Leastways I hope its temporary.
Last Wednesday night I ran a good 3km on the track. Today I ran a 5km time trial in Centennial Park, starting at the corner of Dickens and Parkes in the centre near the water bubbler, then up onto the grand drive for a lap, then returned to the centre the same way I ran out.
Its a 5km run that CoolRunning do, but its a bit long at just over 5.1, possibly 5.2.
I had a solid run but never got to grips with it and even with a time adjusted for 5.1 I was 45s off my target finish time, a lot over 5km.
Still it was a run, which is always a good thing.
1/2 marathon next weekend and the 8km MS Fun Run the Sunday after. I like racing, its fun and the best way to sharpen up.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Watch out Grant Hackett
Cillian had his second swim today and he really enjoyed himself. He was quite happy to float on his tummy or play bouncy in the water and fairly ok with being on his back. We were ages in the water, firstly in the leisure pool, then in the warmer hydrotherapy pool
We went with Magda and Jan. Jan is a very much a water baby and loves his trips to the pool.
School holidays are over and there was not the crowd of excited kids dashing and splashing about that we had on our last trip, which was good for our little hero.
We made friends with 10 month old Ethan and his mum Skye. Ethan loves the water and will hold onto mums back as she goes for a little swim.
We also made friends with the aqua aerobics instructor and his class of an elderly man and woman. As I was holding both the boys at the time, they wondered if they were twins.
I enjoy being a dad, but holding the two boys in my arm was special. It made me a Dad, someone who will look after not just his own, but all kids.
At Easter we visited with Liz and Rhett down at Gerringong. There was a constant stream of kids wandering through the house to play with our friends' children, not all of whom were known by our hosts. They were never the less welcomed and invited to sit and eat with us and play in the garden.
That's the way it should be.
We went with Magda and Jan. Jan is a very much a water baby and loves his trips to the pool.
School holidays are over and there was not the crowd of excited kids dashing and splashing about that we had on our last trip, which was good for our little hero.
We made friends with 10 month old Ethan and his mum Skye. Ethan loves the water and will hold onto mums back as she goes for a little swim.
We also made friends with the aqua aerobics instructor and his class of an elderly man and woman. As I was holding both the boys at the time, they wondered if they were twins.
I enjoy being a dad, but holding the two boys in my arm was special. It made me a Dad, someone who will look after not just his own, but all kids.
At Easter we visited with Liz and Rhett down at Gerringong. There was a constant stream of kids wandering through the house to play with our friends' children, not all of whom were known by our hosts. They were never the less welcomed and invited to sit and eat with us and play in the garden.
That's the way it should be.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Shady characters
Its not all fun and games being a stay at home dad you know. There's, well, no wait, it is pretty much all fun and games.
This morning we met Rex and his mum for a walk in Centennial Park. The boys very cleverly coordinated their crying so that when one stopped the other started. A quick pit stop was called for and after a feed two happy little boys played together in that 'are you looking at me?' way of babies.
We are having beautiful Autumn weather.
The sooner my Oakleys come back from the repair shop the better.
Sweet little spider
This is a golden orb weaver that I photographed in Centennial Park. Isn't she a sweetie? There's a very pretty one in our back yard. Her abdomen is quite swollen now as its almost time to lay her eggs. Sadly she will then die. Body length of this type of spider is up to 4cm for the female, although this lady looked bigger. They build fabulously huge webs, of the creepy old mansion variety. The males are tiny, about 1/10th the size of the female.
This year, because we've had such a wet summer and autumn, the spiders have delayed their mating and egg laying and over the last month or so there has been a web building frenzy. A very pretty spider and one of my favourites.
And no, they are not poisonous to humans, indeed are quite reluctant to bite.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Down to Double Bay
We walked to Double Bay, the little man sleeping until we got to the relative stillness of the library. We chose a quieter road home, the main route was by now clogged with peak hour traffic.
This is a little beach in Double Bay, not too far from where we live. Its usually quiet, just a few people strolling between the village and their homes, or stepping off the ferry from work. Its not a swimming beach, its too small, has no surf and has too many boats moored just offshore. A 5 minute walk away there is a lovely swimming spot called Redleaf. But still, it was nice to spend a few moments there.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Cillian's world
Cillian is almost seven months old now and his world expands daily.
In the evenings, we stand outside our house and look through the leaves of the jacarandas, black beans and weeping elms for a glimpse of the chattering lorikeets as they zip home to roost in the palms on Alma Street. Cillian tries to grab the leaves of the little frangipani that overhangs from our garden to the street. He tries to grab everything now.
Our cat causes great excitement, little dances of delight whenever he is spotted. Spuddy is considerably less enthusiastic about the sight of Cillian.
His musical butterfly is no longer just for clambering across, but he wholeheartedly thumps its keys to get more sounds and if I haven't turned on his musical mirror, he will soon let me know.
Nor is his play confined to the carpet we have laid down for him on the wooden floor of the living room. He cannot yet crawl, not through lack of effort, but can roll and turn through 360 degrees and do a little caterpillar motion that gets him where he wants to go to more or less. Usually this means his toy box, though yesterday he faced the tv unit, too high for him to reach thankfully and chuckled at the lights of the machines there. I can no longer leave a cup of tea on the floor.
He has always been a people person with smiles for all and sundry, particularly the ladies. Small children he loves and from an early age watched them like a hawk. But now he engages with other babies in a most animated fashion.
Almost seven months and his world expands.
I have to go now, my shoes are coming in for some slobbery attention.
In the evenings, we stand outside our house and look through the leaves of the jacarandas, black beans and weeping elms for a glimpse of the chattering lorikeets as they zip home to roost in the palms on Alma Street. Cillian tries to grab the leaves of the little frangipani that overhangs from our garden to the street. He tries to grab everything now.
Our cat causes great excitement, little dances of delight whenever he is spotted. Spuddy is considerably less enthusiastic about the sight of Cillian.
His musical butterfly is no longer just for clambering across, but he wholeheartedly thumps its keys to get more sounds and if I haven't turned on his musical mirror, he will soon let me know.
Nor is his play confined to the carpet we have laid down for him on the wooden floor of the living room. He cannot yet crawl, not through lack of effort, but can roll and turn through 360 degrees and do a little caterpillar motion that gets him where he wants to go to more or less. Usually this means his toy box, though yesterday he faced the tv unit, too high for him to reach thankfully and chuckled at the lights of the machines there. I can no longer leave a cup of tea on the floor.
He has always been a people person with smiles for all and sundry, particularly the ladies. Small children he loves and from an early age watched them like a hawk. But now he engages with other babies in a most animated fashion.
Almost seven months and his world expands.
I have to go now, my shoes are coming in for some slobbery attention.
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