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Morning all. Its a cool start to the day today down here 7C or 44F. I'm up early to RD Parkrun, then will be doing 5k at intended HM pace. I'm a little nervous for it because it's been a while since I've done this pace. Looking forward to the run though

Morning all! Muscles have recovered enough that I did a tempo run this morning. Yay. I woke up early and didn't feel like running. But kept thinking I never regret a run, and I didn't. It is a lovely cool morning, great to get out again. Calf is good and muscles were OK. I'm on call tonight so not sure what I'm going to do…

@eleanorhawkins he's very upset with me atm. I didn't do the first 2 days, hen only 4.5k of 8 on my first run back. Was supposed to do a tempo run this morning but skipped cause I was really tired and all my muscles are so sore from yesterday's workout Oh well.

@runs_on_espresso welcome back. Glad the meds are helping! @shanaber I'll check out the video when I get home. Yes I'll be making a cake again, it's my bliss lol. She keeps changing her mind. First it was Pikachu, now it's a cat. She has one more week to decide before I have to get stuff for it lol. Took today as a rest…

Hey guys. Been absent since I climbed the mountain as my left calf injury flared up and I decided to stop running until it was pain free for a week. And that day was last Saturday. I went for a 5k run Saturday, then again on Monday and so far calf is behaving. A few moments of tightness but is better. Today I started the…

Hey all. Well we've had some crazy days. About 1.5 weeks ago on Thursday DH saw a mortgage advisor about borrowing to build. Turns out we are about 80k short for what we want to do. We can build but it won't be the house we want. His advice was to buy an investment property, rent it out and build the equity we need that…

@CMorning99 I'm so sorry to hear grey cat is sick. Hopefully he comes right. I can see how that would see your stress through the roof!

Hey guys. Been Mia because it took a while to recover from the mountain summit. Then I had a LOT of work. So many call outs. I was exhausted. I'm back. Hope everyone is OK. I see @shanaber is having bicep issues. I'm sorry to hear that. And some crazy weather for @swenson19 My left calf is playing up again so no running…

Thanks @quilteryoyo and @CMorning99 I've got all sorts of aches and pains, mostly DOMS. oh im going to be really sore tomorrow, it usually takes a day to really kick in. Mostly my quads and lats. Probably from the climbing haha. I have work today, angio so mostly sit down do nothing kind of work. That's a relief. I'm on…

Hey guys! I achieved my March Goal!! I made it up, and down the mountain!! Going up was awesome, I loved it. The climbing was great and I would absolutely do it again. Going down... Another story. Its really steep with lots of rocks and loose stones. And the soles came off my hiking boots about 1/3 of the way down. This…

Hey guys! Well i made it up, and down the mountain!! Going up was awesome, I loved it. The climbing was great and I would absolutely do it again. Going down... Another story. Its really steep with lots of rocks and loose stones. And the soles came off my hiking boots about 1/3 of the way down. This made things a lot harder…

Oh and I'm an aunt!! My brother had his first child today. Baby is in NICU atm but will be OK. Mum is recovering. Long labour that ended in csect. They are in Australia, so it will be a while before I get to meet her. Its very cool!

Hey all. I'll go back and read. I took a few days off for mental health. Ate everything and felt like garbage. Never want to do that again. Weight naturally went up a bit but am back on the wagon without too much trouble today so that's a relief. Ended up 4 days off. 7 days in the row of work was my ultimate undoing. I go…

@quilteryoyo I had something similar when I pregnant with DD7. It was a spiky thing sticking out of my belly button. I finally pulled it out. So gross haha. @CMorning99 sad to hear Grey is declining. Hopefully it's something temporary and he will bounce back? Hugs. Yesterday I decided to make a conscious choice to take a…

@CMorning99 what a frustrating weekend, and to find all those tax bills, I get why you got a lotto ticket!

Weight back up again today. That's 2 weeks now grrrr. I'm am moving my mindset to seeing other changes. My uniform fits better for example. Maybe I'm recomping? I've increased my protein but haven't don't any strength training in a while. OK obsessed and annoyed. It will drop. One day. Lol. I'm working in ED again today.…

Beautiful pics!

Morning all. Run yesterday was good. Was toying with 16k but about half an hour into my run I realised it was after 10am, in summer in NZ and I didn't put sunscreen on... Given I'm so white I get moonburn, I decided to cut the run short at around 10.5k. That realisation took me off road for a bit where there was shade lol.…

@swenson19 omg what a dick! Why do guys ththat is OK??? Sorry the hip is giving you grief still. So frustrating. @noblsheep love the boards. I even recognise one medal! @quilteryoyo you will get there! Work last night was quiet. It was strange but kinda nice. Started watching the queen's gambit again. Weight still…

@quilteryoyo yay for cardio visit. Hope wearing the monitor gets you something, and yikes that's a high diastolic... My systolic is usually around 105 so that's scary. @CMorning99 you have some amazing thrift shops if you can pick up a $2000 skirt! Crazy stuff. DD is fine. I wonder if they was just way tired. She had been…

Thanks guys. DD crashed and slept almost 14 hrs! Has just woken up so will see how she is doing. Yeah kids can get vaccinated, first doses were 24th January (NZ is late to the party) . She's had her first shot and isn't due for her second till the 24th March. Calf feels good today. I think it's the sudden changes in…

Passing through, glad to hear from you @swenson19 hope something comes of the FR! Been a rough couple of days. Played squash yesterday, pulled calf again. So took today off. Hopefully will run tomorrow. DD7 came home from school and complained about being cold. Given its still summer, I checked her temperature - 39.0C…

Morning all. Taking a rest day today. I've run 3 days in a row since my calf injury and don't want to risk anything. It feels fine, but I'm learning from my past and not pushing. Working evening shift tonight, then day off tomorrow so will be a good day for a run tomorrow anyway.

@CMorning99 when I'm trying to sleep and my mind is running crazy I try imagining every muscle in my body slowly relaxing. Starting at my toes. I usually fall asleep by the time I get to my knees. It's a good distraction anyway. I love to sew, and cross stitch lol. I do it while I have TV (or YouTube these days) on in the…

@CMorning99 you are one busy person. Doing 4k a month sales sounds pretty good! Hope the accountant works out OK... I understand your worry though. I was on call last night. My scales have crept up since the lowest weight Saturday. It doesn't seem fair but I know I'll get a whoosh soon as long as I stick to it. Lately this…

@Tramboman happy birthday, and I'm so sorry to see you go. Its been amazing having you here and we love you and your input.

Hey all! My goal this month: climb our local mountain! Info in the spoiler For running, follow the coaching plan, and not get injured again.

We got a March thread yet? It's only 4hrs left of Feb here...

Paper piecing. Never done it before but I absolutely love it. My new favourite technique

I had ifit when I got my bike. It was a years subscription. And I really liked it. When the year was up it was going to cost me $500 to keep it going! Nope no thanks. So I just watch YouTube instead