"I'd rather be seen on my bicycle than on a park run" - Quote from the dark side

Friday 3 February 2012

Friday Facts

Our one dog, Spiral, was hit by a car on Wednesday and is in hospital with a badly broken leg. He will spend the weekend there while they wait for the swelling to go down so that they can put the leg in a cast. We miss you Spiral!


I bought new running shoes yesterday. I went to buy another pair of Nike Pegasus 28, but bought the Nike Citius +4 instead. They are incredibly comfortable and fit my shape of foot perfectly. I’ll give some feedback once I’ve done some proper running in them.


I’m running the Sasol Half Marathon tomorrow morning. It is a 6AM start so I will be up early to get there in time. I have a non-running injury to a muscle on my left side just below my ribs. It’s been hampering my running like a broken rib would and I hope it will be fine for 21.1km tomorrow morning.


That is all from me at the moment, have a splendid weekend everyone!

24 comments:

Staci said...

Wishing Spiral a speedy recovery.
Hope the "honeymoon" injury holds up tomorrow. Have a fantastic race.

Liz said...

Great photo of Spiral! hope he is recovered soon.

Kate Geisen said...

Those are some nice-looking shoes...I'll be interested in what you think. Best wishes to your pup and good luck on your race! I hope the muscle behaves. Honeymoon injury, huh? Haha

Christi said...

I'm so sorry about your puppy. I hope Spiral heals very quickly.

Have a great race tomorrow! I hope the rib does not make it unpleasant.

Paige (The Last Doughnut) said...

Sending warm thoughts and well wishes to Spiral this morning!!!

Unknown said...

poor Spiral, get well soon!!

Black Knight said...

I hope that Spiral gets well soon.
Good luck tomorrow, run fast.

Lindsay said...

Oh no!! I hope Spiral heals quickly. Good luck in your race!

Paul said...

Sorry spiral is in the hospital..hopefully they know how to make him feel better soon!

Have fun on your half.

Thomas Bussiere said...

Wish a speed recovery to you and spiral. Good luck with the half.

Giorgio said...

I hope your dog will recover soon!

How can a race start at 6:00 am? In this perspective, you'll have a pre-race breakfasf at 3:30 am :)
I hope your muscle will go well. Good luck on the Sasol Half Marathon!

Mike said...

Sorry to hear about Spiral. Hope he has a speedy recovery.

Jerry Smallwood said...

Hope the both you are speedy, Spiral in his recovery and you in the race.

Teamarcia said...

Oh no poor Spiral! Glad it wasn't worse, poor thing. Enjoy the new shoes and the race!

ajh said...

Hope Spiral is okay - and I love his name.

Are you cutting a hole in your new shoes?

HappyTrails said...

Heal well Spiral!!!

Good luck at the half marathon - isn't that like a sprint for you??? ;-)

BTW, I wear the Pegasus 28 on trail because the trail version fit my foot weird - it is OK, but not extremely stable.

Karien P. said...

Wishing Spiral a speedy recovery!

Char said...

Spiral is such a cutey! I love when a dog looks like a dog - no bows or curls, just 100% muscly doggy fun. I hope he's back to his usual energetic self really quickly and has no complications.

XLMIC said...

Awwww! Poor pup! I hope he heals quickly :) I can imagine it's quite stressful for you, too.

Wishing you well in your race!

Mark said...

Hope you heal quickly and your doggie, too! Interested in your review of the shoe.

Average Woman Runner said...

oh no! I hope Spiral recovers quickly.

Jennifer said...

Good luck with the new shoes. And I hope your side feels better, and give Spiral some extra treats when he gets home! Cheers!

Robin said...

Sorry about your dog...poor guy. Hope he's all healed up soon!

ultra collie said...

hope the big chap's better soon..didnt know you had a dog!