Running and Rhinovirus

It's been just over a month since I've joined the Running Club. I did my 4th time trial tonight and I've managed to improve my time for 5km by 3 minutes so far. Really quite chuffed, it's becoming easier every week. I'm very far from being good at it, but improvement makes me happy! I've been working hard on my overall fitness and it's nice when you can at least see a change. No matter how small. A year ago my Achilles tendon was still a massive mess, so that's also a big improvement.

(My time when I did the Parkrun in Englad was better, but that wasn't at 1700m altitude and in the heat. So at least my Joburg time is catching up to my UK time!)

A tiny hiccup in my fitness goal has been a common cold, or Rhino Virus. Two weeks ago I was feeling a bit off-ish, with a sore throat. I had a lung check-up, and my lung function had dropped 3%. That's not a lot but I just felt bleh and had some phlegm in my lungs and sinuses. So my Dr ordered a throat swab, and I was very relieved to see Rhino Virus was the culprit, and not Coronavirus! Or any of the others on that list! You just have to wait it out and treat the symptoms, so didn't have to do anything about it.

I'm very excited to see my aunt Annelie tomorrow. She's the one I visited in the UK for Christmas. She's been here in SA to see my gran, and she'll be in Joburg for 2 nights. Can't wait! Picking her up in the afternoon. Looking forward to a great weekend.

Trying to make the most of the last few days of summer. There's a definite Autumn chill in the air when you wake up in the morning! Not a fan of winter.... We had a pool party at Brendan and Marius' house 3 weeks ago to soak up the last of the summer sun!