My posting has dwindled down to a slow trickle these days. I used to compose most of my blog entries on my 20 km runs, but since my half-marathon, I haven't done anything longer than a 10 km! Coaching is on-going, it's time-consuming, but it's been a lot of fun - I've got a really good group. We meet 3x a week - one night is a seminar night followed by a run and the other nights are just practice runs. It's made me a bit nostalgic for my early days of running - back when everything was still fresh and new! (Haha, and back when reaching new distances did NOT involve hours of running!) I've been telling my group some of my old running stories and the different experiences I've had. Actually, now that I think about it - most of my energy has been going into talking about about running to my group and writing recap e-mails (of our weekly seminars) instead of writing blog posts.
There hasn't been much running going on with me right now. I've mostly been going out on practice runs with my group and I haven't had time to go out much on my own. After my last half-marathon, I was convinced that I was finished with half-marathons for the year...but I'm starting to miss having a half to work towards. I miss my weekly 20 kms and the focus that it gave me! :(
So, not much running around for me, but I have been doing stuff. Last weekend, I cashed in my groupon for Tree-top Trekking and went up to Horseshoe Valley with John. We were safely tethered up, with a safety harness around the waist and safety ropes - and we spent the morning on various obstacle courses up in the trees. We had to climb ladders and walk across various tightropes and unstable bridges. At one point there were two platforms and we had to swing from one side to another using a rope! I did fall at one point on one of the unstable bridges. The safety ropes stopped me from falling too far and I was able to pull myself back up. It was a little unnerving! The zip-lines were probably the most fun, although I had a hard time stopping myself from spinning around. I think I landed mostly backwards! I thought I was fairly fit, but my upper body was killing me for 3-4 days afterwards.
Next challenge - Dragon boat racing! My ancestors would be so proud of me!!
