Running some more

I ran over the new iron cove bridge on Saturday morning



and past my favorite bit of graffiti ever


I did miss a run on Thursday due to work - but still managed over 10kms for the week

running til 24th Jan 2011 - 11.8kms


I will need a few days to sort out winners, actually give me another week and call me slack instead

an extension and some more running

Hello
I am still alive
& I completed and survived the first day of shoot yesterday

It sounds great to say that I spent the day at the beach - but all day the water and sun tortured me as I was working and couldn't swim - as I had to go back to the office after.  I did work on my tan inadvertently and the arms are red brown at the moment.

Anyway I have been running heaps and wanted to report on the last two weeks

Week 2 of 2011 I ran a total of 25.9kms, and I rode 5.2kms to meet up with Kris for a run around Sydney Park.

Week 3 of 2011 I ran a total of 17.9km - might try for a quick one in the morning depending on how tired I am

Total so far this year - 60.9kms which according to calculations is way beyond expectations but I set the bar low for this reason exactly. Trying to balance motivation and the pressure not to fail.  That sweet spot where it is achievable if the odds are against me any particular week.

I have also been meditation 5 out of the 7 days in the last two weeks.

By managing to meet up with my running buddies which is a great tonic to work - and keeps my sanity in check by providing and alternate view to the world outside of a tv production.  Working 12 hours and more a day does somehow twist normality as you see your work colleagues more than anyone else.  Reality starts to skew towards the world you are creating rather than what is happening in the real world.  Sadly the past two weeks so much has been going on here with the rain both north and south, this is not the alternate reality anyone wants.


I am extending the deadline on the blog birthday thing til the end of the month - so go over here and comment to be in for the win - and I will post overseas!!!!

FO 2011 Daffodil

This Cardigan has been on my list for a while (and the sandals are finally in the post would you believe).

Last week I had a solid run of holiday and nothing to do - bad weather, a comfy couch and the TV series on DVD 'The Killing', and my own personal chef - well we did take turns sort of,  I did breakfast and he did dinner - yum yum yum.

This is what happened







I reused some yarn bought back in 2002 for a cardie that just never looked good on my or anyone that I tried to give it to.

But I loved the yarn - my favourite as you know in another guise of Tango, Rowan Felted Tweed and I really loved the grey

I did a test to see which colour would go for the stripe - I hope you agree with me on the icy blue I picked, the last one on the right.




I still need to sew in the ends, block and find the perfect buttons - me thinks grey or ice blue


I have started my super duper sock club 2011 socks - but I am sort of stuck at the heel - but really want to meet up with my fellow sock knitters and discuss.  I want the thrill of talking about the sock with my fellow super duper sock knitters.......
I am loving the wollmiese sock yarn to knit with - just a tiny bit splitty but otherwise a great knit.


Running update - so far really good
3rd Jan -3.02kms
4th Jan - 3.22km
5th Jan - 3.35km
9th Jan - 7.48kms
Total this week - 17.07kms - wow a bit more than I thought - but the trick is to keep it up when work gets mad as it will in the next two weeks


I am really really tempted to knit another pi shawl with holes and in a really fine lace weight like this one- am I mad....