Nov/Dec 19 update :)

Wow, I haven't posted for over two months!!

So gentle readers, I last left you giving up the will to live at the Stroud half marathon back at the end of October 2019.

I then went away with my wonderful family to The Freeth and spent a week eating, drinking, swimming and hanging out with mum, sis, brother, cousin, brother in law, sister in law and my six gorgeous nieces. Loved it. Managed a 4K run in about an hour. 

So unfit. So not feeling the Portsmouth Coastal Marathon just before Christmas...

Managed to get out running with tri club buddies Sue and Jenny plus running buddies Shazza and Pammie. Also plenty of Hurtbox. But still not confident about the PCM. Mainly the Sunday long runs as I was away a lot, or playing. Not doing those long runs...

17/11/19 - Gosport half marathon. A chance to see where I was. 

Loved it. 

But we did the Gosport 10k not half marathon in 1:25

Next weekend was Marks belated 50th bday party - awesome fun, loads of curry but didn't run on Sunday even though I love Ashtead common

Next weekend we did run - the turkey tinsel trot at Porchester Castle. Three laps, 10.5k in 1:29 - again awesome fun with the Hurtbox team of me, Sue, Kelly, Carl and Jenny. Could I have done another lap? Well it was tri clubs Christmas / Awards night Saturday night so maybe not!!

Next weekend - yay managed a run with Pam 10k 1:17 but then up to London for the Electric Landladies with Claire and Linda then the Golf Club Christmas huge lunch with Mum and the Peacocks. 

And then it's the week before the PCM and after work on Saturday it's over to Hove for our KAC Christmas - loved it but no running.

Needless to say... The lovely Ben T from LRR bought my place - he smashed it on Sunday 22/12 while I park ran on Saturday for Sarah's 250th and Jo's bday then solstice party. Sunday morning lie in. Then pub with Charlotte and Bike Guy.

And then, BAM it's Christmas week!!!!!

Two fabulous Hurtbox sessions

Ashtead for carols and mince pies at St Georges then Christmas Day with mum and all the Peacocks -  a fabulous fabulous day!! Boxing Day recovering - three films with the Peaococks

Then OMG up to London as Barb and Roggie over from Mpls/St Paul with Barbs mum Blanche, Roggie's mum and dad Jerri and Al plus Tom and Kane meeting up with Matt and Luc. I got to hang out Friday and Saturday. Catered meal at their awesome air b&b along the canals in Angel, Harrods, brunch at some fancy restaurant near kings cross then Sketch for an expensive couple of glasses of red before back to Southampton.

Sunday drinks with the Coven then I'm back to work :)

Those three days - absolutely awesome!!

Redo blood test on way to work Monday morning

Dinner at Charlotte and Caroline's

Tuesday - New Year's Eve!!! Last day of the decade. Wow. It really was the millennium just the other year...

Brewdog.

Brilliant.

Wine, pizza, laughter, resolutions, friends, fireworks. Kinda perfect really.

And then it's 2020!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!