The Marathon of Life..

Well, I managed to complete my first half marathon yesterday. All 21.1km of it! While I suspected I would be able to conver the distance, I had some pre-race jitters. However, I need not have worried, as around the 12km mark, the second wind kicked in and I made the remaining distance without too much effort. In the end, I managed to complete the course in 2:03, just 3 minutes longer than the 2 hours I was aiming for. I wasn't alone. Several other members of Melbourne Frontrunners took part in the race as well.

As the title suggests, there is another marathon going on - life itself, and it's never ending stream of little hassles. Whether it's work, taxes, paperwork, it never seems to stop. Unlike the running race, there's no safety cars or ambulances on standby. Oh well, let's see what tomorrow brings...

An update...

Just a little update. Mark and I are going well. In fact, that's one of the reasons I haven't been blogging as much of late. ;-). Been spending a lot of time with each other. Unfortunately, the real world keeps on poking its head in, with things like work. We hope to travel around Australia later in the year, maybe chase a few storms.

With the arrival of winter, it's been a good time to catch up on sci-fi DVDs. One good thing about winter is it's a great excuse to cuddle!

I've kept active myself. Another street orienteering season ended 2 weeks ago, and there have been 2 rogaines since my last blog entry - a 12 hour rogaine, my first, and a 6 hour rogaine just last week.

1 year on

June 3rd marks the first anniversary of Mal's death. A lot has happened in that time, most importantly, Mark entering my life. I didn't get a chance to visit the place where Mal's ashes were scattered, but I have been past on several occasions during orienteering events in the last 7 months.

I still miss Mal, that will never change, but life must go on as it has. I'm still convinced that Mal had a part to play in bringing Mark and I together. Mal was a matchmaker in life, someone who liked to see people happy together. I'm sure he is happy with how things have gone for me now. :-)