26 September 2010

A brighter day though the air temperature is still cool. Nick felt he had put in a lot of effort towards the exam with his three late-night tutorials, so we had a full family day out to Minato Mirai. After the obligatory coffee stop, first was the bayside park, where we had a picnic (though Emily was too distracted by all that green space and the maritime vista to eat well). We took along a toy plane that is powered by rubber band and had a bit of fun getting it aloft on the grassy area.

By the water's edge we spotted a jellyfish (made me shudder to think one like that may have stung Nick last week) and small crabs in the slopping waves that occasionally sprayed us, eliciting squeals.

The sun felt a bit strong for Nick and he was gradually turning pink, so we moved on indoors. Emily was keen to go up Landmark Tower again, and as it was a clear day we thought it would be good to take another look at the great views from the 300m building. We spent a good hour taking in the panorama over the bay and the mountains.

I had an amazing run in the evening and felt like I had winged feet. A strong 42 minute performance. It helped enormously that the temperatures were so comfortable, and also that I had eaten a small high-carb meal a couple of hours earlier. The old days when I ran then ate a huge pile of pasta afterwards are gone. Clearly this is the way forward. To cap a good evening, I got on the scales and came up at 65.2kg. That is another 1.5kg off since last Sunday. I'm not sure I deserved such a loss as I have slipped a little once or twice in the week, but generally I have been much more in control of what I eat and drink.