Attempted to call the parentals in an effort to delay going for my first post-marathon run. No answer. Guess I’m going to have to run.
Awesome. Just made plans with @gadgetgirl70 to see Dolly Parton in Sydney in November. Our tour of the Great Gay Icons continues…
Attempted to call the parentals in an effort to delay going for my first post-marathon run. No answer. Guess I’m going to have to run.
First post-marathon run. Nice & easy!
Awesome. Just made plans with @gadgetgirl70 to see Dolly Parton in Sydney in November. Our tour of the Great Gay Icons continues…
As you all know, I DID IT. After the marathon on Sunday, we were pretty much stuck indoors at the Snook’s parents’ place while the entire coast was flooded with rain. The Pacific Highway is closed, but we managed to get to the New England Highway yesterday and drive home. (That little detour added nearly 4 hours to the trip!) I had planned to do a recovery run on Tuesday, but it was just impossible in the wet. Do you know that LEECHES come out in the rain up there? Ugh. So my first post-marathon run was an easy one today to Newtown. My hips are tight, but otherwise I feel okay*. I’ve got a bunch more races planned for the winter and spring… Bring it on!
May 12: 42.56km
May 17: 4.3km
Total this week: 46.85km (29.3mi)
Total in 2011: 629.74km (393.6mi)
To meet my goal of running 1200km in 2011, I should be at 553.8km. So I’ve still got quite a healthy cushion there!
* My right big toenail is still hanging in there. It’s been sore and red looking, so I went to give it a trim before today’s run. It turns out there’s a blister underneath the nail, and when I trimmed it, I accidentally popped the blister. IT SQUIRTED. The less we talk of it, the better.
@drkknits so it is! We are going through there. Snook thinks nundle rd might be closed tho.
@sthcrft Stuck at in-laws on mid north coast. Trying to get back to Sydney and Pac Highway is closed…
After 3hrs drive, made it through Dorrigo and safely to Armidale. Sun is shining here! Lunch, then 6hr drive home… (cc @knitness)
HEY, there’s a Big Guitar in Tamworth, right? Another Big Thing to add to my collection!
Nice little cafe/diner! Hit the spot. http://4sq.com/k0i04g
Beardy Street in Armidale. Appropriate. http://twitpic.com/5c6iap
Big Golden Guitar. HELLS YEAH! http://twitpic.com/5c7e0s
Pee and coffee break! http://4sq.com/mt98bM
@thisismywww Yeah, inability to get to Taree is why we were on NE Highway. 🙂
Snook has a bladder the size of a teacup. Nearly home… http://4sq.com/lNUuIW
So nice to be home. And @knitness made spaghetti! Housesitter WIN.
After 3hrs drive, made it through Dorrigo and safely to Armidale. Sun is shining here! Lunch, then 6hr drive home…
Beardy Street in Armidale. Appropriate.
Big Golden Guitar. HELLS YEAH!
So happy to be home and warm in my own bed after 10+ hours on the road! I think the cats even missed us…
This is what we escaped on the Mid-North Coast yesterday. Two of the towns that were evacuated – Jerseyville and Kinchela – where actually along the marathon course I ran on Sunday.
@drkknits Don’t think we can get to it. We’re cut off in both directions, I think! At least it’s not raining right now. Maybe it’ll drain.
Eungai Creek has receded a little. Yesterday it was flowing over the bridge. Now it’s just below it. http://twitpic.com/5bnnzt
@lemon_lime Tell me about it. They evacuated like 400ppl last night from the towns along the marathon route. Highway is closed too!
Just what I wanted to do on my vacation: spend hours doing Knitters Guild stuff for a volunteer position I’m not supposed to have anymore.
@drkknits My replacement is kind of MIA right now.
@witty_knitter In English, that translates to You Are a Very Big Sucker. 🙂
Looking increasingly likely that we’re going to be stranded here another night! What an adventure this holiday is turning out to be.
RT @abcnewsNSW: Thousands isolated in NSW flood crisis http://j.mp/kG5Pgr // Including us! We might have a plan though…
RT @DeathStarPR: An Open Letter to Beloved Academy Award Winning Hollywood Actress Natalie Portman: http://bit.ly/kGQn6Q
We think we can get through Dorrigo Rd to New England Highway. Will add 3hrs to the trip. Plus side: I get to see Armidale?
@lemon_lime Going to try an alternate (50% longer) route. Still hoping to get home tonight…
@drkknits Nah, no Tamworth. Not going up that far north.
Eungai Creek has receded a little. Yesterday it was flowing over the bridge. Now it’s just below it.
Looking increasingly likely that we’re going to be stranded here another night! What an adventure this holiday is turning out to be.
We think we can get through Dorrigo Rd to New England Highway. Will add 3hrs to the trip. Plus side: I get to see Armidale?
We made it through. RSI out of SW Rocks was hardest I’ve ever seen. Eungai Creek took out bridge so we went the long way. Safe and dry now.
@sharre Bah. Kitties sleep 20 hrs a day. Our little fuzzball was fine with us both working full time. Better yet – get two kitties!
@michelle_falzon Neat! We’re near the bridge, and the creek is up over right now. Had to go the long way around!
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Yikes! Kempsey is being evacuated. Hope the highway doesn’t get cut off. We could still get stuck up here!
We made it through. Rain out of SW Rocks was hardest I’ve ever seen. Eungai Creek took out bridge so we went the long way. Safe and dry now.
For those wondering, big toe is still pretty sore. I suspect I’m going to lose the nail. My first one! I feel like a real marathoner now. 🙂
