Real Running today, stepping up 10 minutes on the previous session –
Walk 1 minute and Run 10 minutes 4 times!
This resulted in 7.3Km, I have fallen into a nice steady rhythm of about 5:30Kms, I want to try and run faster but I am behaving myself 
So a bit of a milestone today, the longest run since my injury and still my legs feel fine, well my calves are a little tight but I’ll get stuck into them with some massage when I am done here.
I timed my run today to catch the start of my groups usual Tuesday evening session, it was really cool to run past them as they did their warm up lap “hey, look at me, I am running too” 
Then I headed over to Olympic Park to watch them finishing their set and then joined in with the stretches. I am a bit giggly and happy tonight because I almost feel normal again. We did The Plank after the stretching, holding it for 90 seconds, normally I used to struggle to hold for 60 seconds, but guess what! Today, 90 seconds, not a hassle, I wasn’t even wobbling, big ups to all that pool running for building some core strength.
Had a bit of a weird experience on The Tan this afternoon, as I started my first rep a guy smiled and waved at me. I didn’t recognise him and figured there must have been someone behind me he knew, but to cover myself I gave a nod and a smile just in case. But then he passed me again, same thing, then one more time when I had finished and I was walking back to my car, I am racking my brain but I just didn’t recognise him, odd. He probably thought I was someone he knew and now he is on the phone to my doppelganger saying “hey, saw you on The Tan tonight, why didn’t you say Hi you rude cow?”
Hmmm, home late tonight after having a spot of dinner with the group after training, lovely piece of Barramundi and Salad for me.
Have any Melbournites noticed the Black Hawk helicopters doing maneuvers around the city this week? Damn those things are loud, makes me so grateful that seeing them in the sky is pure novelty for us, not the norm.
Maybe he was trying to pick you up? Was he good looking
Comment by ajh — July 24, 2007 @ 10:41 pm
Hi Em! I just caught up with your blog… I have thought of you but not shared that thought with you. Best wishes.
Me.
Comment by AJC — July 24, 2007 @ 10:46 pm
Those Black Hawk’s have been the office entertainment last week. It was cool when they flew past us and the Rialto on the 26th floor, then landed INSIDE the telstra dome. Camera phones were all out
Comment by SuperSam — July 25, 2007 @ 11:06 am
Those Black Hawk’s have been the office entertainment last week. It was cool when they flew past us and the Rialto on the 26th floor, then landed INSIDE the telstra dome. Camera phones were all out
Comment by SuperSam — July 25, 2007 @ 11:08 am
I’m with Andrew – he was trying to pick you up!!
A good solid session Em, you’re doing great with your come back!
Cheers, MAR.
Comment by Vicky — July 25, 2007 @ 3:03 pm
I did notice the helicopters yesterday, or rather, the SOUND of helicopters. I thought my world was about to end. Something about the sound of aircraft engines approaching an office building, it doesn’t fill my with great cheer. I can’t think why.
Not only running, but picking up guys too. Way to go!
Comment by JH — July 25, 2007 @ 3:42 pm
That’s good Em. You only need 40 minutes to run a respectable 10k
Comment by Ewen — July 25, 2007 @ 4:16 pm
40 mins… woo hoo.. you gotta be happy with that
Comment by runjanerun — July 25, 2007 @ 6:35 pm
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