Poisoned Chalice

Hiya;

The Manly Cole classic ocean swim was this weekend. You might remember i'd entered it a fortnight ago having not swum for several years. The zero to hero preparation was going quite well and I'd done the distance several times in training before hand. I was also supplementing the fitness regime with some cross training during the week playing soccer. Then i did this (sprained ankle) --->

So, the Cole Classic was swum without me even entering the water. It also means no soccer for at least a month so i'm well and truly gutted. My personal goal is to do an ocean swim this summer so I've entered a 1.5km swim at Dee Why in 6 weeks but as I sit on the couch looking at the obese swollen stump at the end of my leg, i'm already beginning to ask myself why why why.

Apart from the ankle (the fourth in 15yrs for me), our little family notched up another milestone - starting big school! The lower jaw did wobble momentarily as we walked him to school (no one saw it though). He just melts me.

If i'm truly honest though, it's a bit of a poisoned chalice with the whole pickup/dropoff shit fight that we now have to deal with on a daily basis. You've more chance witnessing a hen sink her teeth into a crying crocodile on during a blue moon than finding a spot in after school care.
Expats - hats off to you and yours.



see ya,
Minas.