Training Log Archive: PrueD

Walked around Blackburn Lake in between hospital visits. Despite not eating for a week, Mum now seems a lot better and was talking OK. We're checking the diagnosis with doctors tomorrow as she is quite cheery and clearly doesn't want to go. Seems we're in for a roller coaster ride.

Street-O training run at Blackburn South. It was one of the coldest nights for several years and that meant a beautiful sunny day - perfect for running. I was late but Debbie had kindly left some maps on the back of her car. I would have succeeded in keeping my feet dry had I not followed someone through a very, very muddy park. Another shoe wash is now required.

Mum-wise - the prognosis is not good - she has suffered a stroke and cannot eat or drink anymore. Dad finished up with a tube and it was not good - so for Mum, unfortunately, it is now a waiting game. It has been quite sad and stressful week with my sister and I alternating hospital watch (as well as going to work). I was glad to go for the run.

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Street-O at Ringwood Wilds tonight in the rain and gloom. I just walked.

I had to come back to Melbourne on Monday as Mum has been hospitalised with pneumonia and a range of other infections. She is actually quite sick this time but showed some signs of improvement today. But at least she is happy - hallucinating about being at a dinner party (she could describe the menu), about birds in the room wearing fancy dress (again, a full description) and various other things. So I am working back in town again.

Yesterday I found out at rather short notice that I have to give a talk tomorrow to about 100 senior emergency service personnel. There are 3 speakers - Neil Com* re the flood report, the Fire Commissioner and me (talking about the fire season debrief findings). I dreamt last night that I opened the double doors into the conference room to be greeted by 100 men in police and fire chief uniforms. Unfortunately I was still wearing my pink pyjamas, having forgotten to get dressed.

It was a horrible cold gloomy day yesterday. My only concession towards exercise was taking Peter out on the Benalla Lake map to try and teach him orienteering. The first control was the hidden tank on Jaycee Island (which he couldn't find) and that sooned dampened down any over-confidence that he had at the start.
I am starting to feel a bit more energetic and ran around the lake and environs this morning. It's a bit sunnier today. I ran exactly the same route as Saturday and my time is the same to the 10th of a second - even though I thought I ran faster.