One month done! Can't believe I'm 4 weeks in. It feels like I've been running forever but only 8 weeks left and that means this day 8 weeks I will be still running/finished/dead. If my training continues to go as well as this week though I should be okay. Well as you know I didn't end last week with my recovery run which was bad but I was very tired and head did hurt in the morning. This lead me to just recover in my bed instead :) Nice to go out and enjoy a night out during training though! I decided not to make up this run but to continue my week away. And that lead to missing my first session on Tuesday which was supposed to be a 3.5mile run. This was due to lab commitments and it was too dark when I finally got home. No choice in missing this run (I know I should have done it in the morning, lazy). But the rest of the week went well! Roll on week 5....I could regret saying this!
Session 1: 3.5 miles (Tuesday), Wednesday. This run was nice and easy. Ended up doing 3.86miles (felt bad about missing the day before). After 2 days rest I can't complain about this run at all! Felt great afterwards and ready for the day!
Session 2: CT, Wednesday. So at 4pm I went to the gym and did a half hour interval increase session on the cross trainer and then another 15minutes on the treadmill. I know I prob shouldn't have run the same day I was CT'ing but didn't feel tired at all. Running on the treadmill was great too! Would have gone for another run in the evening but knew I should prob calm down! :)
Session 3: 3miles, Thursday. This was a 3.1mile tempo run. First mile was to be slow warm up, then race pace for a mile and then slow final warm down mile. It was hard to try and slow down at the start and the fast part of the run was really fun. Was able to keep that up for about 2.5miles. Felt really good and was hard to slow down at the end. I think I just went at normal pace nearly. Was a quick run in the end with a 9.16mile/min pace.
Session 4: 7 miles, Saturday. Long run day! So this run was really great! I started off a bit later, just before 9am after some porridge for fuel. Knew it was going to be a hot day so thought it best to start early. As usual the start was a little tight and hard. The hills really don't help! But I had new running gear (>.<) so that was really fun! Lots of runners and cyclists out again and was going really well up until I got off the canal route. I got a little lost after that, thinking I was going the right route from my planning online but I wasn't. I ended up going down by Portebello market and finding my way about thanks to the number 7 bus route! It wasn't a bad route just different to what I thought I'd do. I ended up running around the little wormwood scrubs as well to make up mileage and ended up with an 8.42mile run! Kept my pace up and all which was great! I was wrecked coming to the end of the run but felt fantastic!
Session 5: 3mile, Sunday. This was a recovery run from yesterday which started sore. My shoulders and calves were sore which only lasted a mile but reminds me I need to stretch all through the day. I don't think I rehydrated very well after yesterday either. I was very thirsty during yesterdays run. But ran along the canal with Char to get a 3.62mile done!
Overall a great week for running even with the poor start! Got all my mileage in, and more. And feel only a little tired from it now. Great to see improvements along my runs though! Who would have thought I could run over 8miles! :)
Total miles: 23.17miles
Total time: 224mins 43 seconds
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Week 3 of Training!
So writing this blog isn't going to be great as I took today as a rest day and feel really really bad about it. Too tired today to run. Had my first night out in about a month so it really hit my hard today. I think a run may have given me energy but actually getting out of the house to do it, was not happening! And it was really really warm today (best excuse!). So back to my week! This week felt really easy for some reason. I feel like I haven't run at all even though I did every day but today. I will make up for today tomorrow which means tough week ahead but have to make up for it!
Session 1: 3.5miles, Tuesday. This was a really bad run. I felt crap and crampy but Holly said better a bad run then no run. Ah well, ran 3.22miles. That's all I could muster and it was tough but sure! I think I thought it was supposed to be 3.5miles but there was no way I could do that! Tuesday runs seem to be the hardest. Maybe starting off slow tomorrow will be a nice break into it? We'll see.
Session 2: CT, Tuesday. So I did my CT that evening instead of Wednesday. I did a 45minute (I think or maybe an hour) of aqua aerobics. This wasn't as intense as a running session but my arms were very tired after it and it's good to mix up some sports really. Felt fine after this and even did a couple lengths of the pool.
Session 3: 5miles, Thursday. This run was really good. Felt great during and after it! Was another early morning run so woke up 20mins early to eat a slice of toast, rest and then was on my way! Did it with a good pace too so that was good. Didn't really feel tired at all during the day! Only went over the mileage slightly 5.07. Was looking forward to the long run then!
Session 4: 6mile Saturday. Woke up early and ate some toast again. Made sure I got plenty of stretching in and found my route. Was a really sunny morning and seemed really warm. My legs felt really tight the first mile or two and then loosened out and the run was great! The initial change to the route was slightly off putting as I really didn't know where I was going and I ended up adding a lot more then I thought to the run. Got a couple "good mornings" which was nice! Overall was a great run. Didn't need to slow down (only at the top of the extremely steep climb along the canal but it is sooo steep and sudden!). Thought a lot during the run which made it go by really quickly. Ended up doing 6.52miles with a really good pace! I did crash though at about 3pm. Had a nap but great run!
Rest day today oooops, should really have done the recovery run. Ah well.
Total mileage: 14.81miles
Total time: 184minutes and 55seconds
Session 1: 3.5miles, Tuesday. This was a really bad run. I felt crap and crampy but Holly said better a bad run then no run. Ah well, ran 3.22miles. That's all I could muster and it was tough but sure! I think I thought it was supposed to be 3.5miles but there was no way I could do that! Tuesday runs seem to be the hardest. Maybe starting off slow tomorrow will be a nice break into it? We'll see.
Session 2: CT, Tuesday. So I did my CT that evening instead of Wednesday. I did a 45minute (I think or maybe an hour) of aqua aerobics. This wasn't as intense as a running session but my arms were very tired after it and it's good to mix up some sports really. Felt fine after this and even did a couple lengths of the pool.
Session 3: 5miles, Thursday. This run was really good. Felt great during and after it! Was another early morning run so woke up 20mins early to eat a slice of toast, rest and then was on my way! Did it with a good pace too so that was good. Didn't really feel tired at all during the day! Only went over the mileage slightly 5.07. Was looking forward to the long run then!
Session 4: 6mile Saturday. Woke up early and ate some toast again. Made sure I got plenty of stretching in and found my route. Was a really sunny morning and seemed really warm. My legs felt really tight the first mile or two and then loosened out and the run was great! The initial change to the route was slightly off putting as I really didn't know where I was going and I ended up adding a lot more then I thought to the run. Got a couple "good mornings" which was nice! Overall was a great run. Didn't need to slow down (only at the top of the extremely steep climb along the canal but it is sooo steep and sudden!). Thought a lot during the run which made it go by really quickly. Ended up doing 6.52miles with a really good pace! I did crash though at about 3pm. Had a nap but great run!
Rest day today oooops, should really have done the recovery run. Ah well.
Total mileage: 14.81miles
Total time: 184minutes and 55seconds
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Week 2 of Training!
Week 2?! Yes, unfortunately I have to keep up this training schedule if I want to complete this half marathon in 10 weeks (eek)! So this training schedule I'm on is a nice easy add-a-mile-a-week program so that I should be half marathon fit in 10more weeks! So an overall update, I feel fantastic! I know the body is amazing and can get used to things but never thought I'd get used to running 4 times a week already. I seem to have more energy and am no longer tired the whole day after a run. I can now judge when I'm running at my "normal" pace which means no heavy panting and can actually keep going.
Again in case you missed it. I'm running to raise money and awareness for Motor Neuron Disease (MND). I'm collecting money for my sponsered run through:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AineHenley
Please give what you can! Every little cent/pence helps research for this degenerative disease. Here is some more information about the disease http://www.mndassociation.org/life_with_mnd/what_is_mnd/index.html , as there is no known cure we can only help sufferers through relieving the symptoms. Your help can mean a lot for someone who has MND.
So back to the running and breaking down the week:
Session 1: 3 miles, Tuesday. This was done after a nice break from the weekend running. I ran 3.37miles which started a little tough with my calves a little tight. As usual though they loosened out and it went okay. Though I didn't really know how the rest of the week would go...
Session 2: CT on Wednesday at 10am. Came in early to work so I could fit this in while an experiment ran. This was a 31min elliptical session which took me 2.92 miles. I increased the levels (starting at 11) every 5mins and at the last 5 minutes spent 2 minutes with a +3 increase. Felt great to do this in the morning! Could have ran again in the evening!
Session 3: 4mile, Thursday. Because my session yesterday was so early I felt like I hadn't run in days! This made the run even more enjoyable. Canal run again but wasn't sure about my length. Actually got the 4mile in so that was handy! May change the route next week. Felt great, was very windy though which made the run a little more tough in the scrubs but uncontrolled resistance welcome!
Session 4: 5mile, Saturday. So this was the biggest run I was going to do this training session, all the others I had done recently so this was going to be a challenge I thought, even though it was only 1 mile more. 7:30am run to get out before the heavy rain! Felt great. The initial hill I climb is really annoying but felt fine all along the route up until the last half mile. I started to get pains in my tummy which I would guess were hunger pains. Noting to self after this that I should prob start eating something small before I run these long ones. But I didn't pause on this 5miler unlike the last time I did it (once before!). Actually ran 5.07 miles too ;) Stretched a lot after the run which meant I felt fine all day!
Session 5: 2.5mile easy run, Sunday. What a nice run after yesterday. Took it really nice and slow as I read that you should really take the recovery runs slow no matter how fast you wanna go. Ran 3.09 with a 10:12min/mile pace. Had to keep slowing myself down during the run but looking back I don't even remember some of it as it was so easy! Great feeling!
End of week 2 on a high it seems! Week 3 may be more challenging as I have dinner plans the same day as my 5mile run but we can sort that later on! Absolutely loving the destress of a run, the great energy feeling you have after and the fact that I can actually run 8kms now! Bring on week 3......I hope I don't regret it now!
Total miles: 18.45miles
Total time: 183mins 46 seconds
Again in case you missed it. I'm running to raise money and awareness for Motor Neuron Disease (MND). I'm collecting money for my sponsered run through:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AineHenley
Please give what you can! Every little cent/pence helps research for this degenerative disease. Here is some more information about the disease http://www.mndassociation.org/life_with_mnd/what_is_mnd/index.html , as there is no known cure we can only help sufferers through relieving the symptoms. Your help can mean a lot for someone who has MND.
So back to the running and breaking down the week:
Session 1: 3 miles, Tuesday. This was done after a nice break from the weekend running. I ran 3.37miles which started a little tough with my calves a little tight. As usual though they loosened out and it went okay. Though I didn't really know how the rest of the week would go...
Session 2: CT on Wednesday at 10am. Came in early to work so I could fit this in while an experiment ran. This was a 31min elliptical session which took me 2.92 miles. I increased the levels (starting at 11) every 5mins and at the last 5 minutes spent 2 minutes with a +3 increase. Felt great to do this in the morning! Could have ran again in the evening!
Session 3: 4mile, Thursday. Because my session yesterday was so early I felt like I hadn't run in days! This made the run even more enjoyable. Canal run again but wasn't sure about my length. Actually got the 4mile in so that was handy! May change the route next week. Felt great, was very windy though which made the run a little more tough in the scrubs but uncontrolled resistance welcome!
Session 4: 5mile, Saturday. So this was the biggest run I was going to do this training session, all the others I had done recently so this was going to be a challenge I thought, even though it was only 1 mile more. 7:30am run to get out before the heavy rain! Felt great. The initial hill I climb is really annoying but felt fine all along the route up until the last half mile. I started to get pains in my tummy which I would guess were hunger pains. Noting to self after this that I should prob start eating something small before I run these long ones. But I didn't pause on this 5miler unlike the last time I did it (once before!). Actually ran 5.07 miles too ;) Stretched a lot after the run which meant I felt fine all day!
Session 5: 2.5mile easy run, Sunday. What a nice run after yesterday. Took it really nice and slow as I read that you should really take the recovery runs slow no matter how fast you wanna go. Ran 3.09 with a 10:12min/mile pace. Had to keep slowing myself down during the run but looking back I don't even remember some of it as it was so easy! Great feeling!
End of week 2 on a high it seems! Week 3 may be more challenging as I have dinner plans the same day as my 5mile run but we can sort that later on! Absolutely loving the destress of a run, the great energy feeling you have after and the fact that I can actually run 8kms now! Bring on week 3......I hope I don't regret it now!
Total miles: 18.45miles
Total time: 183mins 46 seconds
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Week 1 of Training!
So running!
Welcome to my training blog for the half marathon! I am following a training program online http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/advbeghalf.htm that my running friend Holly recommended and is following too.
So I completed this whole week of running. Yeah I know, Aine wait you did 4 running sessions this week? But you don't run at all! Yep you're right! I don't run but I have been running irregularly for the last 5months or so. This would vary from 3 runs a week (I think once) to 2 runs in a month. So this is the first intense training I've started. This is all for the Run to the Beat Half Marathon that I will run on Sept 26th for MND research. I am collecting money for this run with: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AineHenley so anything that could be given money/advice would be fantastic! So back to the training!
Session 1: 3miles, Tuesday. This was great I did a little more (3.2km) and was a nice easy run but it did start raining halfway through. Was nice start though to the training program.
CT session: Holly said that she wouldn't be doing this and to take a rest day so I thought for week 1 I may do this as well. Will get to the gym/swim this day next week instead though.
Session 2: 4miles, Thursday. This run was fine but I did shoot the distance wrong. I only did 3.52miles so had to make up for it during the rest of the week. Thought I was feeling great for a 4mile run lol!
Session 3: 4miles, Saturday. This was a nice long run along the canal. There was a Race for Life in the scrubs so this did bugger up where I wanted to run but got the distance in (3.99miles). Had to run more road routes to get it on but again was nice. Ii did speed up a little when I saw the runners but this didn't make me that tired. As usual my legs were a little tight at the beginning but this could also be due to the hill I climb initially. Loosened up nicely and felt great.
Session 4: 2.5miles, Sunday. So this was going to be the distance that I extended to make up for the Tuesday run (3.31miles). I still made in an easy run and got pace at 9:49. Though the timing was a little out as I met a friend along the route! Char was also running but she was going for the 10km (crazeee :) ). But was nice to run along with someone and we could actually chat along the run which I was told was a great way to show you are running the right pace. I did feel that my legs were much tighter and the start of this run but again loosened up, took a little longer then usual but was great!
So end of week 1! Not a bad start to the 12 week training program. Slow and steady is this training schedule. I didn't know if I would manage the 4 runs, having the time and energy but feel fantastic after them all so will hopefully keep them up now! Stretching is my best friend. I do take a good 10minutes at the end stretching and doing some muscle work but this means that I won't get injured and can train more. So all in all GREAT WEEK!
Total miles: 14miles (a half marathon!)
Total time: 132minutes 32 seconds
Welcome to my training blog for the half marathon! I am following a training program online http://running.about.com/od/racetraining/a/advbeghalf.htm that my running friend Holly recommended and is following too.
So I completed this whole week of running. Yeah I know, Aine wait you did 4 running sessions this week? But you don't run at all! Yep you're right! I don't run but I have been running irregularly for the last 5months or so. This would vary from 3 runs a week (I think once) to 2 runs in a month. So this is the first intense training I've started. This is all for the Run to the Beat Half Marathon that I will run on Sept 26th for MND research. I am collecting money for this run with: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/AineHenley so anything that could be given money/advice would be fantastic! So back to the training!
Session 1: 3miles, Tuesday. This was great I did a little more (3.2km) and was a nice easy run but it did start raining halfway through. Was nice start though to the training program.
CT session: Holly said that she wouldn't be doing this and to take a rest day so I thought for week 1 I may do this as well. Will get to the gym/swim this day next week instead though.
Session 2: 4miles, Thursday. This run was fine but I did shoot the distance wrong. I only did 3.52miles so had to make up for it during the rest of the week. Thought I was feeling great for a 4mile run lol!
Session 3: 4miles, Saturday. This was a nice long run along the canal. There was a Race for Life in the scrubs so this did bugger up where I wanted to run but got the distance in (3.99miles). Had to run more road routes to get it on but again was nice. Ii did speed up a little when I saw the runners but this didn't make me that tired. As usual my legs were a little tight at the beginning but this could also be due to the hill I climb initially. Loosened up nicely and felt great.
Session 4: 2.5miles, Sunday. So this was going to be the distance that I extended to make up for the Tuesday run (3.31miles). I still made in an easy run and got pace at 9:49. Though the timing was a little out as I met a friend along the route! Char was also running but she was going for the 10km (crazeee :) ). But was nice to run along with someone and we could actually chat along the run which I was told was a great way to show you are running the right pace. I did feel that my legs were much tighter and the start of this run but again loosened up, took a little longer then usual but was great!
So end of week 1! Not a bad start to the 12 week training program. Slow and steady is this training schedule. I didn't know if I would manage the 4 runs, having the time and energy but feel fantastic after them all so will hopefully keep them up now! Stretching is my best friend. I do take a good 10minutes at the end stretching and doing some muscle work but this means that I won't get injured and can train more. So all in all GREAT WEEK!
Total miles: 14miles (a half marathon!)
Total time: 132minutes 32 seconds
Ooops!
So it turns out I haven't written in this blog since the 1st of May. Ooops! Did not realise that I hadn't, time really does fly here! So what has happened in the last 2 months? This will be a short blog as I really want to start one on running and that will take up more of my time. So let's be basic!
May: So one of my housemates (Kate) was still on holidays in south east Asia and didn't return until the 15th May. We had another party the first week of May for Rosie's birthday. We had a nice day lunch with her Uni friends and home friends which was really nice. Nice little spot in Notting Hill area http://www.thehillgate.com/ was quite for a Saturday and off the track so you had no tourists coming in and taking all the seats. The food was good too and the staff were really friendly! We then had a party that night with a couple of my friends which didn't end so well as we discovered that when QPR win a match that all the pubs in Sheppy B close at 12. So we got there at 11:30 with people being kicked out already! That wasn't fun!
The week after was quite with lab, lab, lab and some work on the side. Worked an amazing private house party for a hedge fund head hunter who had a house in Hampstead and Geneva. Wow! I need to find a man like this, moola!
The week after was a little more exciting with me and Kate going to Clapham for speed dating! Yes I know we're too young blah blah but hey it was loads of fun! There were 12 guys and girls which meant 12 4 minute dates! There were some really nice guys and some not so nice but the girls were great craic too! We ended up staying until closing and playing in the pond in Clapham. I did however wake up with a pounding headache and a cut on my foot. Dr Wai-mun told me I was best to get a tetanus so Aine got her 1st (I think) tetanus, not in the bum thank god! So that was a pretty wreckless night and I was hungover beyond belief. You wouldn't think after that that we'd go to Redbacks.....we did. http://www.redbacktavern.com/ this is our new haunt. Can get a bus right there, cheap booze, great live music. What more could you ask for! I would have preferred a night in but sure was good fun! Oh and PS during that week I gave blood for a friends Science project. Wasn't that fun but got paid, whoop whoop!
The next week (yes I know I said it'd be short) anyway Friday was Paola's birthday party! We headed down to the southbank to the udderbelly http://www.underbelly.co.uk/webpages/southbank/index.php which was lovely! There were loads of larger then life games which we all kicked ass in! Of course the best part of the week came next with my Mum visiting! And as usual there is a funny story with Mum. First she had the flight off by an hour, phew fixed, next what no answer from her phone the morning of! No text to say she got to the airport/London? Oh that's okay she left her phone in Limerick. Got her safe though, just wandered to the station hoping she'd be there and she was hoping I'd find her! So off we set for a nice long bank holiday of fun! The highlight was Kew Gardens. What a beautiful place! We got amazing sunshine and just sat on the grass for a long time watching the planes fly in to Heathrow. Was nice just hanging out in London with Mum!
My next week was my free London week! Tuesday Mum left in the wee hours and me and Rosie headed to Lewis Schaffer of Picadilly Circus http://www.lewisschaffer.co.uk/Lewis_Schaffer/home.html for free! Now he asks for donations at the end but you can give whatever you want. He is a different humour but something fun to do! However don't do the same mistake me and Rosie did which was get food from the upstairs cafe. Wasn't great and a bit expensive. It did seem a bit dodgy actually. Ah well! So on the Thursday then me and Rosie rambled off to The Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra! Wowser, that was amazing and again was free! We saw some amazing pieces by an amazing pianist Mitsuko Uchida. http://lso.co.uk/page/144/UBS-Soundscapes-Beethoven/108 Rosie's first Orchestra experience and she loved it too!
So now we're into June!
The first major event of June was.....Thorpe Park! How amazing is this place! So I was a little scared about some rides. I had only gone on one upside down ride and I did love it but you never know what might happen!! So we started with Saw. I think I nearly cried getting off, it was sooo scary but another 5mins later and I would have tried again. We then went for Colossus which had a 10 ring corkscrew. Loved this one! However I spent most of the ride out of my seat! But kept my eyes open for a lot of the upside down parts! Then we ran around on loads other rides which were amazing! The best though had to be Stealth! This ride goes to 80mph in 1.9seconds. It is intense! Though loads of fun and the whole 205feet thing isn't that bad. Nice view at the top! This was such a great day! I would recommend this place to everyone! Then went down to the local pub to watch Limerick play Waterford the next day. We lost but oh well! Great match and was stolen from us!
Neeext was home for Audrey's wedding! That was so much fun except it did rain a lot. I got to meet Steve, Shane, Kerry, Louise, the Bruff boys and got to hang out with Roisin a lot which was really nice! The wedding itself was nice but the Henley's did kick ass on the floor! Had such a nice relaxing trip home. Which was nice before the presentation I had to tackle when I got back! On the Saturday I got back I did my first ever timed run, 5km. Was tough but I think I was just overwhelmed about the whole idea. Got it done in less then 30mins so that was great!
The next week meant hitting the powerpoint and getting my presentation down. It went well anyway. It really helped to get my head around my project. Though the big disaster of the week involved Aine closing her laptop on her USB cap, SMASH! Screen was buggered. Though now I have a fantastic new laptop which was well overdue! On the Sunday after the presentations, Rosie, Jacob, Molly and I headed to the BBC studios in Hammersmith to watch the screening of The Apprentice; You're Fired with Dara O'Briain. It was really good and great to watch the episode with a crowd! Great atmosphere but doubt we got on the telly!
That brings us to this week! Week 1 of training! Lab, lab, lab again and on Friday went to a new pilot show screening in Wood Lane BBC. Wasn't that great and we were there for 5 hours before we left coz it was getting ridiculous, the amount of retakes. Hopefully it will get on air coz we were fo shizzle on the camera! We'll see and I'll keep you posted on it! So that's you up to date on what has happened in the last 2 months. Boring I know but sure, not much really happening other then lab and then a couple things on the side! Over and out for now!
May: So one of my housemates (Kate) was still on holidays in south east Asia and didn't return until the 15th May. We had another party the first week of May for Rosie's birthday. We had a nice day lunch with her Uni friends and home friends which was really nice. Nice little spot in Notting Hill area http://www.thehillgate.com/ was quite for a Saturday and off the track so you had no tourists coming in and taking all the seats. The food was good too and the staff were really friendly! We then had a party that night with a couple of my friends which didn't end so well as we discovered that when QPR win a match that all the pubs in Sheppy B close at 12. So we got there at 11:30 with people being kicked out already! That wasn't fun!
The week after was quite with lab, lab, lab and some work on the side. Worked an amazing private house party for a hedge fund head hunter who had a house in Hampstead and Geneva. Wow! I need to find a man like this, moola!
The week after was a little more exciting with me and Kate going to Clapham for speed dating! Yes I know we're too young blah blah but hey it was loads of fun! There were 12 guys and girls which meant 12 4 minute dates! There were some really nice guys and some not so nice but the girls were great craic too! We ended up staying until closing and playing in the pond in Clapham. I did however wake up with a pounding headache and a cut on my foot. Dr Wai-mun told me I was best to get a tetanus so Aine got her 1st (I think) tetanus, not in the bum thank god! So that was a pretty wreckless night and I was hungover beyond belief. You wouldn't think after that that we'd go to Redbacks.....we did. http://www.redbacktavern.com/ this is our new haunt. Can get a bus right there, cheap booze, great live music. What more could you ask for! I would have preferred a night in but sure was good fun! Oh and PS during that week I gave blood for a friends Science project. Wasn't that fun but got paid, whoop whoop!
The next week (yes I know I said it'd be short) anyway Friday was Paola's birthday party! We headed down to the southbank to the udderbelly http://www.underbelly.co.uk/webpages/southbank/index.php which was lovely! There were loads of larger then life games which we all kicked ass in! Of course the best part of the week came next with my Mum visiting! And as usual there is a funny story with Mum. First she had the flight off by an hour, phew fixed, next what no answer from her phone the morning of! No text to say she got to the airport/London? Oh that's okay she left her phone in Limerick. Got her safe though, just wandered to the station hoping she'd be there and she was hoping I'd find her! So off we set for a nice long bank holiday of fun! The highlight was Kew Gardens. What a beautiful place! We got amazing sunshine and just sat on the grass for a long time watching the planes fly in to Heathrow. Was nice just hanging out in London with Mum!
My next week was my free London week! Tuesday Mum left in the wee hours and me and Rosie headed to Lewis Schaffer of Picadilly Circus http://www.lewisschaffer.co.uk/Lewis_Schaffer/home.html for free! Now he asks for donations at the end but you can give whatever you want. He is a different humour but something fun to do! However don't do the same mistake me and Rosie did which was get food from the upstairs cafe. Wasn't great and a bit expensive. It did seem a bit dodgy actually. Ah well! So on the Thursday then me and Rosie rambled off to The Barbican to watch the London Symphony Orchestra! Wowser, that was amazing and again was free! We saw some amazing pieces by an amazing pianist Mitsuko Uchida. http://lso.co.uk/page/144/UBS-Soundscapes-Beethoven/108 Rosie's first Orchestra experience and she loved it too!
So now we're into June!
Neeext was home for Audrey's wedding! That was so much fun except it did rain a lot. I got to meet Steve, Shane, Kerry, Louise, the Bruff boys and got to hang out with Roisin a lot which was really nice! The wedding itself was nice but the Henley's did kick ass on the floor! Had such a nice relaxing trip home. Which was nice before the presentation I had to tackle when I got back! On the Saturday I got back I did my first ever timed run, 5km. Was tough but I think I was just overwhelmed about the whole idea. Got it done in less then 30mins so that was great!The next week meant hitting the powerpoint and getting my presentation down. It went well anyway. It really helped to get my head around my project. Though the big disaster of the week involved Aine closing her laptop on her USB cap, SMASH! Screen was buggered. Though now I have a fantastic new laptop which was well overdue! On the Sunday after the presentations, Rosie, Jacob, Molly and I headed to the BBC studios in Hammersmith to watch the screening of The Apprentice; You're Fired with Dara O'Briain. It was really good and great to watch the episode with a crowd! Great atmosphere but doubt we got on the telly!
That brings us to this week! Week 1 of training! Lab, lab, lab again and on Friday went to a new pilot show screening in Wood Lane BBC. Wasn't that great and we were there for 5 hours before we left coz it was getting ridiculous, the amount of retakes. Hopefully it will get on air coz we were fo shizzle on the camera! We'll see and I'll keep you posted on it! So that's you up to date on what has happened in the last 2 months. Boring I know but sure, not much really happening other then lab and then a couple things on the side! Over and out for now!
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