Dawn Of The Dead

Went to the movies last night with Tom. Saw Dawn Of The Dead…. don’t bother. 28 Days Later was much better, or maybe I just preferred that because I saw it first. There’s only so much you can do with a zombbie-flick it would seem. Anyway, unless you’re particularly into the genre, don’t waste your hard-earned.

Weigh-in

Tipped the scales at 88.3kg this morning.

Shopping & Movies

Went up to Bondi Junction yesterday to check out the new shopping megaplex thing they’ve almost finished building. It looks pretty nice, though I did notice that it has been divided into ‘Haves’ and ‘Have-nots’ sections! On one side you have David Jones, Versace, Tag-Heuer and various designer stuff, whereas the other side has Myers and regular stores. Even to food courts are themed differently, with the ‘Haves’ section being very subtle and stylish and the ‘Have-nots’ being garish and in-your-face. Pretty funny really.

I bought myself a new phone while I was up there too. I ended up getting the SonyEricsson T630 in black, though they had to order it for me so I’ll collect it next week.

Finally, saw Shrek 2 last night. Great fun, really funny and well worth a look.

Ill, Possibly

Got my short run in last night – 2.3km. Felt good, getting the hang of this running lark ;-) I kept the pace down and timed it at 11:30 which is just about right.

500m easy

D: 2.3km – T: 11:30 – HR: 150

I woke up yesterday with the beginnings of a cold/sore throat. It felt OK last night so I went for the run, but this morning it’s there again. I’m supposed to go for a bike ride this evening, but I reckon I’ll skip that, do nothing tomorrow either, dose myself with Beroccas and hope for the best.

B: 94.6km – R: 6.6km

Around The Park

My new plan seems to be working. Rather than cycling in to/out of work every day I’ve decided to try and do three longer rides a week, aiming to exceed 100km in total. The first of those was on Monday, and I’ve just done the second. On the way home from work I did five laps of Centennial Park, which was quite good fun because it was pitch black and there were very few other cyclists around. I was a little worried that the park would be locked up after dark, so I checked after 2 laps before continuing on for the remainder. I cycled down to Rose Bay expecting to see Jacqui doing her Step Into Life class, but apparently she does it on Thursday night instead. Oh well, it counts for a couple of extra kms.

B: 94km – R: 3.8km

Run

Did another 3.3km run this evening which went a little better than Sunday. Made a concious decision to try and slow down even more, and went through 2.3km in 11:25 (12.1kmh) which is about right. My HR was down to 144 from 160 or so, and the run felt quite good, so I think I’ll try and stick to this pace in future.

500m easy

D: 3.3km – T: 17:00 – HR: 144

B: 56.6km – R: 3.8km

Bonus

I thought that Grand Drive in Centennial Park was 3.6kms long, but it’s actually 3.8kms. That means my total ride yesterday gets boosted to 56.6kms, a bonus of 6.6km.

I was supposed to bet up for a swim this morning, but I was bloody exhausted and fell straight back to sleep after the alarm.

B: 56.6km

Weigh-in

Weighed in at 87.6kg this morning. Still progressing in the right direction.

1000km

Just back from a cycle around Centennial Park. There were loads of people up there relaxing and enjoying the day off work for the Queen’s Birthday. Plenty of kids on rollerblade and rented bikes. I did 50km in total, including to and from my house, which now pushes me over 1000km on the bike since Feb 1st. I’m pretty happy with that, though I’m also pretty tired now ;-)

B: 50km

Run

Went for a slightly longer run this afternoon, trying to maintain a slower pace. Felt reasonably OK, and managed to complete 2.3km in 11mins, almost 1min slower than the last time. That still works out at 12.5kmh, which I reckon is still too fast. I think I should be training at less than 12 at least, though it starts to feel more like shuffling at that stage. I continued on for a total of approximately 3.25km, the furthest I’ve run so far. I can feel the extra distance in my calves though ;-)

500m easy

D: 3.25 – T: ? – HR: 162bpm

B: 30km – R:6.8km