Waterblaster training

In carrying out an independent evaluation of "Bootcamp", I concluded that Bootcamp so far as really only been 101 Bootcamp.  Although, that was probably a wise first step.  Time to progress to the next level.  So,yesterday I did one hour freestyle swimming, and three hours at the gym.  Today I did a 60 minute RPM session comprising at least 4 track 7s - wtf?  That's what you get when the instructor asks the room what they want played in the Hutt.  You get 4 grunty numbers.

I sort of kicked myself at RPM today.  The instructor asked the class who was doing Taupo.  Only one person out of a full class of about 30 put their hand up.   I didn't put my hand up.   I don't why.  Maybe becasue I don't really know the instructor or the class, or maybe because that's a little sign sometimes I still hesitate in backing myself. Because I am doing it, and I'm proud I'm doing it, and I'm going to do it well.  Next time an instructor asks the question, I am resolved to put my hand up.

I then walked the waterblaster from my sisters place to the Waterloo railway station (3.3km) and then home to my place.  The train guard wasn't that rapt about it, but that's what the gaurd van is for.

I also had a massive carbo load this weekend - so that probably only evens out the extra exercise.  I've almost eliminated carbs for now, but its probably better to have more carbs back in moderation than carbo load like a did this weekend.

I had this interesting conversation with an 11 yo girl on the train on the way tonight - which provided a nice interlude to carrying the waterblaster.  She wanted to sit next door to me because she doesn't like sitting alone on the train (ha! - I could have been a crazy woman!).  I had seen her at Waterloo Station with her father.  One of those quite usual scenes where the child has spent the weekend with a one parent and then returns "home" the 'rapa. The girl told me, among several other things, her father drunk too much, smoked too much and also took drugs. Having seen him briefly, I don't actually think she was making it up.  She then took out a portable DVD player (and noted her Dad tried to buy her with stuff) and we watched Charlottes web.  It was kind of nice in a random sort of way.