ANZAC Day - our special day.
Thank you for all of the good wishes for Courtney and the congrats on my races. Courtney is doing much better - after seeing our own GP on Monday and with a few days of anti-biotics, she is almost as good as new!
As for me, I still have a rather tender area in my left inside shin area, low down, just above my ankle... Very sore to touch and not the most comfortable to run on, so I have done very little since the weekend. Have been rubbing in Anti-Flamm and have iced it a couple of times, but not as much as I should have...
Monday was a rest day after racing...
Tuesday 24/04/07:
Had intended to head out at about 5.45am and do about 10kms, but for some reason the alarm did not do its thing and I woke up at 6.10am! Contemplated not going out at all - for about 5 secs! Instead I did a shorter out and back, just cruised along really, did not push it.
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Steady paced run: 31.55mins, 6.56km, Ave 4.51min/kms, Max 4.23min/km.
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
Left lower leg was a bit uncomfortable but otherwise it was a nice run, I was in a really good mood, the iPod was doing its physic thing and it was a lovely (if a bit chilly!) morning.
Wednesday 25/04/07 - ANZAC Day:
Well I would like to be able to say that with it being a public holiday I have been out for a nice long mid-week run. However I have decided not to run today, in order to give the leg a bit more recovery time. I would rather have a couple of days off now, than push on and make it worse. The Onehunga Half is only 11 days away and I'm still keen to do it. I know having a very low mileage week this week will actually do me more good than harm, so that's the plan. Hopefully by Saturday I will feel ready to go out and do a longish run with the group.
Anzac Day - its something really special - unique to us Aussies and Kiwis.
I didn' t this year, but I've often gotten up early and gone to the dawn parade at the cenotaph at the Auckland Museum. Even in 2000, when Courtney was a (still tiny) 6 month old, we wrapped her up and took her along at 5am. (Hey, she was awake at that time every day anyway!)
Its such an amazing, spine-tingling feeling, when you hear the bugle and the footsteps coming out of the darkness... Most years recently its been foggy and wet in the Auckland Domain, but today is a gorgeous sunny day.
This year they've also had light shows on the side of the museum at night - reflecting giant swirling, moving red poppies against the block work... Very cool.
Remembrance is very much alive and well here, with more and more young people turning out every year, despite the dwindling number of veterans...
Whoever they are, where ever they are, I hope they all have a good day with family and old friends and fond memories of friends passed... Lest we forget.
This afternoon Courtney and I will be off to the airport to collect my sister Vanessa. She is over here and staying with us until Sunday, when she heads to the US for work. Looking forward to spending some time together - going out shopping, checking out the nightlife and even for a run!
Oh and as promised, here's a shot of my new Pakuranga club singlet (rather big, but the smallest they have!) and my relay race number from my first club event.
As for me, I still have a rather tender area in my left inside shin area, low down, just above my ankle... Very sore to touch and not the most comfortable to run on, so I have done very little since the weekend. Have been rubbing in Anti-Flamm and have iced it a couple of times, but not as much as I should have...
Monday was a rest day after racing...
Tuesday 24/04/07:
Had intended to head out at about 5.45am and do about 10kms, but for some reason the alarm did not do its thing and I woke up at 6.10am! Contemplated not going out at all - for about 5 secs! Instead I did a shorter out and back, just cruised along really, did not push it.
Brisk walk warmup: 5mins
Steady paced run: 31.55mins, 6.56km, Ave 4.51min/kms, Max 4.23min/km.
Brisk walk cooldown: 5mins
Left lower leg was a bit uncomfortable but otherwise it was a nice run, I was in a really good mood, the iPod was doing its physic thing and it was a lovely (if a bit chilly!) morning.
Wednesday 25/04/07 - ANZAC Day:
Well I would like to be able to say that with it being a public holiday I have been out for a nice long mid-week run. However I have decided not to run today, in order to give the leg a bit more recovery time. I would rather have a couple of days off now, than push on and make it worse. The Onehunga Half is only 11 days away and I'm still keen to do it. I know having a very low mileage week this week will actually do me more good than harm, so that's the plan. Hopefully by Saturday I will feel ready to go out and do a longish run with the group.
Anzac Day - its something really special - unique to us Aussies and Kiwis.
I didn' t this year, but I've often gotten up early and gone to the dawn parade at the cenotaph at the Auckland Museum. Even in 2000, when Courtney was a (still tiny) 6 month old, we wrapped her up and took her along at 5am. (Hey, she was awake at that time every day anyway!)
Its such an amazing, spine-tingling feeling, when you hear the bugle and the footsteps coming out of the darkness... Most years recently its been foggy and wet in the Auckland Domain, but today is a gorgeous sunny day.
This year they've also had light shows on the side of the museum at night - reflecting giant swirling, moving red poppies against the block work... Very cool.
Remembrance is very much alive and well here, with more and more young people turning out every year, despite the dwindling number of veterans...
Whoever they are, where ever they are, I hope they all have a good day with family and old friends and fond memories of friends passed... Lest we forget.
This afternoon Courtney and I will be off to the airport to collect my sister Vanessa. She is over here and staying with us until Sunday, when she heads to the US for work. Looking forward to spending some time together - going out shopping, checking out the nightlife and even for a run!
Oh and as promised, here's a shot of my new Pakuranga club singlet (rather big, but the smallest they have!) and my relay race number from my first club event.
posted by Vicky @ 4/25/2007 08:51:00 am
3 Comments:
At Wed Apr 25, 12:25:00 pm,
Anonymous said…
It is a special day. I run past the war memorial in Melbourne most days, if I go past at the right time of day the bugle player is out there playing Last Post, moves me every time.
Love the club singlet, mine is big too even though I got a kids one :-)
Glad to hear Courtney is OK
At Wed Apr 25, 09:53:00 pm,
2P said…
Amen to that sister - a pretty special day here across the ditch too.
Group hug ;-)
At Thu Apr 26, 02:44:00 am,
Clarkey said…
Sorry to hear of the trouble with the shin, it sounds a lot like a niggle I had last year. I believe it was due to my shoes being a little past their prime, but just a guess.
My fix - based on advise from a prof - sitting on a tennis ball!! Just sit it under your buttock muscle, you will know when you have the right spot when you feel a release in tension all down your leg. Repeat on other side to balance. If that makes no sense, send me a message.
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