ONE MORE SLEEP!!!!!!!!
Yes it's finally here. Tomorrow morning I will crawl out of bed at 5am to shower, eat, go through my ritual, psyche myself up, drive to the race, then run 21.1kms... just for the fun of it. The remainder of the day will be spent as a vegetable, sleeping and resting my tired legs, then wondering why on earth I put myself through it... but will I do it again? Of course!!! Provided all goes well (ie, injury free), I'll be doing the next one in 8 weeks in August at the Townsville Running Festival. Just don't ask me if I still am anytime tomorrow though!!!
Now the way I've carried on and hyped everything up in my last posts, you'd think I'm a good athlete or something!! Far from it... In fact, I am realistic about the fact that I will be one of the last runners back, but I have no issues with that!! I just love running and how I feel after it!! I can't WAIT to get in and do my first ever half marathon, and see what time I can come up with! I'm competing against the clock, then next time I run, I will compete against that time. I do my best to lead by example and encourage clients to enter a fun run and have a go, you DON'T have to be the best!!! Achieving a goal is the most rewarding accomplishment! Last year a few of my male clients beat me in a 5 km run, I was SOOO proud of them, and they were stoked (and haven't let me forget it either!! LOL!). However, most disappointing is when people refuse to enter, only because they know they aren't going to win or even place. I mention that simply because I've seen it happen alot within the club I'm in. That's not what sport is all about!
My DOMS is all better, my only concern are my feet... they're quite sore at the moment, feeling a little strained like last year *gulp*. I'm talking positively to them though, if I don't think about it, they won't hurt :) I've been soaking them in my foot spa. Ahhhh :)
It's been overcast and raining all day today! I'm PRAYING that it's still like this in the morning. The best conditions are when it's raining, it's so refreshing and the sun doesn't drain your energy.
Right, I'm waffling now, must be a few nerves... I tend to do that, get nervous when I have a semi-important event on!! I bet I won't sleep too well tonite... OMG, it's REALLY NOT that big of a deal!!!! LOL
Goal time: under 2 hours... 1 hr 50something minutes and however many seconds.
WISH ME LUCK!!!!! :)
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Waiting, waiting...
Only four more sleeps till the half marathon. I'm so over it now, I just want it to be here. I've trained for so many months, and about 3 weeks ago felt great! I've tapered off a bit, but my body is just tired and sore and not recovering as quickly at the moment. My hammies are soooo tight - still from last weeks leg training I think!! Then at netball on Tuesday nite, I took my first tumble for the year. Was tripped and smack-bang HARD into the floor, straight onto my right knee and left wrist. Those first few seconds when the pain registers was BAD, first thought was "NOOOOO I've got the 1/2 on Sunday, I'm NOT missing out again this year" followed by "Crap my knee hurts" followed by wiggling the hand and leg and finding that THANK GOD, it all moves, there's no "bad" pain, it just bloody hurts. A little bruised and tender today but *fingers crossed* everything holds out just a few more days for me!!!
I did get and still have DOMS from the weener weights chest exercises on Tuesday. CRAP my pecs are sore... and that was with only 2 exercises, 4 sets 12 each. OMG!! It feels like my first ever session again :P
Right, that's enough waffling for today.... lets see if I have something exciting like a pic to post! There we go, mwa and the gorgeous Lindy Olsen :)
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Staaaaaaaaaaarving!!
I've been sooo hungry all day today!! I just keep telling myself that it's my super-duper metabolism doing it's job ;) I trained my chest for the first time today in 3 and a bit weeks, at baby weights due to shoulder. It was very ego-busting to pick up the 'weener weights' and do sets, but the sad thing is, I know I'm still gonna be sore tomorrow!! LoL, can't wait for that :)
My legs are STILL sore from Thursday, that new program is a whopper! I've made the executive decision that I most certainly will not be training legs this week as I can't have DOMS for the half marathon on Sunday. I haven't run since my poor effort last Saturday morning in the DOMmied state... it was just too much for my legs, which I'm sure is why they're still sore. Netball game tonite should sort that out ;)
Right Miss Kristy tagged me... so here goes....
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. You need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!
1. I'm actually a very boring person, I like being a home-body, so this is going to be quite a challenge!!
2. I've travelled round the world a bit - Europe in 2001, then a round-the-world trip spanning a year in 2002/2003. I lived and worked in Vancouver in Canada for a fair chunk of this time and had my first and only (so far) White Christmas there.
3. I've owned my business since I was 24 and currently employ 3 staff :)
4. Due to the previous 2 points, I still live at home with my parents.... how sad!!!!!!!!! $$$$$!!!!
5. I've only ever had 2 serious boyfriends.
6. I was a straight A student (in grade 6) LOL. Was 'destined' to get a great OP score, but that thing called being lazy and partying too much effected me in year 12....
7. I played the piano when I was younger. I won first place in the Eisteddford- after years of seconds and thirds - then retired :P I've also played netball since grade 3, and still play to this day :)
I'm not tagging anyone, coz I'm sure everyone's been hit!!
CIAO!!!!!!!
I've been sooo hungry all day today!! I just keep telling myself that it's my super-duper metabolism doing it's job ;) I trained my chest for the first time today in 3 and a bit weeks, at baby weights due to shoulder. It was very ego-busting to pick up the 'weener weights' and do sets, but the sad thing is, I know I'm still gonna be sore tomorrow!! LoL, can't wait for that :)
My legs are STILL sore from Thursday, that new program is a whopper! I've made the executive decision that I most certainly will not be training legs this week as I can't have DOMS for the half marathon on Sunday. I haven't run since my poor effort last Saturday morning in the DOMmied state... it was just too much for my legs, which I'm sure is why they're still sore. Netball game tonite should sort that out ;)
Right Miss Kristy tagged me... so here goes....
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. You need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!
1. I'm actually a very boring person, I like being a home-body, so this is going to be quite a challenge!!
2. I've travelled round the world a bit - Europe in 2001, then a round-the-world trip spanning a year in 2002/2003. I lived and worked in Vancouver in Canada for a fair chunk of this time and had my first and only (so far) White Christmas there.
3. I've owned my business since I was 24 and currently employ 3 staff :)
4. Due to the previous 2 points, I still live at home with my parents.... how sad!!!!!!!!! $$$$$!!!!
5. I've only ever had 2 serious boyfriends.
6. I was a straight A student (in grade 6) LOL. Was 'destined' to get a great OP score, but that thing called being lazy and partying too much effected me in year 12....
7. I played the piano when I was younger. I won first place in the Eisteddford- after years of seconds and thirds - then retired :P I've also played netball since grade 3, and still play to this day :)
I'm not tagging anyone, coz I'm sure everyone's been hit!!
CIAO!!!!!!!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Discoveries I’ve made today…
- I can’t sweet-talk my sore muscles into pretending they're not, then expect them to run 16kms in the dark of the morning when I'm hardly awake, let alone my body. Into major headwinds. And up hills. I nearly cried. DOMS attacks everyone with no consideration that it will interfere with their running plans.
- The most disgusting feeling ever, is having to put your hands in the blender to dig out all the raw mushed-up chicken breast that’s stuck in there. It’s worse than having to put your hands into a box and guess what you’re feeling… you know the game. They should put blended up chook breast in there… dead, smashed up meat… that’ll scare em off.
- Every time I play with raw chicken, I get itchy hands then little welts. I must have a reaction… Lucky I eat it cooked! ;)
That’s enough learning curves for today I think. Although who knows just what I might discover tonite as I'm actually being allowed out of my cage to socialise!!! :)
- I can’t sweet-talk my sore muscles into pretending they're not, then expect them to run 16kms in the dark of the morning when I'm hardly awake, let alone my body. Into major headwinds. And up hills. I nearly cried. DOMS attacks everyone with no consideration that it will interfere with their running plans.
- The most disgusting feeling ever, is having to put your hands in the blender to dig out all the raw mushed-up chicken breast that’s stuck in there. It’s worse than having to put your hands into a box and guess what you’re feeling… you know the game. They should put blended up chook breast in there… dead, smashed up meat… that’ll scare em off.
- Every time I play with raw chicken, I get itchy hands then little welts. I must have a reaction… Lucky I eat it cooked! ;)
That’s enough learning curves for today I think. Although who knows just what I might discover tonite as I'm actually being allowed out of my cage to socialise!!! :)
Friday, May 25, 2007
"CRIKEY!"
Oh my Lordy my legs are hurty today!! New program, new pains :P As well as Sprintervals again yesterday at the oval... no need for further explanation. I'm supposed to be doing hills this afternoon. HA! Feels like I'm walking on jelly, fat chance I'll get up a hill! Also had another shoulder massage... YEEEOUCH!! At least my lil rotator cuff is improving. With all the training, massage and moving heavy objects, I should be getting super duper strong ;P
Tomorrow morning is a 16km run (if I can walk first), then food cook-up, then going out for cocktails and dinner for my lil sis' b'day. (hence the 'possible' hang-over). However at this rate, one drink and I'll be nodding off at the table. Prolly not a bad thing as Sunday is putting the studio back together, then a 10km beach run and finishing it all off nicely with netball training!
YEEEEEEEEEEHAAA!!! I LOVE the weekends!!!!!!!!
Oh my Lordy my legs are hurty today!! New program, new pains :P As well as Sprintervals again yesterday at the oval... no need for further explanation. I'm supposed to be doing hills this afternoon. HA! Feels like I'm walking on jelly, fat chance I'll get up a hill! Also had another shoulder massage... YEEEOUCH!! At least my lil rotator cuff is improving. With all the training, massage and moving heavy objects, I should be getting super duper strong ;P
Tomorrow morning is a 16km run (if I can walk first), then food cook-up, then going out for cocktails and dinner for my lil sis' b'day. (hence the 'possible' hang-over). However at this rate, one drink and I'll be nodding off at the table. Prolly not a bad thing as Sunday is putting the studio back together, then a 10km beach run and finishing it all off nicely with netball training!
YEEEEEEEEEEHAAA!!! I LOVE the weekends!!!!!!!!
*Later on edit* Just doing the blog rounds, checked email, done everything I can to stall... putting off the pile of work I brought home for a Friday nite, sooo what better to do than play with my template!! All the blogs I read are in reverse alphabetical order now :P LoL Being an "S", I know I'm always at the bottom, so I'm trying to start a new trend!!! HA!!!!
Thursday, May 24, 2007
PHEW!! Glad that's done!
This week has been a tiring one.... We're bout to renovate here at work, so Monday after hours (at 8pm) was spent moving alllll of the equipment out of one studio, and cramming it in the other. One 20kg plate weight at a time... no I wasn't smart enough to get a trolley in advance. I never knew how long the hallway was till I had to do that with every single piece of equipment - dumbbells, plates, bars, bikes, balls, you name it, I carried it. Lucky for my daddy, he helped me move the BIG stuff :P Didn't get home till late and was up at 4.30am for a 5.30am start... tired and a little sore from all the lifting!
Brand spanking new carpet went down yesterday, so guess what I had to do in the afternoon. Yup, all the equipment had to move from the studio it was crammed into, and back into the new room. Lucky I had a trolley this time! I tell you, those things are soooo under-rated :P
So weary and tired again, but at least it's done!!!!!!!!
On Sunday carpet cleaners are coming in to do studio #1, so guess what Saturday will be for me?!? You got it! Moving all the stuff OUT of this room to get it looking schmicko again!!!
Sunday, with a possible hang-over (that's a different story!!), moving it allll back in..........
MAN I LOVE RENOVATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This week has been a tiring one.... We're bout to renovate here at work, so Monday after hours (at 8pm) was spent moving alllll of the equipment out of one studio, and cramming it in the other. One 20kg plate weight at a time... no I wasn't smart enough to get a trolley in advance. I never knew how long the hallway was till I had to do that with every single piece of equipment - dumbbells, plates, bars, bikes, balls, you name it, I carried it. Lucky for my daddy, he helped me move the BIG stuff :P Didn't get home till late and was up at 4.30am for a 5.30am start... tired and a little sore from all the lifting!
Brand spanking new carpet went down yesterday, so guess what I had to do in the afternoon. Yup, all the equipment had to move from the studio it was crammed into, and back into the new room. Lucky I had a trolley this time! I tell you, those things are soooo under-rated :P
So weary and tired again, but at least it's done!!!!!!!!
On Sunday carpet cleaners are coming in to do studio #1, so guess what Saturday will be for me?!? You got it! Moving all the stuff OUT of this room to get it looking schmicko again!!!
Sunday, with a possible hang-over (that's a different story!!), moving it allll back in..........
MAN I LOVE RENOVATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
A Welcome Reminder...
I was at the gym training upper body after two weeks break, due to my lovely shoulder injury. I was getting a bit frustrated at having to drop the weights back, and still feeling the twinges, but at the same time not feeling like I was getting anything out of the work-out. Now, I'm an all or nothing person, if I can't give everything I feel as though I might as well be doing nothing... I kept going, getting cranky at the shoulder, when I saw a young guy about my age who couldn't walk... he shuffled along the floor slowly with assistance from his dad, and his dad helped him on the machines and was by his side the whole time. He must have been in either a pretty bad accident or had a stroke or something, as his speech was also affected. But all the same, he was smiling and laughing with his dad through-out the session.
I gave them a big smile and kept on with it; it sure made me realise I have absolutely nothing to complain and be upset about. :)
I was at the gym training upper body after two weeks break, due to my lovely shoulder injury. I was getting a bit frustrated at having to drop the weights back, and still feeling the twinges, but at the same time not feeling like I was getting anything out of the work-out. Now, I'm an all or nothing person, if I can't give everything I feel as though I might as well be doing nothing... I kept going, getting cranky at the shoulder, when I saw a young guy about my age who couldn't walk... he shuffled along the floor slowly with assistance from his dad, and his dad helped him on the machines and was by his side the whole time. He must have been in either a pretty bad accident or had a stroke or something, as his speech was also affected. But all the same, he was smiling and laughing with his dad through-out the session.
I gave them a big smile and kept on with it; it sure made me realise I have absolutely nothing to complain and be upset about. :)
Monday, May 21, 2007
I Love the weekends!!!
Except that they end too quickly :P The highlight was getting in a few runs, aren't I just a barrel of fun! Friday afternoon I did 55mins of hills (some 'cramming' as King of the Mountain is on in 4 weeks...eeeek). Saturday morning did a steady hour, and Sunday afternoon did the club handicapped 11km run - including 2 noice big hills in 57mins and 05secs. I came fourth overall and 1st female. It was nice overtaking 5 people, but didn't feel so nice when 2 overtook me in the last 200m!!! lol Anyhow, I'm pretty happy with how my preps going for the 1/2 marathon in less than 2 weeks :)
So now I'll try typing something exciting............mmmmmmmmmm........... *blank*
LOL It is pretty sad having a weekend revolving around running!! It was my lil sis' 25th b'day on Saturday so went to her house for morning tea, and this weekend we're going out for dinner and cocktails.
Anyway, nothing exciting to say. My 6.30am client has decided not to show *GRRRR* so thought I'd jump on and type away. Will be back when something exciting happens ;)
Except that they end too quickly :P The highlight was getting in a few runs, aren't I just a barrel of fun! Friday afternoon I did 55mins of hills (some 'cramming' as King of the Mountain is on in 4 weeks...eeeek). Saturday morning did a steady hour, and Sunday afternoon did the club handicapped 11km run - including 2 noice big hills in 57mins and 05secs. I came fourth overall and 1st female. It was nice overtaking 5 people, but didn't feel so nice when 2 overtook me in the last 200m!!! lol Anyhow, I'm pretty happy with how my preps going for the 1/2 marathon in less than 2 weeks :)
So now I'll try typing something exciting............mmmmmmmmmm........... *blank*
LOL It is pretty sad having a weekend revolving around running!! It was my lil sis' 25th b'day on Saturday so went to her house for morning tea, and this weekend we're going out for dinner and cocktails.
Anyway, nothing exciting to say. My 6.30am client has decided not to show *GRRRR* so thought I'd jump on and type away. Will be back when something exciting happens ;)
Thursday, May 17, 2007
YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So good you could eat it up!
"SPRINTERVALS"
That's just what I've just finished doing. What better way than to spend my first break of the day - running round the oval in circles in the hot sun, heavy stumpy legs trying to run faster than they can, almost making myself sick.........!!!! I'm feeling good now, 10 x 400m sprints done and dusted for the week :) Now just waiting for all my training to kick in, and make me run faster... so when will that happen, like....tomorrow?!?! ;) lol
Kelly - I guess it's kinda a new 'do. I got foils through it before I went away so it's a bit lighter, and just a few layers cut through it. That's about it though. May look a bit diff as I didn't straighten it that day... that's me au natural!
Kek - I'm thinking we didn't get introduced to him, that why we don't know his name. That's my excuse anyway :P
Hils - Yea I was kinda fond of that top too... good old LJ comes through again!!
Andj - yes there are perks on 'business' trips :P
Kaddy - With great difficulty........
And here's another one.........
That's just what I've just finished doing. What better way than to spend my first break of the day - running round the oval in circles in the hot sun, heavy stumpy legs trying to run faster than they can, almost making myself sick.........!!!! I'm feeling good now, 10 x 400m sprints done and dusted for the week :) Now just waiting for all my training to kick in, and make me run faster... so when will that happen, like....tomorrow?!?! ;) lol
Kelly - I guess it's kinda a new 'do. I got foils through it before I went away so it's a bit lighter, and just a few layers cut through it. That's about it though. May look a bit diff as I didn't straighten it that day... that's me au natural!
Kek - I'm thinking we didn't get introduced to him, that why we don't know his name. That's my excuse anyway :P
Hils - Yea I was kinda fond of that top too... good old LJ comes through again!!
Andj - yes there are perks on 'business' trips :P
Kaddy - With great difficulty........
And here's another one.........
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
WARNING - HOT BOYS AHEAD
Some pics from FILEX finally!!
Me and Kek with David Rylah - this months (prolly last months now?!) Ironman mag model.
Mr WORLD, Nick Jones (thanks JL!!) and Mwa.
Warren Clampitt and some other muscle man. I was a happy little girlie that day :))
Monday, May 14, 2007
IT'S A LONG LONELY ROAD....
But I'm a happy little camper today!!! I managed yesterday morning, in the perfect rainy runing conditions, to survive 20kms! :) And I'm only 60% dead today!! Our road runners club had a 28kms Club Champ run. There was no way in hell I was going to do the whole thing, but with the 1/2 marathon only 3 weeks away, I was hoping to get a longer run in. But with inconsistent prep lately... too many trips away... I was happy to get to 15kms and then see how I felt. Well I felt super duper!!! Had a GU gel, and that got my energy levels up for oh... say, another one km. By 16kms I was dead. My feet were hurting, I was dripping wet in the rain... only four kms to go selina, only 4 kms to go... then I look up to see a mother of a hill. Oh crap, just do it without dying Selina, remember to breathe, survive this hill please. I have never been so happy in my life to see the 19km marker on the road. This lifted me, and suddenly I had all the energy in the world... or maybe the GU gel had a delayed response! ;) Got to the 20kms and was ecstatic :) Stopped the clock at 1hr 54mins 10secs.
My half marathon debut is 3 weeks... EEK! It's a year later than expected as last year when I was over-enthusiastically training I got quite injured... ITB friction syndrom (3 months out) and stress injuries in feet. Needless to say I've been very careful with over-training this year... I've planned to make the distance in one injury-free piece, not place too much pressure on me to do a good time...
But after yesterday, should I dare to set the goal of a sub 2hr debut 1/2 marathon?!?! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
But I'm a happy little camper today!!! I managed yesterday morning, in the perfect rainy runing conditions, to survive 20kms! :) And I'm only 60% dead today!! Our road runners club had a 28kms Club Champ run. There was no way in hell I was going to do the whole thing, but with the 1/2 marathon only 3 weeks away, I was hoping to get a longer run in. But with inconsistent prep lately... too many trips away... I was happy to get to 15kms and then see how I felt. Well I felt super duper!!! Had a GU gel, and that got my energy levels up for oh... say, another one km. By 16kms I was dead. My feet were hurting, I was dripping wet in the rain... only four kms to go selina, only 4 kms to go... then I look up to see a mother of a hill. Oh crap, just do it without dying Selina, remember to breathe, survive this hill please. I have never been so happy in my life to see the 19km marker on the road. This lifted me, and suddenly I had all the energy in the world... or maybe the GU gel had a delayed response! ;) Got to the 20kms and was ecstatic :) Stopped the clock at 1hr 54mins 10secs.
My half marathon debut is 3 weeks... EEK! It's a year later than expected as last year when I was over-enthusiastically training I got quite injured... ITB friction syndrom (3 months out) and stress injuries in feet. Needless to say I've been very careful with over-training this year... I've planned to make the distance in one injury-free piece, not place too much pressure on me to do a good time...
But after yesterday, should I dare to set the goal of a sub 2hr debut 1/2 marathon?!?! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Monday, May 07, 2007
P!NK ROCKS!!!!!!!!!
The concert was fan-fabulous!!! She is such an entertainer and performer. We had the top tix in the front standing area. The front area was the size of a half basketball court, and it wasn't overfull at all, so they must have sold only limited tickets. It was another time in my life I wished was just a little taller, but we were only about 10 people deep so still had great views. She was so close to us, it was awesome!!!!! Unfortunately we didn't take our cameras in as we were told they wouldn't be allowed, but it was only the super-duper semi professional ones that were banned. We only had our lame camera phones.
Oh, and she has such a hot bod!!!!!!! OMG!!! She did one song in a bikini, and I whacked my sis and said "get a pic of her abs, get a pic of her abs" LoL. One track mind as usual. And so strong!! A few times she and the back-up dancers were twirling around on a piece of rope from the ceiling. It was amazing... and she still managed to sing at the same time!!
It was AWESOME!!! We were on a high for days after it.
Did a lil bit of shopping in the city but did my best to restrain myself after the bank-account draining from Sydney. I did get some black skinny-leg jeans. They're called skinny legs but as I'm such a shortass I have to take them up half a metre which takes away the skinny part.... LOL They were the only pair that I could actually get up my legs... I did have that issue.... fat legs (ok, muscley as my friend said to make me feel better as I was chucking a tanty that nothing was fitting) can't fit into skinny leg jeans!!!!! LOL
Back home last nite to a public holiday here in QLD today. I need it to recover. It's been a few hectic weeks with Sydney and Brisbane within 2 weeks of each other. I've got no more trips away planned for the year at this stage! Which means nothing to look forward to, but also means I can save some $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Here's a few pics I've found on some websites...
The concert was fan-fabulous!!! She is such an entertainer and performer. We had the top tix in the front standing area. The front area was the size of a half basketball court, and it wasn't overfull at all, so they must have sold only limited tickets. It was another time in my life I wished was just a little taller, but we were only about 10 people deep so still had great views. She was so close to us, it was awesome!!!!! Unfortunately we didn't take our cameras in as we were told they wouldn't be allowed, but it was only the super-duper semi professional ones that were banned. We only had our lame camera phones.
Oh, and she has such a hot bod!!!!!!! OMG!!! She did one song in a bikini, and I whacked my sis and said "get a pic of her abs, get a pic of her abs" LoL. One track mind as usual. And so strong!! A few times she and the back-up dancers were twirling around on a piece of rope from the ceiling. It was amazing... and she still managed to sing at the same time!!
It was AWESOME!!! We were on a high for days after it.
Did a lil bit of shopping in the city but did my best to restrain myself after the bank-account draining from Sydney. I did get some black skinny-leg jeans. They're called skinny legs but as I'm such a shortass I have to take them up half a metre which takes away the skinny part.... LOL They were the only pair that I could actually get up my legs... I did have that issue.... fat legs (ok, muscley as my friend said to make me feel better as I was chucking a tanty that nothing was fitting) can't fit into skinny leg jeans!!!!! LOL
Back home last nite to a public holiday here in QLD today. I need it to recover. It's been a few hectic weeks with Sydney and Brisbane within 2 weeks of each other. I've got no more trips away planned for the year at this stage! Which means nothing to look forward to, but also means I can save some $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Here's a few pics I've found on some websites...
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Invisible Woman is BACK
P!ssed off at bloggity blog yet agaaaaain. I'll make this pretty quick in case it dies on me. I'm having SO much trouble with blogger, I can never log in, I can't always read comments or add a comment, it freezes, some go thru, others don't. At the sign-in page, the screen just freezes and jams, the log-in section doesn't even come up, it's like when you go to a busy site and there's too much traffic - the little hourglass just sits there and sits there...
P!ssed off at bloggity blog yet agaaaaain. I'll make this pretty quick in case it dies on me. I'm having SO much trouble with blogger, I can never log in, I can't always read comments or add a comment, it freezes, some go thru, others don't. At the sign-in page, the screen just freezes and jams, the log-in section doesn't even come up, it's like when you go to a busy site and there's too much traffic - the little hourglass just sits there and sits there...
Anyway nuff rubbish. I'm off to Brisbane tonite for three days. I'm seeing P!NK in concert Friday nite and it's gonna be great!! Going with my sis and 2 of her friends :)
I still haven't posted my pics from FILEX but not pushing my luck with it today! Kek posted a few up on her blog :)
I just got back from the most painful massage ever, and I've needed a LOT of massages in my time ;). I've had on-and-off shoulder pain for nearly 6 months now, its there, it goes away, a few weeks later may return. Lately it's been consistent though. My chiro fixes it as much as he can but lately that hasn't been holding either. I'ts just all screwed up in my left side, pec right round to subscapularis and infraspinatus so much that I can't get my arm behind my back to scratch it or undo a bra strap. I've been told to back off all chest exercises for at least 2 months, only able to do "girlie" weights (GOD NO!) :~( My poor ego!! LOL ;)
Thanks for your comments girls!!! I have checked out your blogs, just usually get stuck and can't comment on there... JL - Great to see you back again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotta run, pack my bags and fly off. See ya when I'm back from P!NK!!!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
I'M BAAAAAAAAACK!!!
FILEX 2007 was awesome!! Kek's bad influence won me over and we 'wagged' the opening session (a motivational type talk thing... i think!) favouring Starbucks and catching up instead. When we weren't learning stuff we were hanging out at the Fitness Expo - we were like kids in a candy store, all our Christmases come at once!! So much to look at, so much to try, taste and touch... I think we did well to only wag about 3 sessions total of the many over the 3 days! And Lorna Jane will be having a lovely holiday right now thanks to us I'm sure :P
I met and got pics of/with Lindy Olsen (she's gorgeous and SOOO tall... coz I'm really not that short!!), Warren Clampitt, Nick Jones and David Rylah all who have some sort of physique title. David is on the cover of the current Ironman Mag... one day I will be the chick on his back :P
Went out to dinner with Kek and Jay B and it was good to catch up with him again. I can't believe it's been a whole year! He's looking good as ever with those heeuge biceps ;)
I had a day off to do whatever-i-wanted on Monday in Sydney - unfortunately by then I was tired, brain was overloaded and I was just over it all! It rained all day so it wasn't all that fun. Home Tuesday with oversized bags and about 4kgs of supplements! A girl loves a bargain!
Now that I'm back, I'm re-energized and re-motivated to do lots more exciting things with work!!!!!!! Love being back in routine :)
Oh well until next Thursday when I'm off to Brisbane for 3 days... !!! This is just a crazy time of year!!
Will post some pics of all the hot bodies when I can get my camera and computer to co-operate with each other...
Kek - I will email you them soon!! I'm sure you can't wait to show your hubby the pic of Mr Bodybuilder giving you a kiss ;)
Monday, April 16, 2007
Oops, I Did it Again!!
Crawled home at 4am Sunday morning!! Some people never learn do they!
Kelly - very observant of you!! But no, not a possible romantic interest!! ;)
At least my weekend started good with a 11.5km run. I could tell my body's been tired lately, I felt like I was dragging my feet very slow. Went off to get my hair done, man I hate sitting around in salons all day! For starters they were running 30mins late, then three hours after I was booked in, I got home. All for a simple cut and foils. Oh and a fair whack of $$$. Now I remember why I haven't had any sort of colours for about 3 years, I am tooo impatient to wait around!
Well just a short, sweet one. Got a few things to fit in before I'm on the plane Thursday morning :) Another short week, I can surely get used to this!!!
Three more sleeps........
Crawled home at 4am Sunday morning!! Some people never learn do they!
Kelly - very observant of you!! But no, not a possible romantic interest!! ;)
At least my weekend started good with a 11.5km run. I could tell my body's been tired lately, I felt like I was dragging my feet very slow. Went off to get my hair done, man I hate sitting around in salons all day! For starters they were running 30mins late, then three hours after I was booked in, I got home. All for a simple cut and foils. Oh and a fair whack of $$$. Now I remember why I haven't had any sort of colours for about 3 years, I am tooo impatient to wait around!
Well just a short, sweet one. Got a few things to fit in before I'm on the plane Thursday morning :) Another short week, I can surely get used to this!!!
Three more sleeps........
Friday, April 13, 2007
IT'S THE WEEKEND!!!!
An extremely flattering photo of mwa at bootcamp awhile back. I was on about my 110th consecutive tricep dip... and no, I'm not kidding! YEOUCH!And just didn't this week fly!! I'm very excited as tomorrow I'm getting my hair cut and foiled... yeeeeeeeeeeha! I've been growing it for so many years now it's time it got some style happening, and some nice colours! I get to dress up girly again tomorrow nite - I'm going as a partner to a cricket break-up/presentation dinner which includes free alcohol *uh-oh*!!!!!!! LOL! I will do my best to stay restrained but I take no responsibility if that doesn't happen :P
I'm getting up early to do for a loooong slooowww run, hopefully about 15kms again :) I'm loving how good running is feeling at the moment, I'm all excited about doing well in the half marathon I'm entering on 3rd June.
Only 6 more sleeps then to Sydney I fly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta cram my 3 weight sessions into 3 days early next week, coz I'm not sure what quality the hotel 'gym' will be... I've booked a spray tan so I look better than pale amongst all those fit, buff people at the convention. But I'm from QLD, I'm always this brown ;P HA!
Anywho, better bolt, my home puter is still out of action so I can't do my usual blogroll rounds on the weekend :( Hope everyone has a good one!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
4 days of bliss over........
I had a blessing in disguise over the weekend. My home computer has karked it, it only happened on Thursday and it won't be back till this weekend. I was cracking a na-na when I found out as I took heeeeeaps of work home to do, but it was the best thing that could have happened to give me a break from work and from a computer in general!
I managed to do 7, yes SEVEN exercise sessions. (Inspired by Di) ;)
Friday was a morning 45min run, then a power walk and abs in the evening.
Saturday - I piked my usual long slow run as my knees have been a little sore with all the running, felt guilty, but slept in then off to the gym as soon as it opened for legs :)
Sunday - A walk before breakfast, to get me in 'the groove' so I wouldn't eat crap all day (it worked!! .... till about 3pm), then the big one.... wait for it.... an afternoon 15km run!!! YYEEEHAA!! I felt bad missing it on Saturday morning, and my knees were fine (overcautious I am, after my bad knee injury last year). I felt GREAT!! Fuelled with all that BBQ food and chocolate (I didn't just confess that) I powered through it. Burnt a measly 610 calories according to HRM. I was hoping for more than that :P
Monday - Gym for back and bis then an afternoon 9-10km run :)
I'm feeling great!! All work-rested at least, and just feeling energetic and fitter than I have all year! Four days work which I'm sure will go 10x slower than the last four days, then 2 days off, then three days work then I'm OFFFFFFF to SYDNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Anyway, jumping ahead of myself there.... :P
I bought myself a new gym top from LJ on Saturday and I lived in it all weekend!! It's royal blue cross-back BUT it has the removable padded cups which help me oh so much... I LOVE THEM!!!!! I actually feel like a chick :P
Decipher this - compliment or critisism?!?!?
I was in my lil bro's room (he's 20) on Sunday as he'd just arrived back from holidays and i was checking out the ring he bought his GF. I was wearing the new LJ top as mentioned above, and my gym shorts. He, who rarely speaks to me, says out of nowhere "You look butch", I was shocked coz as I said it was out of nowhere, I replied "I've got boobs!" (proud of new top), and he goes "Yea, and you've got shoulders too". All I could think to say was "you're just jealous" and decided then was a good time to leave his room...
Made me think about it all weekend........................ So much for the new top making me feel like a girl.
I had a blessing in disguise over the weekend. My home computer has karked it, it only happened on Thursday and it won't be back till this weekend. I was cracking a na-na when I found out as I took heeeeeaps of work home to do, but it was the best thing that could have happened to give me a break from work and from a computer in general!
I managed to do 7, yes SEVEN exercise sessions. (Inspired by Di) ;)
Friday was a morning 45min run, then a power walk and abs in the evening.
Saturday - I piked my usual long slow run as my knees have been a little sore with all the running, felt guilty, but slept in then off to the gym as soon as it opened for legs :)
Sunday - A walk before breakfast, to get me in 'the groove' so I wouldn't eat crap all day (it worked!! .... till about 3pm), then the big one.... wait for it.... an afternoon 15km run!!! YYEEEHAA!! I felt bad missing it on Saturday morning, and my knees were fine (overcautious I am, after my bad knee injury last year). I felt GREAT!! Fuelled with all that BBQ food and chocolate (I didn't just confess that) I powered through it. Burnt a measly 610 calories according to HRM. I was hoping for more than that :P
Monday - Gym for back and bis then an afternoon 9-10km run :)
I'm feeling great!! All work-rested at least, and just feeling energetic and fitter than I have all year! Four days work which I'm sure will go 10x slower than the last four days, then 2 days off, then three days work then I'm OFFFFFFF to SYDNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!!
Anyway, jumping ahead of myself there.... :P
I bought myself a new gym top from LJ on Saturday and I lived in it all weekend!! It's royal blue cross-back BUT it has the removable padded cups which help me oh so much... I LOVE THEM!!!!! I actually feel like a chick :P
Decipher this - compliment or critisism?!?!?
I was in my lil bro's room (he's 20) on Sunday as he'd just arrived back from holidays and i was checking out the ring he bought his GF. I was wearing the new LJ top as mentioned above, and my gym shorts. He, who rarely speaks to me, says out of nowhere "You look butch", I was shocked coz as I said it was out of nowhere, I replied "I've got boobs!" (proud of new top), and he goes "Yea, and you've got shoulders too". All I could think to say was "you're just jealous" and decided then was a good time to leave his room...
Made me think about it all weekend........................ So much for the new top making me feel like a girl.
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
My Oh My, What a Wonderful Day!
I'm still on the high that I have been on lately - what's wrong with me! I'm usually such a grumpy bum ;P I guess nothing beats being back into routine :) And work which is the cause of all things stressful in life has been going well - I've set up my 'main' staff member on a good contract that is fair and provides security for both of us; I've got the go-ahead from my landlord to do renovations; the builder I'll be using is a client so we're simply going to do a trade-swap for the equivalent monetary value (YEEEHAAA!); and the nice man I got quotes for new equipment from knocked a fair chunk off the prices if I put a deposit down soon. I've applied to council for a permit to do various activities; I've got a meeting soon with the publisher of a trendy insert magazine as I'm keen to advertise in it - straight away he said "well we'll get you to do some occassional editorial stuff as well", so looks like I'll be busy writing articles as welll! All is good!!
The tsunami didn't hit ;). Was a first ever for us though! We get cyclone warnings every year and most people now are quite complacent, but the tsunami one had a few people nervous!! One of the big banks across the road even shut up shop!
I have sore legs from yesterday. I must admit that I worked hard but could have gone harder. It was my first session on this new program and I really couldn't be as sore as I was last time I did something new. I'm a little hobbly, but next time I'll go harder!! I just trained back and biceps and its great training at this time of the day. There were 5 people in the gym - 3 in the weights area! But of course, the 2 machines I needed were being used by the only 2 other souls in there!!! I just waited patiently (not!) doing a nice loooong warm-up... Hope there's some soreness happening tomorrow!
Speaking of which tomorrow is the last day!!! I am actually getting the four days off! That never happens at Easter! OMG! What will I do with me?!?! I was quite happy to work but my main trainer was keen, so she's covering Friday and Monday - as alot of people are away anyway. No point 2 of us being here for a few people each, she's happy to do the lot. Being the nice 'boss' I am, I've given her Tuesday off and I'll do a double cover her shift :)
On that note, better run, enough fluffing around here!
If I don't get back before the bunny comes, I hope he doesn't!!! ;) I've got my rabbit traps set, how bout u! LOL Have a nice break!!!
I'm still on the high that I have been on lately - what's wrong with me! I'm usually such a grumpy bum ;P I guess nothing beats being back into routine :) And work which is the cause of all things stressful in life has been going well - I've set up my 'main' staff member on a good contract that is fair and provides security for both of us; I've got the go-ahead from my landlord to do renovations; the builder I'll be using is a client so we're simply going to do a trade-swap for the equivalent monetary value (YEEEHAAA!); and the nice man I got quotes for new equipment from knocked a fair chunk off the prices if I put a deposit down soon. I've applied to council for a permit to do various activities; I've got a meeting soon with the publisher of a trendy insert magazine as I'm keen to advertise in it - straight away he said "well we'll get you to do some occassional editorial stuff as well", so looks like I'll be busy writing articles as welll! All is good!!
The tsunami didn't hit ;). Was a first ever for us though! We get cyclone warnings every year and most people now are quite complacent, but the tsunami one had a few people nervous!! One of the big banks across the road even shut up shop!
I have sore legs from yesterday. I must admit that I worked hard but could have gone harder. It was my first session on this new program and I really couldn't be as sore as I was last time I did something new. I'm a little hobbly, but next time I'll go harder!! I just trained back and biceps and its great training at this time of the day. There were 5 people in the gym - 3 in the weights area! But of course, the 2 machines I needed were being used by the only 2 other souls in there!!! I just waited patiently (not!) doing a nice loooong warm-up... Hope there's some soreness happening tomorrow!
Speaking of which tomorrow is the last day!!! I am actually getting the four days off! That never happens at Easter! OMG! What will I do with me?!?! I was quite happy to work but my main trainer was keen, so she's covering Friday and Monday - as alot of people are away anyway. No point 2 of us being here for a few people each, she's happy to do the lot. Being the nice 'boss' I am, I've given her Tuesday off and I'll do a double cover her shift :)
On that note, better run, enough fluffing around here!
If I don't get back before the bunny comes, I hope he doesn't!!! ;) I've got my rabbit traps set, how bout u! LOL Have a nice break!!!
Monday, April 02, 2007
HOLY CRAP - TSUNAMI WARNING
OMG!! My dad just called me to turn on the radio - it's all about tsunami warnings. There was a quake in the Solomons at 8am this morning.... could effect coastal towns here later- OMG OMG OMG. Our high tide is 11.45am, if anything is gonna be effected here, that's when it will be.
(Again, I'm right on the river, so it just the right spot). No need to panic yet, advised to continue listening to radio.... holy crap my heart is beating so fast... hopefully it will just fizzle into a non-event, better to be safe than sorry though.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=257990
*Update: Yes luckily it just fizzled out to become nothing :) Was a bit of nervous excitement around the building earlier, we've never had a tsunami warning before! Hoping all those in the Solomon Islands are safe.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=257990
OMG!! My dad just called me to turn on the radio - it's all about tsunami warnings. There was a quake in the Solomons at 8am this morning.... could effect coastal towns here later- OMG OMG OMG. Our high tide is 11.45am, if anything is gonna be effected here, that's when it will be.
(Again, I'm right on the river, so it just the right spot). No need to panic yet, advised to continue listening to radio.... holy crap my heart is beating so fast... hopefully it will just fizzle into a non-event, better to be safe than sorry though.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=257990
*Update: Yes luckily it just fizzled out to become nothing :) Was a bit of nervous excitement around the building earlier, we've never had a tsunami warning before! Hoping all those in the Solomon Islands are safe.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=257990
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