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Posted by Lindsay on 12th May 2009
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Half Marathon Update

I have decided that I will not be doing the Gold Coast Half Marathon and instead will aim for the Melbourne Half Marathon in October. I was going to do the shorter event at Gold Coast but I’ve decided to fly down to Melbourne for a trip instead. Also the cost of a hotel, flights out of Gold Coast kind of spooked me and I just don’t like the idea of me having to get on a plane right after a 21.1km run. LOL. Small leg room and tight muscles just don’t mix.

I decided to take on a smaller task and a longer time frame to accomplish my goals because I got spooked. I didn’t think I could get it done in the time allotted for the race and would’ve felt terrible for even trying. It has been an uphill mental battle to get myself ready for the race. It isn’t because I can’t physically do it but it has just put a negative spin on motivating myself to do it. It instills fear instead of determination. Basically I am thinking what a crazy person I am to attempt such a feat. It is ok because I know the Gold Coast Half Marathon won’t go anywhere, yet. LOL and I am more comfortable preparing for the Melbourne Half Marathon.

I did the Mother’s Day Classic with the people from the running group and Zeph. I finished it in 58mins. Not too bad considering there must have been 10,000 people running. It was PACKED! I almost knocked a lady over because she refused to move after I said, EXCUSE ME! but clearly that wasn’t enough for her to let me pass. Got trapped under the start line could barely move and then got stuck under the William Jolly and got stuck again at one of the hills around West End. Wasn’t happy when some idiot 4wd decided he wanted to drive through the race. He was clearly not going to get anywhere because the 8km walk had started…. IDIOT!

Talking about battles… I have been fighting many battles (not just mental) and one has been the battle of the rashes. Now I have been breaking out in a bad case of rashes due to the sudden change in weather. It is now cold and very dry and I had a pretty bad case of rashes and they kinda looked like hives in the end… but after some intense moisturising sessions with Nivea, I decided to give Palmers Cocoa Butter a try and perfection. It has made an even better recovery on my rashes. I am using the one of sensitive skin and am now considering instead of getting some expensive Biotherm winter option, I might see if Priceline stocks the face moisturiser option.

I love winter… although it is still autumn but the weather is nice and cool. I can finally start digging out some clothes I haven’t worn for a while and might start going through the summer collection and decide what is too worn and needs to go.

Anyway that is it for me… thanks Lianne for encouraging the idea of London/Europe again in my mind. I seriously cannot make up my mind on where I want to go but clearly now isn’t the time. Not enough IT jobs about!!

Posted by Lindsay on 10th April 2009
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Oh Hi!

It has been a while and it was mainly because I had been without the Internet at home for about 3 weeks. Moved house and now quite nicely settled. Also if you haven’t noticed there is a nice new layout change. I finally sat down and did something. I like it although it does lack some colour. I might just have to start posting with photos. Anyway, glad I have got a new plugin for this to stop spam. Over the last few weeks I had been inundated with at least 30 spam comments on my blog. It was a nightmare. But I no longer receive any spam comments! :D Let’s just see how long this lasts.

I have started on my half marathon training. I haven’t done as many runs as I have liked and I feel like I’m losing the battle to get it done. It is the long weekend and so we shall see if I do get out and run. With all this extra training I have lost some more centimetres! Hooray! Average of 4cm around waist, hips and thighs. You would be surprised that I would be with the amount of food I have been eating! Hahaha…

Anyway this is just a quick update to make sure I DO have some new content on here. I think I might have to work on the other areas of the website soon… i.e. get the portfolio up.

Posted by Lindsay on 23rd February 2009
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Almost March

How fast has the new year flown?? It is pretty amazing that it is almost March. My holidays have long been over and I’m still a little homesick… well more like I miss everyone and lazing around doing nothing. LOL. Been back at work and glad that the work I’m doing at the moment is helping me ease back into things. It is also nice doing something instead of thinking how bored I am.

My plan of trying to get my fitness back up has semi-failed but I think it is my fault. Firstly, my gut has been giving me a lot of problems so I think I might have to buy some probiotics or what ever that stuff is called. Secondly, my unconcious decision to cut a lot of meat from my diet has caused me a bit of distress while working out so I’ve got to get back into taking iron supplements. We will have to see where the week takes me. Finally, I’ve just been too god-damn lazy for my own good.

I’m sure I’ll be back on the horse again next week. :)

Posted by Lindsay on 17th September 2008
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Bridge to Brisbane Update

Well it has been a while since I updated this blog. It is still taking me time to come up with a new layout. I’m stuck and at the same time have not found the time to actually sit down and do something about it.

Completing the bridge to brisbane

Completing the bridge to brisbane

I completed the Bridge to Brisbane on the 7th of September. It was a 10km run which felt like 12km and there were 35,000 people. It was a nightmare to run. It wasn’t fun. I ended up being a grumpy runner having to bypass walkers along the way and running more than what I wanted from all the weaving I had to do. Anyway, I completed it in 1hr 14mins. That has to be my average running time for that distance. I do have to say, it was a tough run. The last 2ks were the hardest as we hit the inner city bypass. Running down and then “oh no” having to climb up it. That was excruitating. Anyway, as I approached the 200m mark, I speed up but then felt pangs of tiredness and had to slow down a bit before speeding up again at the finish. I was disappointed but hey, I will do it again next year. Remember, port-a-loos are gross… don’t have too loose clothing while attempting to pee. Hahaha… It was a hot day and I did feel it more than I wanted to. Point to remember – wear cap next time while running.

Anyway, it was a great experience and I am glad I did it. One item off my list of things to do in 2008. I can’t remember what the others were but I know this was on the top of my fitness list.

I get to go to Melbourne again this October for Singapore Day. I am looking forward to going to that and catching up with my brother and his girlfriend. Only 2 weeks to go!! :) Nothing else much has been going on these days (Great rugby news as the All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations) as I am back in the office and working hard. Alright, I better end it here as I am missing Kenny’s World. Hopefully some changes soon.

Posted by Lindsay on 17th August 2008
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Mt Cootha…

So part of the Bridge to Brisbane training included running Mt Cootha which we ran today. I had a drop off 2km up the “mountain” and so ran around 8km in total. It took us 1hr 6mins roughly to run that and we were well impressed with ourselves considering it was our first time running it. We were thinking we might do it again after the race… if we were up for another challenge!

Considering buying this. I want a new jacket and some decent running pants. I finally bought a new pair of runners and I am still trying to break into them. It doesn’t help that I have some serious blister on the bottom of my foot. Ouch! It looks gross……

Anyway, 2 weeks to go and I’m getting very excited! I just hope the blister goes away……..