What a way to spend a mothers day morning – in the Crisp Canberra air, running around the lake in the sunshine.
Today was my third Mother’s Day Classic… and it went well :) My time was 31:10 according to my watch, 31:20 according to my official time that was just smsed through to me.
Last year’s wasn’t that great, mostly because I was sick.. The one two years ago was the first time I ran 5km, I think? I did it then in 31:55… haven’t improved much in that time, sooo many stop starts.
Ran into Jen there – her first (of many more to come, I’m sure) go at the race. She got a good time too!
I’ll have to admit the showbag at the end wasn’t as good as the last couple of years, problem with no longer having Tupperware as a sponsor (no more breast-looking bottles!). Got a small thing of hairspray, some panty liners, a pen, a discount voucher for vitamins and a Belconnen Markets drink bottle. And a banana, which I scoffed down.
Okies, back to work. Apparently I have a weights session with Rish at 3!
Hope you had a good mothers day! Apparently, Australia is one of the best places to be a mother. Second best, in fact. Enjoy.
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So, in Canberra, in order to give us Melbourne cup day off, they concocted some sort of family day where we’re either meant to be getting drunk at the races or sitting in the park with babies.
I nearly got all community on you – I bought a Lion’s Club sasage sizzle in Glebe park… then promptly exited before I got caught up in all the “family” excitment going on.
I made it to the gym – sweated sooo much. Going to start running around Lake Burlery Griffin again. Warmed up with a 15 min and a 10 min jog in my cardio today. Helped get that sausage in all its fatty goodness burned off!
What did you get up to for Melbourne Cup day?
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Good:
- I just won a $50 ezibuy voucher from That’s Noice! :) Thanks girls! I’m sure I will buy lingerie as promised… but no, you may not get an action shot :p
- I came very close to catching up on my reports today for assessment clinic. Still one report behind, but it’s a bit hard to get the report done before teh end of the day when you finish the assessment at 5:30pm… cold and dark out there!
- Awesome gym session.
Not so Good:
- At the end of the gym session, I had my drink botting in my mouth for some reason (it’s one of those tupperware ones) and bend down to grab my jumper. Misjudged. Hit drink bottle on footplate of the elliptical trainer I was half-on at the time. Smooshed lip. It’s a little fat and cracked right now.
Who’s unco? :p
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Body starting to not feel as sore after Sunday’s run and gym sessions with Rish.
Started with the 5k loop. 33:33, not a great time, but that included a part of it being walked ahead of a “pitstop” about 3/4 through. Nice and fast at the end though, coming down off the Commonwealth Ave bridge. Inhaled a few bugs when I went through a bug cloud.
The to the gym – first “weights” session in quite awhile. a little bit on arms, but also with lunges, dead lifts and lots of ab / core work. My body was not moving too well last night! I think the killer was the medicine ball work right at the end!
Going to try to slip in a quick cardio session tonight before heading to Hugs Breath for a birthday dinner. Hopefully my late group won’t end too late and I’ll make it there!
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- Wear a new perfume – My Vanilla from the Body Shop just about ran out. SO I bought a new bottle of Vanilla, but also got “Neroli Jasmine” to see how that made me feel.
- Drink on the weekend – as in not drink through
the week ;)
- Water. AS in I’m going to drink it. Not swim in it, because of algae and cryptospiridum reports left right and centre. I’m not going to water the garden though, Canberra is depressingly dry… except the golf course
- Visit Newcastle. It looks like I’ll be up next weekend for the Canberra long weekend, and at the end of the month for an engagement party
- Work hard, play hard. At the gym and at work. Try to get my 5k down to 30 minutes, get my weight back under 70kg. Get my stats up at work. Get some results with my kids. Implement new communication systems with some of them.
- Smile. Take photos of things that make me smile. Like the little twittering birds I keep seeing. I just don’t like to scare them with my camera.
- Listen to new music. What month’s NOT good for new music? What are you liking right now, and do you think that I’d like it? (my Last.fm profile might help you out)
What are you going to do with the month?
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Yes, new layout. I like this one, more readable than the last :) But, still needs a bit of a beat around, so if you notice anything odd, please point it out to me :)
Today was.. well.. mixed. attempted my performance evaluation. Gave up. Got notes done.
Went to the gym though, and Killed myself on the adaptive motion trainer, which was GREAT :) Sweated so much, and earned my dinner, which is currently simmering on the stove…
Minestrone-ish.
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Went up for sprints up on the oval next to work with Rish this morning – almost killed myself with the jog up the hill to get there! I could have almost done that a few times instead (and perhaps I should start doing that – go for a jog up the hill to work in the morning, walk back down and then set down for breakfast? Sounds a good way to start the day!)…
But instead of that, we do 10 one-minute sprints, followed by a 90second walk/rest, and then back into it. Felt so good and yet so bad when I got home! Very hard to eat my cereal this morning.
I feel great for it, though. And it’s especially good to have done, since it hit 37 today and I’m skipping gym! I’ll head in in the morning to make up for it, when it’s much much cooler.
(Cocky on the way to work this morning)
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Okay, who else shudders when they hear Ronald McDonald say (or see it printed on a Happy Meal cup) “It’s what I eat, and what I do!”?
It’s not that it’s not true – the occasional Happy Meal is not going to make a child obese and fronting up to the emergency room with a suspected heart attack. I think I just feel guilty for believing something McDonald’s tells me!
McDonald’s for me is usually a “I’m driving to Newcastle” thing. Stop at the Sutton Forrest Maccas, find something to eat, grab a coffee and continue on. Last time, I was quite concerned reading the nutrition label on the salad I got. Ignoring the dressing, if you get a Caesar salad with “crispy” chicken, you’re going to have twice the fat than if you get the “seared” chicken. Fortunately for me, I made the right choice on the look of the pictures alone. At least the newer products are moving in the right direction :)
So, for me in life it’s is what I eat, but also what I do… I started my new It’s all about me journal yesterday morning – back to writing down my food, my exercise, and being accountable in pen for what I’m eating and how much or little I’m exercising. Also back to stepping on the scales (they were hiding in the garage in a drawer since we moved house) every week or so and letting Rish loose with a tape measure. The good thing about having moles is that we can use them for reference point :)
Goals for today? Drink a lot of water – the BOM is predicting 37 degrees!
I will have my stretch class tonight, which I sorely need because I’m starting to feel Monday night’s Pump class. So I’ll get to the gym, but it’s won’t be a disgusting session at least! :)
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Ahhh, who can feel like going to Pump class was taking it a bit far for one day when it launches into a Garbage song? *grins*
Ohhh I’m going to be sore in the morning. 35 hard minutes on the elliptical while watching the highlights from last night’s 20-20 match, thena 10 minute jog, then a pump class… first for the year.
*dies*
No wonder I felt refluxy by the end of it. Muscles of steel! Woo!
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We have a PD day today, where we’re off to the AIS to sit and listen to all the wonderful things out workmates have achieved in the past 12 months. Problem is half the presentations are by Speechies on things that I was a part of *yawn* at least we’ll make sure everyone knows what we’ve been up to this year, right?
They are feeding us, which is a nice change for things like this. But I’ll definately be running for a good stretch out in P&F by the end of the day (and probably a interval run to get blood flowing into my extremities again!)
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Really, I can’t get too excited about doing a masters or even some coursework when i come home feeling blah after having a headache for much of the the day, coupled with a sore throat… thank you Dimetapp cold and flu for at least keeping the sniffle away and the cough down.
My Burlesque course got cancelled due to poor enrollment. Maybe next semester. Hopefully Japanese will run. It’s all or nothing it seems!
Lay down to half an hour when I got home, zoned out for awhile before I did the grocery shopping. At least Woolies is closer now, even if it is a smaller store! :) Chicken for dinner, which is a put in and leave in the over until done, turning if i really wanna kind of meal. Easy for a night like tonight.
Will hit the gym tomorrow. And Wednesday for round two of P&F.
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Since it’s a day for “getting back to things”… I got back to Posture and Flexibility class tonight. I took my first semester of it.. hmm probably over summer 2006/07, and here I am 08/09 ready for season two.
Intermediate level.
My poor calves! I have super stong (even commented on by the instructor today who was trying to hold my heel on the floor as I lifed it) but super inflexible calf muscles… which is a reason that this class is brilliant for me. Today’s class focussed on muscles innervated by the Sciatic Nerve.. so legs! So not easing back into this!!!
*grins* but i love it, love pushing like that … I just need to keep my knee straight!
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