..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 :(