Race this weekend!

Or rather, a fun run. Only four more sleeps til the Brooks River Run this Saturday at Coulson Gardens, Maribyrnong.

Started the week off on a slightly bad note. It was Labour Day yesterday. But did we get a public holiday, us poor little wage slaves at a certain university in Melbourne? Nope. We had to go to work. Granted, classes were on and academics had to turn up, but at my old work (another uni) we got Vic public holidays off. Not so here. Luckily I got up early and managed to miss the Moomba crowds. Another downside? PT was on a Saturday timetable. And my train was not running through the loop. So not happy.

Towards the end of the day I started feeling really tired and the backs of my eyes were burning (y'know the feeling). Took me an hour to get home (no thanks, Saturday timetable!), and once I hit the couch I could barely move. Was supposed to meet up with friends in Carnegie for dumplings but nope, even the thought of those yummy pan-fried pork parcels could not move me.

NO! I was thinking. I can't be sick, not now! Have got a race this Saturday! ARGH!

Anyway. Dramatic hysterics aside, I was fully horizontal until Jam came home and brought me some hot and sour soup. Which I ate and promptly went back to bed. Slept til 8.30am this morning, woke up, called in sick (blergghh), and went back to sleep again.

Didn't wake up til noon. Luckily, the rest made everything better. Clearer, and less fuzzy in the head. Had a sandwich and blobbed on the couch with Fringe. Felt well enough for a run in the evening so off I went after walking the dog.

Well, did a steady 5k today. Or at least I hope I did! In any case, there's Mary Poppins tomorrow, then a 4k time trial on Thursday, rest on Friday and woohoo pastry class and BRR on Saturday! Week is looking better already.