I got an email from my father today – I was going suggest I meet him for lunch at some stage over the weekend for my birthday monday – particularly since I will not be building this weekend. But I found out he is in Thailand until Wednesday. I guess I will see him at some other time. I really do need to catch up with him.

I went for a jog this morning. I did 6.2KM in 41 minutes. This is longer, faster and further. I averaged 9.07 KM/H which I think is really respectable. I have a GPS plot attached – I am trialing putting the plots in their side. This may look good depending on your point of view. The map is designed to be rotated 90 degrees, but it fits better on the page this way. Let me know what you think.

Sure, this picture does not prove that I was actually running, but it is a start. I may post a photo of me running later. I definitely do need to buy a new pair of shoes for running. After 2.5 KM I did not think I would be able to do the 6KM. But I kept going seeing how I would go and it worked out fine. When I went for a shower I checked my weight and found that I have lost more weight. I am feeling fantastic. I don’t think I will have any issues keeping fit over winter… Should be fairly essy.

Photo of the Day

Here is another photo of the boat between the north and south islands of New Zealand, as it leaves Picton. Actually there is probably at least 30 minutes of this type of terrain before hitting the open sea between the islands. You can see the North Island in the far background. If you fly into Wellington you will often fly over this terrain as the only runway in Wellington is North/South. The other option is to fly across Wellington Harbour from the north.

There is a tall hill just next to the runway. I once needed to write a report for one of the airlines as to why radio coverage did not seem to work well on the other side of this tall hill.

Music

Harrigan Logan with “Since I’ve Known You” which is a song that either Better Middler would do very well, or sounds like a Bette Midler song.