Both mornings of the weekend were wet and cold. Thankfully, I managed to squeeze in a run on Saturday morning which probably because of the weather, saw me pulling in with a faster time than any runs in the past 2-3 months. At least the 8km round is inching closer to the 45min mark. Certainly I can hope to squeeze in a 10+km/hr again, if this keeps up. Went for another one yesterday evening but left it too late. By the time I reached the 5km mark, it was dark (although it was only 6pm then) so I had to take the next turn home instead of completing the 8km route. Still, it was better than nothing. It would have left an uneasy feeling to have just completed one run for the entire weekend.

 

In between runs, a number of things happened – did the usual weekend household chores, attended a birthday party Saturday afternoon which stretched on till almost 10pm, and bought a car!

 

It was an auntie’s birthday party – had relatives and church friends there. Main feature was the satays, made by a church friend using “organic chickens”, ie. chemical free chooks. Some other fantastic foods were on offer, including a terrific beef rendang and some typical Malaysian desserts. All these washed down of course, with some nice Aussie wines and beers.

 

Sunday started early as wifey and I had to shop to cook for the church anniversary lunch. We hit the supermarket at 7am sharp and got the stuff we needed, headed home, cooked, headed to church and got back at almost 2pm. Had to then go out for grocery shopping and by the time we got home it was 3.30pm and there was still the showers to clean and clothes to iron. Hence the late start to the run. Together with an early breakfast meeting this morning, the weekend was tight. Still, it was fun and much better than an otherwise quiet one.