Lovely weekend - and what an achievement!

We all had a lovely weekend in Auckland. Certainly the highlight for Joshua was getting to spend time with his long-lost friend, Georgia. Even though geography seapartes these two, they still share a close 'connection'.

And then of course the 'real' reason why we were all there ... The Auckland Half-Marathon. Well we are pleased (and relieved) to report that all the runners in our group made it and Mummy managed to finish with a time of 2 hours 2 minutes (eeerrrk, shame it wasn't just under 2 hours!).

The first highlight for Mummy was taking the ferry across to Devonport for the start of the race just as the sun was coming up to welcome a most glorious day with perfect running conditions. The first 5-6 kms were rather a surprise with more uphill than anything else (and I thought Wellington was supposed to be city of hills!). Second highlight was having the opportunity to run across the Auckland Harbour Bridge and take in the view and also the architectural statement of the bridge itself (amazing!); the last 5 kms were a tad 'long' with one more VERY steep hill and by this stage the body was definitely reminding Mummy that she had torn glutes ! But the final and best highlight ... running across the finish line and joining up with Daddy & Joshua in his "go Mummy go" t-shirt.

So, all in all, a very enjoyable weekend spent with good friends and a half-marathon thrown in for good measure !

Congratulations Mummy !

Our cheering committee with their banners - how could we not keep running with this encouragement ?