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Hi Luff, don't be depressed by Taupo, just get on a plane and come on down!

It's another incredible day today, I'm running this morning, think I might go to the lake to do that. I haven't done a road run in ages, so think that will be the go for me.

How exciting that people are racing this weekend, that's cool!

My guy was in a mountainbike race here last night, just the local club ones. He's absolutely beat today, I can't wake him up!!

Have a great day guys.

Sorry to hear about the flu Daisy.  It definitely sucks.  Glad you are back with us and ready to go.

Just googled Taupo.  If I ever get a chance to go there I am not coming back. 

Oh yeah, be envious, be very envious! When I can work David's camera, I'll take some photos of the view from the deck of our house.  I've just been for a 45 minute run along the lake front. It's about 25 degrees C, clear blue skies and a nice breeze to keep you cool. In all, no complaints needed!! (I've just edited this to say that I am TOTALLY aware of how lucky I am to be here! I'd hate to seem ungrateful for the privilege of living in such a beautiful place!)

Please all come and visit. Brian, I think you need to organise some training activities down here, so y'all can come!

I'd love it!

Goforitall.  I have never done Pilates but have talked to people that have and they love it.

So that everyone knows the Mentor-mentee thing is about bringing us together to help each other.  I am just as capable of learning as you all.  So always put your 2 cents in , please.

As to my core training.  I do a lot of crunches and push ups.  Very boring, but I can do them watching TV.

Hey Hail, the running boredom thing takes an age to get over for some of us. I get over it by living up to my name, and being a mathsgeek about it! I tend to break up the run into fractions, like thinking to myself "quarter of the way, one third of the way, 5 twelfths of the way...". It works for me! Or, you can take your ipod or mp3 and sing your favourite album while you're out.

I have a dodgy heart, well not dodgy, it just does 200 quite merrily, and I can still talk to you when it's doing that. At the beginning, before my coach sussed out my heart ranges, I was told that I had to run at 145 bpm. Well, that doesn't work, so I knew that another rule was to keep your heart at a range that allowed you to talk comfortably whilst running. So, on my first run with the hrm on, when it was at 183 after about 10 steps, I put that theory to the test, and sang out loud all around the park. I teach in the school next to the park; several kids heard me singing and mocked me mercilessly the next day!

So, I've sung, you can do it too!! Or, just aim for the next corner. If you can run a route that has heaps of corners, you're always discernably closer to the end of the run whenever you turn one!

Some suggestions from the geek!

I'm away for a week y'all, I'll clock in next Sunday. Happy training!

Mathsgeek is right.  I think a lot of people start out being bored with the run,  but after a while it starts being fun.  For me it is about the 1 mile mark, up untill then I am looking for a reason to turn and go home. 

The talking test works well to keep you in a Zone:  EASY,  Talking in sentences:  Moderate:  Talking 3-4 words:  Hard,  Just trying to breath is good.  I recite the pledge of Allegiance myself.  Why?  Beats me just came to mind one day.

Have a great week Teamies.