An eventful day...

Friday 15/12/06:
I hadn't planned on having a "rest" day this week - wanted to at least walk every day - but after having a crap nights sleep on Wed night, it was just all a bit too hard to get up and out there on Thursday morning. However by later in the day I actually wished I had, as all day the quad area felt a bit tight and niggly - perhaps a protest that it hadn't had its "stride & stretch"?

Therefore, this morning was a different story - I was out the door by 6am. It was an absolutely gorgeous morning, which became a fantastic day! Had new music on the iPod too - all good! Took the same route as on Wednesday - slightly different to my usual weekday one. Did the same routine too:

Brisk walk: 10mins
Easy jog: 18mins (3km)
Brisk walk: 12mins

However, to my disappointment, the quad/adductor continued to feel tight and a bit niggly - not sore or painful - just uncomfortable. This has actually become more noticable throughout the day - mind you, I have been doing quite a bit of walking, including several sets of stairs...

I had a business lunch to go to in the city today with my boss. As it was such a lovely, sunny day - about 27 deg - we headed into the Viaduct Harbour afterwards for a bit of a stroll and another drink. For those that don't know Auckland City - I guess the equivalent would be The Rocks and Darling Harbour in Sydney. (Auck is very similar to Syd.) Its where the Americas Cup yacht racing was held for those that can remember when it was hosted here... and is very trendy, all cafes, bars, restaurants, apartments, etc. Obviously there were lots of Xmas parties going on, including several corporate groups racing round participating in scavenger hunts, people dressed as pirates, in santa suits, handcuffed to office chairs, etc, and several groups heading out on charter boats. It really was all very amusing to watch as we sat outside soaking up the sun!

My sister arrives from Melbourne tomorrow and will be staying with us until the 27th Dec. Her boyfriend arrives next Wed, as he could not take as much time off work, being in hospitality. Really looking forward to having them here and doing some fun stuff. Oh and I almost forgot - the school prizegiving was great this morning - although Courtney took it all in her stride when her name was called out to recieve the class certificate, she was very excited about it afterwards! Nothing like a rousing rendition of the national anthem and your baby standing proudly on the stage receiving an award, to bring a tiny tear to the eye!