Yume No Chikara

I've enetered the Trailwalk for 2006. It's July 15-16th so 7 months away. Help!

Just put Gnome to bed and found out what had kept him quiet most of this afternoon. BTW He's 8! He draw this from a bubble bath bottle onto A3 paper! I am soooo impressed!

Brass Monkey! Oh and MWAH!!! Loving you back hun! [hides incase Womble notices] Oh and for Duck - Sorry I messed up !!

Does it stay or go?

Right Christmas is almost over - food not quiet gone! Brass Monkey isn't far off and to be honest all goals for that are out of the window and I am now on a JUST DO IT strategy as I now have a stinking cold which means I am totally blocked up and can't breath! Breathing through my mouth means sore dry throat so no running! So instead of sulking I am thinking ahead! It will be new year, new site (very similar to this though!) and new positive drive!

Lo folks! Just thought I would pop in briefly to say Happy Christmas!!!! and a FAB 2006! Currently (pun intended!) Gnome is playing with Hot Wires and loving it! It's his "best present ever!" I'm playing Sudoku on my new handheld game and hubby is (shock horror!) watching the racing on TV! I've still not run since the Frolic. Monday I had my nose zapped and that knocked me for a few days and then Christmas got in the way! Christmas Eve I was thinking "wanna run" and Christmas Day Evening (if that makes sense!) I was dripping blood in the bathroom for the best part of 30 mins. Worse nose bleed in literally months. I was even starting to think a trip to A&E may be called for. I wasn't happy and had a headache after that. Then during the night I got cramp in my calf so today I ain't running either ... grrrrrr. Still it's almost 2006 and then the pants year will be over! Enjoy your pressies folks!!

Well as you know on Monday Mr ENT zapped me nose. Well the scab is annoying (as he expected!) and the "pressure" caused by it feels like I have sinusitis! So as I wasn't running I decided to finally get the bathroom cabinet up that I failed to do 18mths ago! So with advise from PD I got some different wall fittings. I now have 2 blisters that have ouch burst on the palm of my hand! And no the cabinet is still not up! The dishwasher isn't done either. Oh and I now have an abscess on my gum! So all in all I have decided to write off this week and have it as a recovery R&R week whilst I forget that BM is what 3 wks away!! On the race front I have completed my Reading application (not posted until I have spare money!) and my Moonwalk cheque never got cashed (big shock that! NOT!) I'm also playing with Ubuntu thanks to Ixus ... great looking and easy install as he said! Just need to try and work out how to get Samba done so I can access some devices and files on my

Well seeing as you lot have put up tree pics ... here is mine!

Whilst pregnant I bought an embroidery to make for my mum. Gnome is now over 8yrs old and I have finally got round to finishing it! So I have made it into a picture for my mum's Christmas present!

So lets see ... Friday I popped off home to Berkshire to do the daughter thing (climb into loft to get Christmas stuff down, do tree etc) and then to Frolic on Sunday. It was FAB to see everyone on Sunday. Having been ill at the beginning of the week I hadn't run for a few days and as I was now eating properly I felt fine and was looking forward to a trot in the woods. I soon found that my legs had a different idea, something like "barfing and hardly any food for 2 days... you must be joking!" oh and then my nose decided to join in the fun too! Still it was lovely and a HUGE fanks to Fraggle for looking after me and missing out on the full run. Oh and a smaller fanks to Zilla for making me run to the car when my legs shouted STOP!!! I see he is learning from coach Spans!! This afternoon I am off early because I have my ENT appointment and then I am not back at work until Jan which is great!! I will report back after my apointment! later...... [snuffle sniffle] Well Mr ENT

I know it is early but hey! So this year I have had: a stress fracture (2-3mths off running) loadsa colds loadsa nosebleeds knackered back (2-3wks off running) food poisoning/reaction (this week!) I finish 2005: approx same weight as I started approx same speed as I started approx same distance for long runs as I started So for 2006 I will be: healthier! Number of colds need to be reduced! fitter! So longer runs faster! lighter! Will aid with the getting fitter and faster! On the bright side: (updated for Beanz!) only 2mths off with SF could have been a lot longer 1 week family holiday in EuroDisney gained weight and lost weight got a great physio got a great sport massage ouchy painfull lady got an ENT appointment for bloody (yes pun was intended!) nose next Monday I COMPLETED THE FLORA LONDON MARATHON!! I GOT A NEW MARATHON PB!! and IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! So to follow on from what Womble said I have thought up the following!

Since 7AM yesterday I haven't chucked up!! Yesterday I ate 2 slices of dry toast and drank 1.5l of lucozade sport! For those of you who know me you will realise just how ill that made me! Toast was only eaten at 8PM because I ached so much and felt so rough I needed drugs and didn't want to take them on a totally empty stomach. Today I have had 500ml L.sport for breakfast (well brunch as I woke up at 12:30!), 2 slices of toast for lunch (due to more drugs!) and soup and toast for tea (Gnome told me to eat saying drinking LSport alone was not healthy!!) The soup and toast were too much really and I felt really full after. So I am a lot better and guess I will be returning to work tomorrow. I do still feel a little weak but given the above diet it's hardly surprising now is it!?! My throat is still iffy but I think Benz was right, I thought it had something stuck in it, but she suggested it was scratched and given I had some nuts Monday night it could be true. Especially as t

I'm starting to think that I should stop having targets, forget the GFA and just enjoy running. I keep on having so many set backs. Last night I was tired and in bed at 10:30. At 2AM I wake up with a dodgy belly, 2:30 - 3:30 I'm in the bathroom, not a pretty sight. Go back to bed now freezing cold so can't sleep as I am shivering. Up again later to chuck up again (WW chicken tikka is the problem!). Then at 6-7 (lost track of time) I tell hubby I am not going to work. He asks how I feel. I say "still feel sick" at which point I jump out of bed and run to the bathroom again! So I am drained. Not eaten for almost 24hrs. Sat here drinking Lucozade (need some energy). Feel like something is stuck in my throat (from 1st chucking up but obviously not blocked as I have chucked up twice since!!) sorry is this too much info?? Needless to say I am not running today, and probably will stay at home and not run tomorrow either!

ENT appointment next Monday and they won't mind if Gnome comes with me! I can walk! No stiffness to speak of so the post run bath massage has done it's trick. I did also give my calves a quick massage this morning too to be on the safe side! Blister isn't hurting (thanks compeed!) Chaffing isn't bad (thanks sudacreme) Knees aren't aching (thanks zipvit! I use their glucosamine and emu oil gel) But best of all this week I am working 8-2:30 as I have to collect Gnome from school and next week I am only working Monday morning until 1!! Then no work until 4th Jan!! Yippeeee

As previously mentioned by Leon - Sunday is long run day! I haven't done a long run for a few weeks - my last proper one was 13th November (the High Peak Relay) and prior to that was the 31st October. The last 3 excuses have been, nose bleeds after 2.5m, nose bleed before I even started and a cold. This weekend I was determined as BM is getting closer and closer that I would do a proper long run. I was not going to stop because of a stupid nose bleed (tissues located!) and I was not going to moan for the 1st 1-2m due to horrid tight half asleep legs! The only snag was hubby is working weekends which meant I had to be home by 9:30 so I had to leave at 7:30 at the latest! Not something I was looking forward to due to lack of light at that time! Oh and not being that warm either! Last night was restless as I was concerned I would sleep through my alarm, so when it went off a half asleep pixie dragged herself out of bed. I wandered into the spare room and sat on the floor yawning. Afte

Today I have 2 events planned: Mini Midlands social! I WILL run! I also plan to restrain myself and not let 1st line support wind me up and get me stress/comfort eating! Well that's the plan anyway! Currently sat here at work listening to Christmas songs whilst wearing my "Happy Hat" AKA a santa's hat!! lunchtime edit .... Well I've been out running! Managed 4.6m in 55mins so a second or two over 12mm pace. HR was up and I really can not imagine keeping that pace for 13.1m let alone anything faster. If I was still aiming for sub 2:30 I would need 11:27mm pace on average - now updated ETA to 2:45 and it will be close! I hope that the HR is only up as I finally get over my cold and that once that drops the pace will come with it! I have 2hrs to do Sunday and would like at least 9m to be dragged out! Still wearing my happy hat too!! Maybe I should wear it to the social as I now have really bad hat hair!!

Yes I know it was a shock to me too! Last run was just over a week ago and it was great to be back out again! I did 40mins solid run which was a steady 3.3m. Only stopped to cross busy roads so really pleased. Legs were a bit tired and HR was higher than normal (post virus I guess) at 83% ave (normally about 79-80%) but I ran! 'twas cold out there too! So looking forward to Sunday's long run now!

Thanks to Caff I seem to have admitted to the following in 2006. Jan - Brass Monkey Half Feb - Trail Plus Training Camp Feb - Bramley 10m (poss) April - Reading Half April - FLM Support May - Moonwalk Marafun (if I get in!) Sept - Robinhood Half Oct - Great South Run (poss) Oh this looks interesting too! Evening Update Errr umm sorry! Had a bad attach of the CBA when I got home. So no trotting [hangs head in shame]. It also seems (from RW sources!) that the moonwalk is not going to happen! So I was pleased with finding that other half (linked above) only to find out hubby is working that weekend so I can't do that either!! But I did do this instead ....

Right well this is the start of my week's plan! Tomorrow I will do test run on the tready afterwork which means I can easily stop if not right. Thursday I have the Christmas play to watch! Sunday I WILL GET UP EARLY and do a 2hr run! Problem is driving along thinking about where to run isn't a good idea when it's 5:30 rush hour traffic home! I've still not got my route planned. 2hrs will be 9+m I think and I don't really want to hit the main roads, much rather potter about on the back roads and the trail, I just don't know them so don't know which roads are safe to run on! Me finks I may do a detor on the way to work tomorrow!! hehe

Well the weekend was a long slow one because I was resting. I did find lots of things to do like sewing (I'm making a bear from a kit for my mum's Christmas present) embrodiary (again for mum but this was started 8yrs ago!) tiding the kitchen (getting a dishwasher and need to make space) tiding with Gnome (well his room was a mess (he is only 8 remember so it's expected!) and he needs space as I have no doubt my mum will spend too much at Christmas!) installed Red Hat 8 on old/spare box (found an old disk and gave that a try seeing as Fedora wouldn't work!) So anyway lots to keep me amused but it just wasn't "right". I should be washing lots of running kit and planning and doing a long run at the weekend. The tready kept on calling from the garage too trying to tempt me to do a short 20-30 mins but I remained resolute and stayed away. Today I feel in danger of being over this pesky cold. I have to go buy some audio cables, and stuffing for my bear so no ru

Last week I was partially lurgyfied. Had 3 nose bleeds and hardly ran. This week I have done 3.7m and I am still full of lurgy. Last night I was up at 12 to care for a chucking up Gnome. Today I am full of lurgy, Gnome is at home with daddy and I am shattered. Me finks I need to give in and rest.