other people are right... i get a bit excited and want to do EVERYTHING..im just a big kid sometimes ;~)
..S rest- get rid of niggles
oh BTW- the back is the BEST it has been since the bad bad bad girl jojo threw teh hammer
..achilles is also VERY good... calf sore but thats just from the spikes(i think)
..have to try not to eat to much whislt resting.. am thinking about losing some of that weight that stu told me i should(probably would make me run faster for XC)
..so am much more 'at ease' little camper today
..head's back in the right spot

..what goes up.... must come down :(

..was in a great mood last night... very very hyper... and being very silly

..today i am sore- particularly in the calf-pretty sure its just racing soreness .. resting for the next week or so... my coach said i can do anything i like for the next 2 weeks..well he did revise that to being i can do anything i like- as long as i dont run faster than 5:30min/km or run for more than 45 mins(doesnt seem very-do what you like to me!!!!!)
..anyway i tried to go shopping to lift my mood but even that couldnt help me today

..apparently there is a NOT very exclusive club called the .."i like you jo...but...." CLUB apparently there is an endless stream of members....
..the boy last night told me that he would not be my boyfriend if i was the LAST girl on earth... ok- thats not exactly what he said.. but thats how i walked away feeling(he was actually much nicer than that(he has NOT done anything wrong))..sigh... i wasnt even asking him to be be my boyfriend- i actually dont need a label as such..and i cant remember the whole convo cos i had quite a few wines last night..we have been seeing each other to some extent for the last 9 months- whether by his standards its casual or whatever it is- anyway feel a bit crap today(im not upset with him-it doesnt actually change anything- he had told me in december that he didnt like my personality...oops that our personalities were not compatible...)
i dont know what it is about me that makes me so undate-able..i guess i am just very annoying :(

.yaaaaaay very happy little camper

okey doke..brace yourselves
little miss jo did very well today..even stu said WOW!!! doesnt that say something//so woke up pretty tired after also ahving a fight with flat mate..not sure how putting the washing machine on at midnight can be considered reasonable but when i broached that i got told i had a sleeping disorder and to shut up!!!!
anyway was a teensy bit tired today was somewhat concerned about being able to run well!

before the race i was watching mainly the girl who beat me in the 400m who im pretty sure told me a dodgy time for her pb-sorry but a 10sec pb is not right..
anyway the race began,.the girls ran out fast and i decided to kinda run my own race(stu woulda been proud of me if he was there)so i tacked on in fourth and wen through the 400min 77/78 which i think was closer to 78-the 400m girl pushed here so even though i didnt want to(the 450-550 is where i slack off) i went i have to keep her close(it was a race for a MEDAL) she 'went'at 200 so i kept her close still...at 150 i increased(as she did too!!!) then turned in teh straight 2m behind..i knew i was in a good spot..9/10 times i can outsprint people BUT i was tired..i caught her..she surged..my heart waned but i re-surged and got oven then surged again to overtake and beat he... the time was GREAT..my pb a month ago was 2.42.4 ....3 weeks ago 2.38.6...ummmmmm it is now 2.34.95.. that is AWESOME if i do say so myself... did i mention i won GOLD????????????????????yay me!!! and i had people coming up to me throughout the day saying what a great race it as(people i didnt even know!!!!) how cool is that(it was one of the few VERY close races)
i just asked my friend if that was too sucky to say but he is asleep...ummm im alittle hyper tonight (4me) apparently i am a hyper person..i FIND THIS VERY HARD TO BELIEVE.. you dont understand how MUCH more sedate i am than i used to be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i almost consider myself too wound down sometimes!!!! some people must be barely able to stand up if IM hyper!!!!!!!
..OH AND thewhole reason i went back to running was to beat my 2.34.1 i did when i was 10~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much closer than i expected to be thids year..... sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo i will very much thank stu-who is my wonderful and very PATIENT coach who puts up with all my bitching and moaning... and apparently DOES know more than me!!!!

huuuuuuuuuuuuuge pb..... and fighting

well after having bucketloads of garlic last night-still had a sore throat this morning but seemed to get much better as day progressed..down to OP waaaaaaay early where i found out i had to buy a masters top(didnt have cash on me so frantically called stu to see if he did..meantime saw tony who gave me a massive kiss and im like ummm got any money... lol.. hes like gee you get a kiss from a gal and have to pay for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..then stu turned up and put up with my nerves etc and hten made me do drills etc... my previous 400m pb was 68.5, one girl overtook me on the inside at the 200m and i just couldnt go with her,,,, anyway i ran 66.24 which is a MASSIVE pb for me..was pretty chuffed..and came third so got a bronze medal..stu told me ages ago it wasnt a strong division so he was right :)
..waited for at least an hour for the medal then off to presentation night..ummmm im a disaster as a girl... i took my frock and stff there...couldnt find a shower so stu is like -i know where theres one-in teh dungeon/...eek..so he took me down there and is like 'bye' and im looking at him pleadingly and even said-cant you wait five minutes i might get locked in(im a scaredy cat)nup..off he trotted...meanie..cant complain i spose-he did come and watch me run! anyway couldnt find a shower so had to wash my hair in a basin..uuuuuggggggh..but it was tooooo disgusting not to.....and then while i was walking in the car there was this dirt being watered along the yarra and i stood ankle deep in mud...yep i suck alright
off to presentation night- where i was delvene delaney..lol... i handed out trophies and kissed all the recipients of awards for a while(after spilling a drink in the first 10 mins of me getting there) surprisingly and VERY UNDESERVEDLY i won the best all round senior female athlete(there was def a much more deserving winner)..and also got a great medallion for us gals wining the region final ..and then next award i was happy about because it was points based so apparently i did deserve it..the cullen cup...which a woman has never won...woohoo.. its based on shotput,hurdles,400m,1500m,200m,long jump and a couple other events??not sure... anyway was kinda chuffed with that one
a good night..
umm and then i kinda had a mini fight with CG... .. i dont like fighting... it really really really stresses me out.. and im not even really sure what he is annoyed about and hes not exactly telling me......anyway im tired now... and probably need to stew over this fight some more... !!!!!!!!!!!!! bed for me...800m tomorrow and i was good gal and only had a few drinks tonight...
..i think im a bit tired..feel a bit upset actually...but ill keep the reasons behind that to myself

..i dont like 4.55 am

..and y can i tell you this... because i was up at 4.55am!ugggggggggggggggg way too tired now..was on a camp with the boys,,not evough sleep... got way lost when i was on patrol...and the g=uy who couldnt navigate next to me ..said i told you so..i merely gritted my teeth and said...i told you so is not helping!!! grrrr it was very annoying
...anyway a bit of a sore throat and a headache..now... just had a bucketload of garlic ....
home and going to bed early

..ummm and i think i may have p'd CG off too,.
racing tomorrow 400m... and then summer pres night and then racing 800m sunday.. hopefully my coach will be there on the saturday to tell me what to do ;)
..anyway all im aiming for is a pb tomorrow...

..bit down tonight... but im sure its just over tiredness

busy busy

am very busy... too busy too even manage my water run today.so super quick post.am rewriting a year 11 test that has to be done friday and then have to correct some tests and prepare all of fridays classes and do a marks scheme as well.. i am on camp tomorrow night...24 hour hike for the boys(im not hiking) oh yeah- obviously i also have to pack

..even asked the boy tonight if i could 'out' him on my blog cos it annoys me trying to be careful with what i say.... he said no and then kindly reminded me that we are only casual....



anyway im off..not around for a few days

Jo is a complainer....

stu just wrote that
little pain in the butt that he is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

anyway enough of that
..had a terrible run (again tonight0 and got told by stu that i bitch and moan all the time!see above where he stole my computer for a bit

anyways todays run was less than beautiful-is that NOT bitching???? 6 x1 i had another 'poo' episode... i was having SERIOUS pains in my belly and had to actually stop and walk on the run their and clench soooo bad.,..i reckon its the closest i have come to pooping my pants EVER! soooooooooooooooooooo bad..walk 2 mins...run 1 min....grimace all the minutes... there is something about running and MY bowels...weird!!!!anyway after a not very noice start...was supposed to do 6x1min @1500m pace..ummm didnt quite hit it(not running well last couple days... :( supposed to be 3:45min/km pace for the min...was about 3:46,3:47.3:52,3:55,3:55,3:59 i sucked big time... and then struggled to run home..more like walk one min/run one min and the get ready to go out to dinner
..anyway..better go ..toodles :)

..ummm did i forget HOW to run

..WELL..I thought a recovery run was supposed to be ...well... EASY.... ummm slow it was...about 5:49oace..but it was a struggle from woe-to go... i was having serious stomach pain(needed to do number twos...and the first couple toilets were shut..then i found this new fangled toilet...excel-loo.. it was WEIRD..all automated...press the button to open the door...10min limit and it will open... well apparently it doesnt quite understand that still sitting on teh toilet is NOT the cue to flush..oops... so then when i did actually leave i dont think it flushed(there was no flush button to push) and you had to press the button for it to dispense toilet paper..and no taps ..just put your hands under the one area and it will put out water- or air drying... hmm maybe it just me..but id never seen a public loo like this before!!!!!!!!!!!! i hope the self flush worked itself out eventually
:(
anyway 30mins running and i struggled to keep going(the diarrhea probs didnt help i spose)
.back pulled up well today
..was pretty tired though.ddnt get enough sleep last night... i dont understand how the boy copes tho..after about 3 hours sleep on saturday night and hten not heaps and heaps last night(what is this obsession with getting up at 5.45..lol ) HOW CAN HE not NAP.... I WOULD die without a nap
..school was pretty good..
feeling pretty content at the moment... that must mean something is about to go wrong...lol.... im kidding!!!
although-its coming up to grumpy time anyway...i would just rather not get it sat or sun(due today but it has its own timetable-sorry boys) when i am racing

..ummm yeah

ummm i really must remember not to get on the computer when im a little ummmmm drunk...lol
..anyway i woke up and was uite pleased that the back was going to be reasonably ok for the run..(well i really couldnt stand the thought of a 90 min water run) anyway.. so i went for my run(was a bit dehydrated before i began..and i had to pick my car up from northcote...and the area i live in is kinda hilly!!! anyway did about 7 laps of the nearby 1km track(that isnt hilly) then headed off.... it was very busy as it was the blind dogs open day so i was weaving in and out of people(i think that was the 5:07 km..i get a bit impatient and had to run on the road on a busy road-oops....there was a bike lane.... anyway the run was good..except when i would stop and do a back stretch..not fun.... after 13 kms i was very dehydrated(hadnt had a drink since 7kms) so stopped at a servo and bought some water...yeah dont really love carrying a bottle ive decided while i run..was getting pretty tired by this stage....
sucked it up and manged 16.7km in hte 90 mins at an average of 5:24min/km.. best long run in a while so happy with that..
back pretty tight now... ill have to get the lad to tape it for me when i go over there later... looks like another week of taping constantly.not just for running! never mind...champs next week and then a rest then run 4 kids...
have decided not to be too worried with pace and just going to enjoy the run with andrew :)

hey is em running with us???? and how about stu???

...teensy bit tddly

ok maybe slijhtly tiddly..and whats with beng hme at 12.20???... that unheard of.i guess the party did strat at 7 tho! had a fun night...was doing this bottle top thing where you put on edge of elbow and catch them... lisa and i both got to 10 on teh right but couldnt progress frthr..then went to double arms where i rocked...lol...and got 7 on each-she couldnt get past 3 on each..woohooooo..tooo many dinkies and i def shouldnt have ha dhte rum-ball..althoug what is it withgirls being able to eat 5 million dessert(not me!) srskly i dont understand it0since im savry gal..ooh pretty tired...
boy is away this weekend so no one to put up woth my enldess crap..lol..althgh gfs and i were having a goof giggl.e..they actllylaugh when i tell joks believe it or not

..hpfullywil be avle to go runnig..reakyy dont wanna do hour and half water run
very tired nigh night..and ye si no i said i would not posst again after the last time...ooppppsy..and yeh typing is probs not great...if you cant reah it well....????

..who was mean enough to invent the 'tempo'

..who was mean enough to invent the 'tempo'
..and why does stu have to enjoy setting them i ask you??? i truly truly TRULY do not love them..they are VERY VERY hard... he was snickering when he rang to see how i went and made some comment about how he enjoyed setting at least one session a week that i hated(sadist :) well i think thats what he said...lol... at least i didnt drop the f-bomb this week
..no tanty's.. i went to the Tan, 5 mins vslow(about6min/km) then 10mins slow(about 5:35-40) then stretch then straight into the 20 mins at 4:30 min/km pace(which really seem to fast for me!!!!) anyway i ran the good way as opposed to the uphill way..was behind to guys but they were kinda doing 4:40 min/kms so decided to overtake them- dont think they loved that... then i saw a guy ahead who was going slightly faster than 4:30(he wasnt very even anywhere from 4:15-4:35 really) anyway he was a bit faster than what i wanted so i nestled in behind him..i think he thought it was a bit weird..but OH WELL(he was kinda cute tho!) at the 14;15 mark it was time to turn around(yeah anderspn st not in the 4:30min plan!) and realised with dismay that i was a teensy bit tired..(was at about 4:28 ave at this stage) kept pushing at 17:30 i REALLY considered stopping as i was now hurting mentally and physically(not my back) but i pushed through and made hte 20 stupid minutes,,.... ummmmm I JUST DONT LIKE THE TEMPO RUN
i tried to walk run my recovery but really it was a walk recovery with an occasional one minute jog thrown in
..i was absolutely STUFFED.. i really need someone running with me when i do the tempo...maybe MY COACH(slacker) should start running with me on saturdays.. and yes i can say that cos hes away at the moment for the MULTI's in albury

..unforunately after the run my back is really quite bad... had to take anti inflamms and panadeine(its about as bad as it was last sunday... so im thinking tomorrows 90 minute run may have to be in the pool :( which equates to boring as sh!te ...lol..but does mean it doesnt matter so much if i get a little happy happy happy at this party tonight for a friends 30th(which i forgot to reply to about going)...god im a pain in the back side.....

at least 5 wines in- i will forget that my back hurts..and you know what..im going to frock up AND wear heels even if it is at her house..cos i feel like it
only spent 100 shopping today...bought some facial moisturer-clinique that came with a great free gift set(and make up baggy thhing...awesome) and of course more TAPE for my stupid (grizzle grizzle- can i please..what is it when kids legally separate from their parents..i forget was it was called..anyway i wanna do that to my back!!!stupid thing)
..but to leave on a good note-achilles is well and truly on the mend..only a teensy bit sore
..oh and im sooo proud of jay,em,michelle and corrie0you girls absolutely ROCK!!!!