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Dangerous Abbreviations Part 3 - OT, RTE and TV

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Apologies for the delay in my trilogy but the past week has been one of fractured ankles, chest pains, head injuries, calf strains, car trouble and the general mayhem, known as "life" involving those I know and love. Thankfully, all who were involved are doing well, so I can return to my musings safe in the knowledge that I am not meant to be attending to anyone. Right...back to Saturday February 20th. The Krill Oil Krazies were near demented with excitement as they boarded Chicken Rooney's minibus for the Operation Transformation 5k in the Phoenix Park. Our matching white t shirts were pristine and our KOK's were covered by our race numbers. Large bunches of bananas were passed around the bus, as was anti inflammatory gel and a blow up male doll....yes...I know ! We giggled, laughed and near wet ourselves with the hilarity on the way up and arrived, high as kites, to take part in the biggest televised fitness event of the year. Of course, the fact that RTE wanted to...

Mayhem, Menopause and Melancholy

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What a week !In relation to resolutions, a small modification had to be made, in that the decision not to check Facebook until the children went to bed, led to 2 very bad nights sleep due to my late evening screen time. Resolution modified to only checking FB when I am not with the children and this has proved a suitable compromise. As this document is proof that I am sticking to my weekly blog resolution, that only leaves my journey to 10k to discuss. To make a long week short, basically Chicken Rooney's 14 seater minibus has been booked to take the Modified Marathon Mary's ( MMM -not to be confused with the Medical Missionaries of Mary !) to the Mini Marathon...the MMMMM ! Runs of 2.2 and 2.4K were blown out of the water this morning with a 4k around the town with 2 new members in tow Transformation Teresa and Smiling Sharon. The presence of Kamikaze Kerr is the reason a planned 3 k around the park turned into a 4k road run after a warm up walk. This was particularly impres...