The ride felt pretty good this morning - we stopped at 25K (it seemed appropriate for the 25th) but we could have gone another 25K.  So when I got home I strapped on the old running shoes and did a quick run out to Southern Cross - have to make room I still fit in my clothes after the Christmas turkey (actually, it's a Moroccan spiced butterflied leg of lamb...).

Okay, making a bit of progress, it's no longer feels like I've got a grand piano tied to my butt - just a baby grand.... the treadmill, even with a 2° elevation adjustment to simulate wind, just isn't the same as hitting the old asphalt (never mind the humidity).  But we knew that, didn't we? :)

Meanwhile, the girls were out at Southern Cross beach doing their Pilates - a bit tricky crossing the excess water which was released from the dam, but they ended up there in the end...  The Pilates sessions (R50) are more or less just for the holidays (except for the next few days apparently).  There was a flyer in the Spar - I'll try to take a photo and post it later.

6:30 a.m. - just finished the 60-minute Island Bootcamp:

- Stretch, then warm-up jog around The Island
- 30 seconds of stretching
- Normal speed run around The Island, including Link Road & Waterkantweg
- Push-ups for 30 seconds
- Sit-ups for 30 seconds
- Normal speed run around The Island, including Link Road & Waterkantweg
- Ski-jumps for 30 seconds over the low fencing
- Normal speed run around The Island, including Link Road & Waterkantweg
- Step-ups for 30 seconds on the bench seat in the middle of the park
- Sprint to corner of Melkhout & Park Roads
- 20 modified burpees in the tennis pavillion (start with legs apart & knees bent, then jump up with arms crossed overhead and legs crossed at the ankles)
- Sprint to the corner of Acaciaweg & Link Road
- Slow jog down Link Road to river via the path at Waterkantweg
- 10 push-ups with feet elevated on retaining wall
- 20 side jumps (push-up position, then bring feet up and to one side and return to original position, then other side counts as one jump)
- slow jog to the corner of Island & Melkhout Roads
- 30 seconds bicycle sit-ups
- jog around The Island
 -10 modified burpees (extend arms overhead, down for 4 push-ups, 8 quick steps while remaining in push-up position, jump up with arms extended overhead counts as one)

Time for a coffee & a shower!