Looking back; looking forward....

But first, today's activities.

Morning - easy medium long run
Distance - 14km
Time taken - 1hr 15.45min
Av pace - 5.24min/km
AHR - 144; MHR - 162
Calories - 777

Very sluggish this morning; so much so that Garmin Girl was ahead of me for the first 3 kilometres, I was struggling. So I decided to have a GU at this point rather than wait until I had run 10km. This seemed to help as I picked up the pace and gradually moved ahead of garmin girl. It was overcast and coolish this morning - such a change from earlier in the week, when it was soooo hot. It seemed like everyone was out walking their dog this morning - such an assortment of breeds and sizes from those the size of an overgrown rat to pony size, from the over-friendly to the snapping and snarling (and fortunately on their leash), from pedigrees to scruffy bitzas. Tomorrow is a 10km run with some hill repeats - hmm, wonder what the glute is going to think of that.

Had a lovely lunch (Greek salad) with MrB and then it was off for my nail appointment. I have to confess that this was a first for me - my nails have been very neglected over the years so I finally decided to treat myself to gel nails in a french polish. They look so good!

Then it was off to the gym.....
for a lower body weights session (stability) and abs workout.
There were a lot more people in the gym this afternoon, probably because I had gone later in the day. I had initially arrived in the carpark, got out to swipe my membership card to get my free parking voucher and then realised that my membership card was in the other bag, at home. !@#$% - got back into the car and headed off home to get my card and then back to the gym. It was really humid in the gym - sweat was dripping off me, especially during the abs workout. But I'm glad I went because earlier in the day I had made up my mind just to run and not go to the gym.

Looking back....2005
It was a mixed bag last year.
* My dad passed away suddenly from a heart infection in March - he was 63. I miss him terribly.
* Started Iyengar yoga and loved it.
* #3 son completed his IT diploma and started work for the first time.
* After a lot of hesitation started blogging - probably one of the best decisions I made as I've met, either virtually or in person, some really lovely people :-)
* Bought a Garmin - a wonderful gadget that has made a difference to my training.
* PB at Sydney marathon - woohoo!!!! Totally unexpected but oh so good!!!
* Injury-wise, the first part of the year I was coming back from surgery; rolled my ankle in September; R glute has been causing a bit of grief for the last few months. Grrr!
* Got to Lindt cafe - coffee and chocolate, bliss!
* Son #3 graduated in November, also turned 21, accepted into an IBM traineeship and started uni...all in the space of a couple of weeks, whew!
* Placed 1st veteran (ie old) woman in the Belconnen Community fun run - received a 1 month gym/pool membership (which I'm currently using)
* Lost 5kg and kept it off!
* House plans approved and building contract signed...scarey!
* Despite being careful with my diet I managed to get iron deficiency anaemia...back to the drawing board.

Looking ahead....2006
* The year of the house - building starts in February...omigod, that's next month!
* More 'me' time - I don't do enough of that.
* Stretch, stretch, stretch and continue with yoga.
* Enjoy my running.
* Healthy diet, with the occasional chocolate, rather than the other way around!
* Its our 25th wedding anniversary this year - definitely something worth celebrating!
* A PB in the Canberra marathon.
* Work on stability/strength issues with the goal of being injury-free.
* Try not to stress out too much.
* Will keep in touch regularly with friends and family, here and far away.
* To laugh more and grumble less.
* Christmas at Surfers!!!
I'm sure there are others that I haven't thought of but this is a good start.

Here's to a wonderful 2006!