I've got a secret...

Wednesday 07/06/06:

It was a more tropical 6 degrees when I headed out at 5.45am this morning. Despite wanting to go faster and further, I restricted myself to:

Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Easy paced run: 24mins (a measley 4kms) :-(
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins

Main thing is that everything (shins, r. hamstring in particular) are all feeling great, despite increasing my milage over the last week or two. But continuing to make sure I do not get carried away - theres always a danger in doing too much when you are feeling good!
Oh and I've had new Thorlos on the last 2 days - brought 3 more pairs on the weekend - and they feel particularly good for the first few runs - all spongy and cushy and lovely! Have worn nothing but Thorlos for the last 3 yrs or so and can't recommend the special "lite running" socks highly enough!

Also have a secret to get off my chest! Been trying to keep a surprise for the past two weeks and its soooooo hard! My sister is flying into Auckland tomorrow afternoon from Melborne and wants it to be a surprise for our Mum. She will be staying till Sunday night, before continuing on to L.A. and London for work. I also haven't been able to tell my daughter as she will be really excited and probably accidently spill the beans to Grandma! So every time I talk to my Mum (which is a lot) or my daughter I get really nervous that I am going to stuff up and mention it.... At least I can tell my blog and not worry! I'm really looking forward to her visit and have taken Friday off work to spend with her, as know Mum won't be able to. We've planned a trip to the beauty therapist, then lunch out and shopping! We have not been overly close until the past year or two - just very different people. But we recently bought a 2nd house together (strictly an investment for her) and I oversaw the entire building process on it (helps to be in the industry!) Throughout the 6 month exercise I think we gained some mutual respect for each other and have got on much better ever since. The two of us and our Mum first bought a house together as a family trust 7yrs ago and its been a great investment. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to collecting her from the airport tomorrow afternoon then seeing Mum's face when she walks in!