..naughty jojo or good sensible jojo

..ok first of all..i was a miserable little git last night..constantly icing, then self massaging my achilles/calf..i must have massaged for hours...and it was ummmmm painful..when i say i couldnt walk yesterday..i kid you not! well today it feels a bit better..i can walk albeit a little stilted and still limping but it is a HUGE improvement..and i wil wear heels :) to help it out..there still wont be any runnning for a week unfortunately..hopefully i can get a pool session in with sara

..so to my dilemma should i be naughty jojo(shes definitely my preferred one :) amd drink all afternoon(barbecue for end of winter season) followed immmediatey by dinner..which ummmmmm probably involves drinking..or be sensible jojo and not drink this afternoon...lol...if you ring me at 5 ,you'll probably know which choice i made :)...and i think i will wear my very tight,bright red pants..and to my friend..no i am not getting ready for Xmas..plthhhhthththt..they are HOT...lol

had to laugh last night..my friend from london(who is coming over for a short stint in a couple of months..woohoo)and i were chatting..and i was mentioning that i had lost a bit of weight from ummmmmmmm certain areas...his reaction was very funny(very predictable)...i mean its not like im small now anyway...lol... oh well hes just my little toy boy anyway(hes a few! years younger than me..hes more than a decade younger than guy i currently casually ummmmmm..lol..)i only picked him up cos he reminded me of my favourite footy player..that was a few years ago now..he usually only comes to aus once or twice a year..we went to melbourne cup last year..and i had the best tanty of all time...
i was freezing and said yeah thanks for offering me your jacket olly...(yes that is his name..hes pretty skinny too)and hes like it wouldnt fit you, your built like a brick sh1thouse(and i wasnt that fat i can tell you) and hten hes like.. here have the jacket..and im like no..i dont want it..hes like ..take the jacket youre cold..no Im not cold anymore...we to'd and fro'd til eventually i put the jacket on through gritted teeth..and then 10 seconds later took it off and threw it on the ground declaring very loudly that i wasnt f'king cold...twas very classy.lol.i got over it in about 2 mins and we started laughing..but it is still my favourite tanty

..if i edit later and cant spell or type u will know which i chose..Stu can vouch for how bad my drunken msn typing is LOL..i believe he once asked me the next day if i had remembered how to use the keyboard(little smart-ass that he is plthththt)

..jojo you are not 100 years old.....OK

..well i woke up very excited today cos i knew i was going to run and get to run fast.. i did have a niggling doubt in hte back of mind cos i knew if i thoroughly analysed thursdays run i should have noted it actually hurt a bit more than it should have..jojo will you ever learn
i even left the works drinks early so i could run(well then this got thwarted cos i still ended up having a few wines after this....)

anyway bright as a button..had remembered to pack evrything except my tracksuit pants..oops..
..saw Em walking past my car..she must think i stalk her LOL...
..was a bit nervous about being put in the div2 team(if fit this would definitely have been my spot today) but i was a bit worried about the achilles..so went off for a little trot and is was definitely niggly.. so i ased phil to put me in the div 4 team(i knew ritas time would be faster than mine if i had to stop for achilles)-this is my WISE decision for the day

so Em and i ran the same leg..woohoo..was great to line up with her
i took off and felt really strong..on hte flat was running less than 4;30min/kms.took it relatively easy up anderson and was feeling great..running well wihin myself..achilles a bit tight..but of course it is... keep running strong to the 2km mark and then literally feel a pain shoot through my achiles.right to the top..had to stop and stretch for 20s and then gingerly started running again..was very painful..i was definitely limping ..OUCH.. then towards the end Em came up beside me which was good cos it took my mind off the pain a bit..but then as she saw the finish line she started to speed up..i cant help myself..i didnt actually care about beating her, but i didnt want to be beaten so i grimaced and kept up LOL
..highlight of my day was Em and i crossing the finish line together.. i suspect there will be a few races next year when we are running not too far away from each other
..finished up..and as SOON as the muscles started to cool down hte injury got worse and worse..i an barely walk :( am hobbling around..and have to admit that i am actually injured
..now this is a state that i know how to react to...plan
1.at least a week off running
2.back to water running
3.anti inflamms of course
4.keep positive about my naughty little body that is doing battle with me constantly at the moment
oh yeah when i went and looked at peter(trialling that name for my garmin) i noticed just before hte achilles tweaked.. i had just upped the pace to between 3:30 and 4min/kms min

below is a breakdown of the approximate times in each of hte speed zones..
speed MIN/KM Mins at that pace(approx)1 min or so not accounted.20-30s of that is due to stretching)

3:30-3:59............ 1:10mins
4:00-4:29............ 6mins (approximate same amount in 4-4:15 as 4:15-4:30)
4:30-4:59............ 6mins (more in 4;30-4:45 ratio of about 3:2)
5+ ..............3:33mins definitely up the anderston st hill

so overall not happy with the run..but was happy at how easy 4:15-4:20 pace felt
oh yeah 14 seconds slower than last year(but way less fit and stretched in middle for longer than 14s) and i dont want to publish this post cos it just makes it more real
AND GREAT work Em..so good to see you out there running

..harder than i thought

..wow that was harder than i thought.. i just resigned from my job(the one im on leave from) i thought the principal would have realised since i made an appointment with hi,..He was COMPLETELY shocked.although he did appreciate that i made sure noone else knew so he wouldnt find out on the grapevine(i thought he should know first..) anyway saw many people..my ex-year 7's got soo excited and dragged me into their classroom and were quite upset when i told them(they asked me so i wouldnt lie..crestfallen would be a good word to describe..i dont think they had realised i probs wouldnt be teaching them next year anyway)The teacher(who is a friend of mine-gorgeous lady..one of the nicest people ever..a real MUM type) actually left the room cos she was tearing up... the kids are like where has Miss L gone???
so then emailed all the people i missed seeing..have received many nice emails..but it does make me a bit sad.i am leaving many valued friends..many of these i will still be in touch with.but i am sad none the less
..trying to decide whether to do some squash drills or not..i have the race tomorrow though...so maybe i should just do my simulations that i have been doing at home..yes i look like a lunatic..but if thats all im allowed to do, then im going with it
times for tomorrow: last year i ran 17:21 for hte lap of the Tan..would be happy with that but given my complete lack of fitness,i just dont know what to expect.i expect somewhere between 4:30 and 4:40 min/kms will be mighty p'd off if i dont get that
..now drinks start at 5:30 tonight..i think i need to have a drinking curfew so i can run well tomorrow..10:30 sounds reasonable i think..
..oh and go pies

..fred or ralph?

ok ill start with today's run..so if you dont wanna read my ramblings you can skip LOL
got my garmin..woo hoo.amd trying to decide what to call him..either fred or ralph i think...i like the name fred..makes me think of the flinstones which always makes me smile :)
plan was for a short run so i could see if i could run the relays on sat(assuming im put in a team)
MANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNn was it windy at port melb today..ran 3.5kms..average pace 4;58min/km which is what i was aiming for.. achilles niggly to sore but would be able to manage running on saturday..was pretty happy

went to physio last night(my aunt)..she was completely unimpressed with some of the comments by the sports doc..anyway she is letting me up my squash drills and has given me lots of exercises..and then she took me out to dinner... mmm duck and red cabbage..my aunt is possibly the nicest perso in the world
..back was a little...how to describe..felt like it had been worked on...during the run today....
..and then went and visited my friend afterwards which was nice

..so yesterday was a good day :) and today is good too.. i might even do squash drills later...
..oooh ooh ooh and im allowed to start incorporating rollerblading and cycling(as long as not consecutive days)
..i just cant wait to be able to exercise most days..and hten i can start losing some weight too...
dentist yesterday...ummmmm its going to cost me 6000 or 7000...phew..lotta money...just how vain am i??apparently 7000 worth..although having said that, if that horrible dentist hadnt ever had said anything i would not be looking at the mirror 250 times a day and commenting to myself about how horrible my teeth are.. oh and at some stage(not sure of timing) i will have to get 2 teeth fused into the jaw at about 5000 each..i could get it done now which would cost 13000 but i think i will wait and try to save up a little..surprising.. i dont just happen to have a spare 13000 lying around :(

..wow..a LOT of laughing today

..im sure corrie(the most fanatastic massage therapist EVER) thinks i am crazy.. i mean extremely ticklish so i laugh quite a lot(apparenty shes not used to that ) and then well when it hurts i kinda..well.. laugh! it cracks her up... and trust me ..there was a whole lot of laughing tonight :)when i felt extreme pain,obviously i laugh..and then im like yeah..well pain... its all transient..(you gotta remember i had a sewing needle wedged in my belly for the first 10 years of my life and used to constantly complain about my hot belly(obviously didnt know how to describe pain..lol..cos id always had it)
so when i say as soon as pain is done, i forget about it..im really not lying..my mind really does play tricks on me when it comes to pain..glute was sore..but happy to say quite lumpy so more than likely due to squash...left leg..dont think its the achilles(i wasnt convinced it was yesterday cos even tho the pain started there, iy was the 'push off' that i was unable to do..) so we think maybe the tibilais posterialis....something..apparently it was extrenely tight..well the whole area was..but it was getting close to steel rods..which is how she has descibed my muscles on some occasions..
so after oh about nearly 2 hours we had managed to cover the lower back, glutes,backs of the legs..and not the hip flexors....i dont think i couldve taken them tonight ..lol.. she is just so lovely.... we have such a good laugh!i commented about how dishevelled the lady befor eme looked..but im quite sure i looked llke i had been well err..you can use your imagination..
anyway think i will either run or do squash drills tomorrow..and fingers crossed no lecture from physio(man I spend a LOT of money on my body at the moment.. i know its supposed to be a temple and all..but does it have have all the trimmings..lol(and dentist tomorrow which will cost 3000 in the short term..eeek..and thats on top of the 3000 aready spent in last couple months(and about 3000 on the back too!!)..no wonder i havent saved since april..lol)

went to a time share presentaion thing today...yer i know...they got me when i was all dozy after a nap last tues..and they did pull the hard sell on me..
at one stage the conversation went something along these lines..
jo: im not signing anything today..i would need to think about it
guy:but you have the cooling off period
j:im not signing anything
g:but the cooling off period
j;im not signing anything
g;but then you dont get all the benefits of yada yada yada
j: then i dont get the benefits
g: and you wont remember everything i said cos you dont get to take all these booklets home..a today only offer
j:i remember everything you said
g:no you dont
j; ok test me..i remmember everything you said(seriously im a numbers girl)
g;gives me a look ..it took me months to learn all this stuff
j:ok..but seriously i rememembr everything you said..and i quoted some figure for him(i think nonplussed is the wordto descibe him)it was one of those looks my chem(or maths) teacher used to give me when i was talking and he would say ..what did i just say jo...and i would quote him verbatim... god that wouldve been annoying-you would think he woulda learned and stopped doing it)
g;ok fine well refer your sister to me and ill call her(i had mentioned her)
j;NO
g;why not
j;she wont like to be called
g;just write her number down
j;NO she wont want to be called
g:sighs and i think realises i am an obstinate little so and so who wll not forcibly do something i dont want.... ok heres my mobile number..get your sister to call if she wants a referral...oh and here take all the documents
j; thank you...lol..shouldnt have taken him that long to have realised now should it..
i got my digital camera 'gift' that you get for going..and toodled off on my merry way

i know i have said before i like to be bossed around...but that only extends as far as little things....
ps..how did i ever survive before masssages..my friend who not so gently pushed me in that genereal direction was very much correct..and yes ,,I DID JUST SAY SOMEONE ELSE WAS CORRECT

..a bit of a gollum.. ie a little bit precious

hmmmmmmm
..what shall i say...hmmmmmmmmmmm
..its hard to ostrich if i say it out loud
..hmmmmmmmmm

ok so i feel very precious today(notin the good jewel sense..but that i could burst into tears) forthcoming are the reasons
1. found out the actual date my sister is leaving for the US..it just makes it so much more real :( and laso she is going for 2 weeks tomorrow as well
2. achilles still hurts and is a little swollen?maybe
3. i may be being paranoid...deep breath jojo.. i have something in the side of my glute... this is what immediately preceded the referred pain and loss of function of hte foot last time... :( although this time i am not running on it while sore(which i di last time) and it could be from the many lunges at squash surely and just a normal pain..couldnt it..i could just be being paranoid... please please please let me just be being paranoid.. im tearing up a little even as i write about number 1 and 3
..and im not known for being a sooky la-la
..and its probs a good thing my freind didnt opt to let me come visit tonight... no way am i much company

..and i felt bad cos of how much im going to miss my nieces...but i do not seem to be built for staying at home watching kidlets all day everyday...i love them to death and all..but im always extremely happy to give them back....barney just about made me slit my wrists...watching the 15month old is not that much fun..once the 3 year old came back, it was better... maybe my aunt was onto something about not having kids and just spoiling the nieces/nephews.. (im one of the lucky nieces that gets spoilt :) thats y they got to travel so much and have a fairly gourmet lifestyle..

sigh.. one of these days ill grow up and be an adult.. this wine is helping get rid of my depression at least.. my feral mooods usually only last for an hour or so... thats a long time compared to most of my moods...lol(only a quiet one mind) im exhausted from the million different emotions i have felt today... i woke up at 5:30am today stressed about glute

..a battle of wills

..ok.. in one corner we have jojo..who has been sidelined due to back injury.. in the other an achillles that is trying to exert his authority.. but .. he needs to realise he is playing OUT of his weight category... do you hear that annoying little achilles..you will not win this battle..give in and stop trying it on!!!OK

so i decided not to run the spring into shape series :( after the achilles hurteven walking yesterday..massaged it yesterday, iced it and coddled the annoying little brat... so decided to try out lower HR slow run <45mins as advised by a friend.. to say it hurt for the first 11 mins would not be a lie,(but everytime i stoppped and stretched..it was EVEN worse when i initially started off..ouchies) i could even say it eased up to maybe just niggling for about 10 mins after that. and then the next 10 mins the achilles decided to go from what had been a belly grumble to an all out loud grumble culminating in a TANTY..seriously.. the little brat decided that no way no how was i going to run after 34 mins...at this stage i was limping and unable to push off with it at all..it was just like a SOLID block....and once i start limping and my gait has had to change..even i will stop
so im contemplating resting it for 2 days..but am going to do squash drills in about half hour..just hitting the ball up and down the wall..no running at all..will try to cap it at half hour

and well done to em,andrew,kathrynoh and jaykay(the little speedster PB ..excellent)

thanks for the kind words yesterday..but dont worry..im not stressed about boys..they are just little aliens really..no point trying to understand them LOL
pmsl about what sara was saying to me on the phone today about my yesterday's post