The last one standing.

Well that is it, everyone in this house has succumbed to Rota virus except me.  I am officially over the copious amounts of laundry, the sound of retching and cries for mummy (Otto) and baaaaabbbbbbe (Han).  Hugo appears to be back to normal and has reached the milestone of over 24 hours without a vomit, so I am grateful that at least one other person has joined me back in the healthy ranks, he has however developed an unsettling new habit of pretending to vomit when one of the other two do it, no matter how much I try to discourage it.

While the house has descended into a scene from the exorcist around me I have tried to keep my inner calm, and my lunch by thinking forward.  I have a half marathon in 9 weeks and my goal this week was to come up with an eight week training plan, considering this week has ended up being a rest week.

I took to pintrest and google in the hopes that there would be a few good plans to adapt to my needs and in no time at all I had a few examples.  It has taken a bit longer than first anticipated to get it drawn up and written down but I think it should work, writing out a plan is a new stage for me, in the past my plan consisted of run as much as you can as fast as you can!  I am trying to ensure that I remain flexible, I can easily become obsessed with strictly keeping myself to any routine set out before me, but we all know that won't work when it comes to family life.  It is also imperative for me to remember that while having goals and trying my best to reach them is important, it isn't everything.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Swim + Strength	Run 5km with boys	Rest	Run 6km with boys	Swim	Run 10km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 5km with boys	Rest	Run 6km with boys	Swim	Run 10km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 5km with boys	Rest	Run 6km with boys	Swim	Rest	Bribie Triathlon
Swim + Strength	Run 5km with boys	Rest	Run 6km with boys	Swim	Run 15km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 6km with boys	Rest	Run 7km with boys	Swim	Run 15km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 6km with boys	Rest	Run 7km with boys	Swim	Run 15km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 6km with boys	Rest	Run 7km with boys	Swim	Run 10km	Cycle
Swim + Strength	Run 5km with boys	Rest	Run 5km with boys	Swim	Rest	Half Marathon

Sometimes I wonder why it has taken me so long to get caught up in the sport of running again, I used to love it when I was at high school, and then dropped it when I got caught up in Uni and all the extra curricular events that go with living on campus.  I often imagine how different it would be if I could dedicate all the time I used to have before children to training, I could join a triathlon squad or a running group, sleep in and go for long rides on the weekends without anyone to answer to or make sure dinner was on the table ready to go at 5pm, I may have been faster and stronger had I done back then, but I do believe I am more motivated now than I would have ever been before children.  I have to make each run count, you never know if the next day will bring a virus that has the whole family down for a week.   I set an example of healthy living for my children, being strong not just skinny, setting goals and striving to achieve them, picking myself back up after a disappointment and starting again.  Seeing those faces on the sideline cheering me on and waving at me gives me so much more than any of those long rides and sleep in days could, and I am very grateful for each of them.