Training Log Archive: Edmund

After my coolie delivered me to the blue ute we drove to Lake Sepping and we found lots and lots of people there including Auntie Jane, Cousin Ebony, Grandad and Granny. Mum and Dad had said we were going to do a race and it was really exciting to see Ebony there too. At 10 o'clock Mum, Dad and I went to the back of the group and then someone yelled "Go" and off everyone ran. Except me, I had a little cry as this was a New Thing and they often make me cry the first time.

We walked a bit and then Mum pointed out the little orange flags and so I ran to it. And the next one. And the next one. We were at the back and could hardly see anyone but then wayy up ahead we saw Auntie Jane and my big cousin Ebony - and I ran and ran to try and catch up. Mum couldn't keep up - she says she had to answer the phone as she was on call but I know she was struggling a bit, especially now she barely fits the bath. As we caught up to Ebony they stopped to talk to me - but I ran straight past laughing an smiling. Dad thought this was really funny!

Ebony must be fairly competitive as she went past us and then every time I got close she'd run ahead. But then, being a silly girl she stopped to look at flowers or something and we got a Long Way Ahead. It was meant to be a 2km run but turned out to be 2.7km - but around the 2km mark I didn't feel like doing as much running so no matter how many different ways Mum and Dad suggested I might want to run for a bit I just said "No, I not want to run". Then Auntie Jane and Ebony caught up and even that didn't make me want to run. Dad sneakily said to them to go past, and as soon as they did I ran and ran and ran and we finished just behind them.

I like running! I was holding around 8:10min/km when I was running too.

Another hard day in the garden, helping Jecko and my other mates build the big wall. Jecko drove his yellow excavator and the other man had his red digger but I had my yellow digger with the wheels on. Diggers with wheels on are better than ones with caterpillar tracks. I told the man that but he said he thought caterpillar tracks were better because they can go ANYwhere. Whatever.
When the men had their morning tea I had a banana too and then mum (horrible mum) dragged me and my digger away in the grey-car to go to work, where I took control of the toy corner in the waiting room for an hour (do you know, there were OTHER CHILDREN trying to play with the toys!)
At the end of the day Jecko and my mates leave their diggers in the ever-expanding sandpit in next-door's garden, but I bring my digger inside and give it a bath in the sink, because all diggers Must Wash Down Daily and then Dry on the Dishrack.

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