light duty

Rowlf
Originally uploaded by Auswomble

Good news of the day was that AJ woke up with a cough and more snot running from her nose than I would have thought possible. Doesn't sound good, but the barking seal has gone so I think the croup has gone. She would have happily jumped in the backpack to go out for a walk with the dogs (well, a sit for her) but I thought she could take a day off. We took advantage of the Australia-England awake hour overlap we have by getting up so early and skyped my bro, her uncle (natch) before he headed out to the pub. He's a runner too, y'know, and it is him that is responsible for me taking part in torturathon - sorry, Janathon. AJ decided to be mainly mute, but did demonstrate her iPad skills and say goodbye.

Sal got up a little earlier than usual, I handed over the baton and took just Rowlf down to middle Harbour for his swim. His walk was roughly the run I did yesterday, the main difference today being that it rained - some proper rain. I hoped it would keep raining and decided that I'd drop him at home, give him some breakfast and head straight out for a short run. Sal and AJ were out, little 'un getting a mullet - sorry, bob - haircut. Gave me an opportunity to run before AJ's morning nap which would, I figured, give me an opportunity later to nap when she did. Smart eh? Up here for thinking, down there for running...

Of course it had stopped raining when I got home, bloody weather. So I had a short sweaty trot around what I call my Mowbray Road loop, a stock run, fairly short and about the flattest available. I live on a hill, so nothing is entirely flat.

Got home fairly hungry, fuelled so far by a single cappuccino, now 9km walked and 7km run. Threw down a couple of sarnies, made some vegemite toast for Alex and then the whole family crashed out on the sofas.

Restful day today, trophy run tomorrow, all being well.