I ran the Bridge to Brisbane 10K this morning. It was a very different experience from last year. First of all, I actually knew my way around and felt like it was old hat. I am no longer the lost, wide-eyed newcomer to Brisbane! I also got to start with the first wave behind the elites and under 40 min runners-- no running around hundreds of runners, walkers, and prams... On the flip side though, it made the first 1.1 km uphill climb very painful; and hence painful the rest of the race. The race went very smoothly until the last curve with about 100m to the finish. Some idiot decides to sprint to the finish and practically plow me down! As he pushed me out of the way, I yelled (in typical Sang fashion), "What the F*&^$!!! I think I said it a little louder than I intended (but I was mad). I heard a few chuckles behind me. I did achieve a PR of 44:17 (unofficial watch time)-- an improvement from the 47:19 from last year. I'm sure the cooler weather, training, and starting in the first wave made the difference. I'm not sure if I'll run it again next year. I asked myself why I was running it this year as I rolled out of bed at 4 am and again as I was gasping for air at various times throughout the race.
I am reminded of how far away from home we are as I hear about our friends in the U.S. prepping for "back to school." I guess I've stopped keeping daily track of all the differences. Our kids are fast approaching their Spring break in a few weeks. Jonah has his last basketball game this Friday. Lucas came back from his overnight 3rd grade camp with rave reviews. (My baby is growing up...) Mike will be leaving for the U.S. for 2 weeks for work in about a week. Of course, he managed to squeeze in time over the weekend to attend a home ND football game while he's there. He did the same thing last year. Hmm... Coincidence? Lucky?
We are looking forward to our family trip to Ayers Rock (Uluru) and Sydney over Spring break. Then of course, we are really excited to fly back to the U.S. in December for our summer break!
I'm attaching some more pics from our (Mike and my) Mediterranean cruise from 3 months ago. It seems like it was just a dream...
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