We’ve been so lucky with weather in Wellington lately. We rarely have this many good days so close together (even in summer)! It’s true what the proverbial ‘they’ say – you really can’t beat Wellington in a good day.

So a friend and I ran (/walked) up Mt Victoria to the lookout over the city and surrounding bays. The sky was relatively clear, and the wind was only really noticeable at the top.

Having been up to the look out hundreds of times in my lifetime, but never running, it was a great new experience – and right on my doorstep!

Like so many of you mentioned last week, running with a friend is a completely different ball-game to running alone. If I’m being honest, I push myself much harder when I’m on the treadmill and can see my speed and distance in all it’s green digital display evilness goodness. But today was so much more fun!

Unfortunately, though, there were photos. The kind that you look at, ask if that’s really what you look like, then go off to cry. Photos taken from behind, and at unflattering angles. You know the sort – right?

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: My Arse (running up a hill)

But it okay – I’m embracing the photos. Afterall, I really enjoyed myself out there, and these photos are just further proof of the continued progress!

Thanks Kristin!

That’s got to be worth celebrating with an over zealous, uncoordinated dance on top of one of the highest points in the city…

What are you getting up to this weekend?