Study Study Study

It's a humid, rainy day here in Brisbane. I woke up around 8:00 and went for a run through Southbank and all the way to Kangaroo Point (where we go mountain climbing on the cliffs). It was my best run yet...9 miles in 1 hour and 21 minutes...not bad as long as all of my miles continue to stay under ten minutes each. The training for the half marathon continues at a steady rate with about a month and a week till the race in Melbourne. My goal is to run 10 miles by the end of the week and before the race have completed 20 miles so the race seems easy. BUT training here in Brisbane includes HILLS, STEPS, and BRIDGES with plenty of different terrains. Melbourne on the other hand is as flat as Texas so the race should be heaps easier than the training here as well.

Bad news though, my knee has started hurting again (similar to the pains during Cross Country)...so I'm icing it tonight and then probably only weights and RPM (cycling) tomorrow to give it a breather. My friend next door is Pre-Physical Therapy and showed me a few stretches so hopefully all will be well and training will continue smoothly. I think I may need a new pair of tennis shoes before the race though.

The rest of the day shall consist of me sitting in a chair, bed, or maybe a couch solely studying the terrestrial environment of Australia for my exam tomorrow. Lucky me.

Marathon Training:
Morning: pancake; toast with jelly; banana
Afternoon: bow tie pasta with meat sauce; apple; banana
Night: grilled egg white and turkey sandwich; orange; granola bar
(water only)
Workout: 9 miles

Brisbane Riverfire

Today started out with a nice run to Southbank and back. This run went much better than my previous Southbank run a few days before...I only stopped once I reached Southbank for a drink of water and to watch the crazy preparations for the upcoming night. People were already camped out along the river in Southbank for the fireworks at Riverfire! (almost 10 hours in advance!)

The Riverfire festival was BEAUTIFUL! There were fireworks along the whole Southbank stretch. Fireworks went off under the closest bridge, on the tops of multiple surrounding buildings, from the middle of the river on a barge, and jets soared during the show! It was so fun and there was an outrageous amount of people there! I was told that it is the most expensive firework show in the world and that this was the last year to have the jets! So it really was a treat to attend!

The next 24 hours will now consist of me studying for my Australia's Terrestrial Environment test Monday morning :(

Marathon Training:

Morning: Cereal

Afternoon: Chicken and rice; apple; banana with peanut butter; orange

Night: Turkey sandwich; granola bar; toast with jelly

(water all day)

Workout: 8 miles (Southbank run); ab lab