Feb03201010:25 a.m.
Alive & Running!
After the excesses of Christmas & Caribbean adventures I'm back at it.
YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR.
And with 31 days until the Barth Harf it's a flipping good job really!
Quite a few of m'work colleagues are taking part in the Half this year to raise money for a Trust Fund for daughter of a colleague of ours. The colleague is very sickly with cancer and wasn't expected to enjoy Christmas this year, but he did. Unfortunately his wife has an incurable disease too - and their 14 year old daughter will soon be orphaned. So we're doing all we can for her.
So .. I am pleased to be alive and well and physically able to have another shot at another half marathon.
Yes indeedy.
Because quite a few colleagues are running this year our department has sprouted a number of lunchtime running groups. The Plodders (I know my place!), The Speedsters and The Occasionals. Added to which, most of us are hooked on x-biking : so we're the fittest bunch of IT nerds around.
Yesterday was a 4 mile lunchtime run round campus with 2 killer hills for measure and an hour of x-biking after work.
And I loved them both.
Noice.
...and I'm having another go at lunchtime today (running 3.5 miles) - although, to be fair, I'm still worn out from yesterday's exertions!
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Shaun 'Go Team IT - a very worthy cause. And welcome back Annie!' added 3rd Feb 2010
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moose10 'certainly puts everything into perspective well done to you and all your colleagues and good luck with the training' added 3rd Feb 2010
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peterb 'Great cause , I didn't get in so won't be there ' added 3rd Feb 2010
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Keith_L 'Great cause and miotivation. makes you realise how lucky you are' added 3rd Feb 2010
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Hat 'And about time tooooooo! Where you bin? Galavanting around the Caribbean and then hiding behind yer desk...I don't know. Good to have you back though and great news about the running and all the organised runners at your place of work, good idea. And what a special but sad cause to raise funds for too... Onwards and Upwards!xxxx' added 3rd Feb 2010
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Firefly123 'Good luck with the training. It really does make you count your blessings. ' added 3rd Feb 2010
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Johnf 'Hope you all make a stack for the fund. Bet you're finding it nice here after having to put up with the Caribbean!' added 4th Feb 2010
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RuddysMarathonEffort 'Nice one Annie, glad your up and running and a great cause...can we help/contribute/sponsor you?' added 4th Feb 2010
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jach222 'What a good cause... sad mind you tho but lovely that so many people are thinking of her... Just catching up with blogs... I've been missing in action but I am back with a new blog in general running.... because I is doing the TRAILWALKER.... oh my goodness what have I done???? Nice to see your training is as hardcore as ever (well compared to mine!!!)' added 5th Feb 2010
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