Run, Gym Session, New Gear!!!

Hey guys. How's your week been. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone, whether you're in a relationship or not. If you are, I hope you get very very spoiled by the one you love. If you're not... I hope you spoil yourself. Have an at home spa day, or mani/pedi, treat yourself to lunch or dinner, then some decadent dessert. Whatever it is, enjoy it. Today is about love, not just being in a relationship, and you need to love you.

Ok, pump up is over :D

So, Monday morning I got up and went for a run, like I said I would. It was great. A little over 3km in 30 mins. Not my best time, but not bad for someone who hasn't run for over 3 months, and hasn't run that particular route in 9. I felt so good after, and I got stuck into my study. I didn't make it to the gym that afternoon, but I did go after work with some work mates. I didn't do too much, I mainly showed the girls what to do, and how to use the machines. It felt nice to act as a personal trainer again and use my qualifications and skills.

However, I haven't been on a run or to the gym since. I know... WHAT!!!

Well...

Tuesday I went shopping with a friend. I needed to see the Apple store about my iPhone playing up (they said just uninstall everything and re-install it. If that doesn't work, well, your contract is up in July, so just upgrade then. But I don't want to upgrade. I like my phone. I've had it almost 2 years, and I see no point in upgrading it when it works perfectly fine (most of the time). That and I don't want to have to transfer everything onto another phone.

Anyway... M has signed up with me for the color run in Newcastle on May 5. I'm very excited about it, and I really want to run/jog the whole thing as I've said before. Hence the training plan... that hasn't been executed this week. But, that's beside the point. She said from the outset that she needed new runners, and some new gym gear (sports bra, pants and shirts). So... into Lorna Jane we wandered....

There should have been flashing neon lights going off in my brain with the whole 'warning, warning', thing going on. Because I can very, very, very rarely enter a Lorna Jane store and leave without buying anything. (If you haven't checked out Lorna Jane, you really really must. It's amazing active wear. I love it.) And Tuesday was no exception. I left with:

• 2 sports bras (one in blue, one in black)
• 2 inspiration singlets and
• a blue headband

My stash... isn't it gorgeous

So, $170 and a free cooler bag later, I left the store. M bought 4 singlets, 2 pairs of flashdance pants (one 3/4 and one full length. I have 2 pairs of these and they are so comfortable), 2 sports bras, and a headband.

Side note... we have both put on a little weight recently... is it bad that I breathed a sigh of relief when she had to get L's in the shirts, and XL's in the pants, and I had M's? I don't want to be a bad friend, but I was glad that my weight gain was about 6-7kg, rather than what she has put on...

Anyway... that was a successful trip.

But...

We also went into Typo. For those of you who haven't seen/heard/visited, it's basically a stationary store plus. It has so many other things like pillows, lanterns, etc as well as notebooks, stamps, pens/pencils/ erasers/markers/blackboards etc. Really cool. I don't usually go into these places because I love stationary, and I would buy lots of everything if I could. Sooo... I avoid temptation by not going in.

However, on Monday I used the last of my notebooks or study (and uni hasn't even started yet. In fact I got the syllabus and lecture notes in the mail today for math, still waiting for chemistry and biology). So I wandered in there too. 

And walked out with 2 A4 notebooks, and 3 A5... All for only $20. Score!!!

Do you sense a theme?

But, the shopping is kinda what has prevented me from working out the last few days. I have stupid ankles/knees that ache at the most random times for no reason (according to the dr's, specialists and physio's that I have been to). But, on Tuesday night I had to strap my right ankle before I went to work. It was so tight that when I got home I had to take the strapping off because my toes were starting to go numb. So, yesterday and today have been no go's on the exercise front because my ankle has been so sore, even just to walk on. And I really don't feel like pushing it. I know from experience that if I don't let it rest and settle, it will affect my knees as well. And it's not fun. Anyone who has experienced joint pain know what I'm talking about. 

I'm hoping that I will be able to get back out there tomorrow. 

How do you guys deal with injury?

Back into the study... boo! I hate calculus