Hello all. Please excuse my silence over the past 2 months. Work was worryingly busy and the family was planning a trip to Europe which will end tomorrow 30/12/2009.
In all that time the running was continuing while in Australia and we walked everywhere on our trip, clocking up 20+ kms in one day in Paris as an example. We all blame the FBH of course and have named the holiday “The Long Way” as we always seemed to get where we wanted to go but it also seemed to take ages.
But we saw a lot in the process and the holiday hasn’t been a blur at all. We will all be glad to get to good old “Oz” (Australia) but we had an absolute blast in the UK, France, Germany and Italy. Photos soon.
I am writing this from the foyer of the Sheraton Heathrow which is a great hotel and a great place to relax for a couple of days before we get on the A380 for Singapore tomorrow morning. (we are actually back now)
Thankfully the weight has stayed away even though we have been eating very well at relative’s houses in Italy (Pescara, Abbruzzi region). I actually think I’ve lost weight due to all the walking. Oh and two GLORIOUS days of snow skiing at Passolanciano in Abruzzi! 
Jumped on the treadmill at the hotel today and it went fairly well for a first formal workout for a while. Again, I think the walking helped or the body was just being “gracious”.
What’s Coming Up in 2010
Hopefully 2010 will be more athlete than average.
A triathlon in March and an attempt at a 10k race per month should help.
Then there is the Perth Marathon in July so training starts … now!
In addition to that the World Running League continues with Dave sprucing up the site and mechanics over Christmas.
I recommenced the 100 push ups and 200 sit ups in London so that should help with the tone. (doing them today in 35C heat was kinda sticky … hope you’re not reading this and eating!) I’m going try and twitter them and the progress will appear in the sidebar … I hope.
Ok, enough said. I hope 2010 is successful for everyone in all your goals. The FBH and I are sitting down and writing ours out this week. Now that the kids are “relatively” independent, the FBH and I are a little more independent too.
Have a great New Year.
Bill
