Taking a break....

Tuesday 17/07/07:

Wow, its been two weeks since I last I had a chance to get on-line for anything other than business purposes! How the time flies at the moment and life is very full and busy. However this is not due to the fact that I am too busy running - in fact I have had to resign myself to at least 4 weeks off after another visit to the massage therapist and still more grief from my two injury sites - the left lower tibia and the left front of hip.

On top of that I have also been suffering from a major head cold and now a cough, since returning from holiday in Queenstown on the 7th. And our weather here has been so diabolical for the last two weeks, with unbelieveable amounts of rain and high winds, that running would have been out of the question at times anyway. We had a major storm in the middle of last week, which saw us completely lose power for a couple of hours one evening. Some parts of Auckland were even worse off tho and some people had no power or water for days, amidst flooding up north and tornados down south.

So therefore my last run was on the 21st June. Fortunately I have been so busy with the wonderful Daryll that the time has passed quickly, but every day now I feel myself getting more and more tetchy about not running. I've put on a couple of kgs too and while that won't kill me, I feel far from my best right now. I know I could have and should have been doing other exercise, but I've been too lazy and too unmotivated - not at all like me really is it??? But I'm telling myself that the complete rest and time out will do me good and I will come back better than ever...! If I say it loud enough, I might even start to believe it!

I am currently booked to see the massage therapist again on Saturday and hope to be able to do a little trot on Sunday. Needless to say I will be starting off short and slow, with plenty of walking in between. Despite all of the treatment and stretching, I still feel the muscle/tendon by the lower tibia pull and get tight at times... but hopefully with the right come-back programme and further treatment from the MT it will come right.

Our holiday in Queenstown was a blast. The highlight for Courtney (and probably me as well actually was going skiing and tabogganing at Coronet Peak!


I hadn't skiied in several years, but was pleased to find its a bit like riding a bike - once you know how you never forget! Courtney did really well too, considering she has only ever skiied on the artificial terrain at Snow Planet until now!

There was plenty of snow while we were there, it was bloody freezing, but worth it! Courtney had fun with Tegan and Ashley, my friends daughter and her school friend, that was also staying there. Its a gorgeous town, surronded on all sides by snow-capped mountains and a with beautiful lake.

This is at Arrowtown, a quaint ex-goldmining town just 20mins from Queestown. Both places are full of cafes, bars, restaurants and trendy shops and are definately worth a visit if you are ever in the South Island of NZ.

On the 3rd August Daryll and I are off to Melbourne for a long weekend and I have to say, I can't wait! He has some family over there and we are going for his cousins 21st. It will be a quick 4 night visit, but I am really looking forward to it. Who knows, I might even be able to squeeze a run in while there! I really enjoyed the Tan last time and as we will be spending two of those nights right in the central city, it would be rude not to really! We will see, either way, it will be great to be back.

Right, lots of blog reading and catching up with everyones running and news to do. Hope to see that you are all fit and well and running up a storm! Till next time, take care everyone.