A reality check

Pretty in Pink

Awesome ride this morning, we joined the Kiwivelo folks for their annual christmas ride.  As Julie mentioned, "what you do for a free breaky, ah!".  Unbeknown to us there was a slower group leaving at 5.50am, unfortunately we joined the 6am group, full of very speedy folks.  Camp Mother (CM) and I managed to hold on for the first 10k but were then promptly dropped.  Likely would have been sooner if it hadnt been for the red lights providing an opportunity to catchup. :)

Amazing there would have been at least 50 in the bunch we were in, and it looked awesome as we took over the streets in Takapuna.  Check out the kit kindly loaned by CM.  Needed to look the part!, although a little snug for my liking, had to keep sucking in the tummy. HeHe 

Unfortunately the ride time allowed Jason (Mrs J) and Julie to consult on running plans for Friday, see the email I got this morning .... with friends like these how can I not finish Ironman, so much encouragement. :)

Right Chris you have a marathon in 2 ½ months so we have a bit of work to do.

Your biking and swimming is fine but your running/walking is sh*t and needs some work !

So this Friday will be a key day to get out and run and also Saturday bike run.

You don’t have to run 2hrs on Friday but you have to be on your feet for 2hrs walk/run. 

You can walk/run to smales farm and we can meet you there and go for a 1hr 15ish-30ish  run/walk to make up to 2hrs.

I know you have a programme and I don’t want to interfere with it but you didn’t do running drills on Monday, I bet you won’t run 60mins today so you have no choice but to run on Friday! if you have to run 3hrs by 7^th Jan then you need to be running/walking 2hrs now.

So on that note we are happy to meet anytime on Friday morning.

Mrs Jason