Thank Heavens Its Friday!

Hi blog watchers.

Yes, its Friday, although it doesn't feel like it to me. I am very confused as to what day I'm in, what with the bank holiday and all. The jogging in the evening threw me too, and of course an inactive Wednesday, (well just pushing buggy to shops and back). This weekend is going to fun and laughter and, sadly, more drinking and eating. Its an extended families 50th birthday party, so just got to be there.

But today Smarty pants has decided to go and do the same route as we did yesterday, just to check her timing, because she is convinced that there was no way she did that in 09:40 min, where as I have decided to go to Normans Park and be nagged stupid by nagging sister and encouraged by Vic.2.

I was just getting ready to leave to go to nagging sisters house when my door rang, it was Smarty Pants, and she had already done her run for today and she did it in 16.30. Its still an impressive time! Considering I can only do 1.14 miles in that time.

I was going to take my bike and meet the girls at the park, its only just over a mile there, no problems, and its even down hill, so I should be well warmed up by the time I get there. But as usual things don't go according to plan with us, as you know. Nagging sisters action man boyfriend has had to take the car, which means that I have to go and collect her and Vic.2 from the house. I should have suggested that they run to the park and I meet them there on my bike, and then we jog round.

Anyway, from the park, nagging sister starts her relentless nagging 'Come on stretches, warm up, don't want no cramping up when we go round.' So there we were, the three of us, stretching, bending, at least two of us wishing this was all it was going to be. Then we start jogging. Straight past the horses smell, and for some reason nagging sister loves that smell, strange girl. Its a nice steady pace, I'm keeping up with nagging sister and Vic.2 half way round the first lap, still doing well, its a bit chilly, but with my heavy fleece on it is not affecting me. Up the last straight to the beginning of the jog, is where I start suffering. The eyes watering, the nose running, (at least one part of my body finds that easy) I stop to get tissues from my bumbag.

Of course nagging sister hates me stopping, but she does help me to get my tissues. 'Now, catch up with Vic.2' she says. I can see Vic.2 slowly getting further away, 'Friend!?' I call out pathetically but she doesn't hear. Only one thing for it, sprint up to her, then slow her down.

It was hard going, I did catch up to Vic.2 but then the urge to get away from nagging sister took over and she raced ahead. I was left with nagging sister pushing, shoving, nagging me to move it! 'Your doing this twice today' she says 'Even if you walk it, you are going around twice' My goodness, is she really saying that I can walk, is there a heart in there, surely, that is so unlike nagging sister.

But me and Vic.2 did go around again, sort of. Oh our first lap was 16:03, pathetic really, but I did inform Vic.2 that I have 10 years on her (I am so going to play this age card) and extra weight! But Vic.2 was wary of her aches and pains, (excuses and more excuses from me and vic.2) and knowing if she pushes too hard then they will become a huge problem, so we walked the second lap. We cut the first corner as we were watching nagging sister jog on, we then decided to cut through the middle of the park, go over the lovely little bridge over the stream, and still we could see nagging sister ahead of us. So I, in my great wisdom and laziness said 'ok, lets cut across to the left and be in front of nagging sister and try at least to stay in front of her.' This is me and Vic.2 trying to jog over long grass to try and cheat and get in front of nagging sister! Not a good idea, best place to jog is near the path, on the well worn grass!

well we didn't manage to stay in front of her, she caught us up, Vic.2 again escaping the nag while she nagged me all the way to the car. Somehow I managed to stop the stopwatch so I wasn't sure what that time was we did our half lap in, but nagging sister, she just kept on going, around for her third lap.

We think that maybe nagging sister did that lap in about 11:30 - 12:00 mins, we were busy talking in the car and forgot what time nagging sister left!

We are so bad!