First, I will get the whinge du jour over and done with; I woke up this morning with another big bang sinus head, the first after a few, welcome days of relief. This once again ate into my days' productivity in large, unrecoverable chunks. And it hurt!
Having decided to use the opportunity of having moved most the furniture and books from my study to paint the other walls and ceiling, I completed the moving task and went to get the appropriate paint from the shop in the morning with the aim of getting a coat done while at Customs with Aki. However, with the damn sinus', and Bob requesting 'just a few things' from the markets while I was out there, it was too late to begin and get there in time.
I enjoyed Customs, Bob arriving by bike, with a couple of new starters as well as most of the usual stalwarts. Aki and I both went off our correct handicap, Aki running without a watch. Allrounder's absence was noted, as once again we were still off the same time, despite my significant lack of form in the last few months. I went hard though all the way, and once again was passed my many (but not all this time!) of the backmarkers who started behind me.
Aki was looking good at the 3k mark when I saw her, and had long finished by the time SpeedyGeoff out sprinted me to the finish. (Having exhausted my whinge quota I won't mention my time here). Thankfully, Aki finally managed to score an overdue win for the first time in over a year of running the Customs course. Way to go, girl!
D
esperately unpolitically correct, SpeedyGeoff, Aki and I did practice our 'running like a girl' styles, keeping our arms and elbows high, hands and nails out (for drying the polish) and kicking our legs out from the knees. Geoff was very good, and deserves special mention, however Aki did have a natural advantage and talent!
After much chin-wagging (sometimes I think that the blokes are worse than a mother's club) Aki and I left for a gentle warm down, a counter clockwise two bridges run, with a mid-point ITB stretching break. Coffee at the Deck to finish, and then home to (huh!) finish getting the first coat of paint on. I had stopped in to the chemist to get some Sudafed (recommended by doctor and friend at Customs and at Mt Ainslie) in an attempt to thwart future sinus mornings, and as I changed in readiness, the thunder rolled on and it rained. Rule of painting: if you wouldn't hang out the washing or wash the car, don't paint.
I completed a thorough masking of the sills and architraves, while watching the final overs of the 3rd Test match. By the time the rain stopped, the light went and I had to accept that it would be a job for tomorrow.
[Warning: bad painting pun ahead] Roll On!
Having decided to use the opportunity of having moved most the furniture and books from my study to paint the other walls and ceiling, I completed the moving task and went to get the appropriate paint from the shop in the morning with the aim of getting a coat done while at Customs with Aki. However, with the damn sinus', and Bob requesting 'just a few things' from the markets while I was out there, it was too late to begin and get there in time.
I enjoyed Customs, Bob arriving by bike, with a couple of new starters as well as most of the usual stalwarts. Aki and I both went off our correct handicap, Aki running without a watch. Allrounder's absence was noted, as once again we were still off the same time, despite my significant lack of form in the last few months. I went hard though all the way, and once again was passed my many (but not all this time!) of the backmarkers who started behind me.
Aki was looking good at the 3k mark when I saw her, and had long finished by the time SpeedyGeoff out sprinted me to the finish. (Having exhausted my whinge quota I won't mention my time here). Thankfully, Aki finally managed to score an overdue win for the first time in over a year of running the Customs course. Way to go, girl!
D
esperately unpolitically correct, SpeedyGeoff, Aki and I did practice our 'running like a girl' styles, keeping our arms and elbows high, hands and nails out (for drying the polish) and kicking our legs out from the knees. Geoff was very good, and deserves special mention, however Aki did have a natural advantage and talent!After much chin-wagging (sometimes I think that the blokes are worse than a mother's club) Aki and I left for a gentle warm down, a counter clockwise two bridges run, with a mid-point ITB stretching break. Coffee at the Deck to finish, and then home to (huh!) finish getting the first coat of paint on. I had stopped in to the chemist to get some Sudafed (recommended by doctor and friend at Customs and at Mt Ainslie) in an attempt to thwart future sinus mornings, and as I changed in readiness, the thunder rolled on and it rained. Rule of painting: if you wouldn't hang out the washing or wash the car, don't paint.
I completed a thorough masking of the sills and architraves, while watching the final overs of the 3rd Test match. By the time the rain stopped, the light went and I had to accept that it would be a job for tomorrow.
[Warning: bad painting pun ahead] Roll On!
Love the "Run like a Girl" Marathon.
Cheers,
Ben
That's a great cartoon Carolyne! Who would have thought Geoff would be so good?! Although Un-PC, we teach all our girls not to 'run like girls'. There's nothing better than seeing girls and boys running like 'runners'.
By the way, LL has lost your email address.