windy wet week of running!

Well I know now why the treadmill got invented. The wild winds that went on from Thursday was just madness! I ran on the treadmill Thursday & Friday. There was no way in hell I was gonna venture out there! From 7am Friday we had no power. We still had no power when I left for Sth West Rocks on Saturday. I believe it went back on last night. (Sunday)
I was in bed Friday night thinking my windows were going to shatter. I've never seen anything like it before.
I don't know how it happened but it all calmed down for the Trotters run. The weather gods always look after the trotters!
We were ment to run to Avoca but as soon as we got to the beach there was no way we were going to get across the chanel. On our way back to Terrigal the sun was coming up & we could see all the mess that the wind & rain left. There was this massive tree spread right across the road. We had to run into someones front yard & garden to get around it.
My neighbours fence was blown away, signs were scatted....just crazy!

Anyway I couldn't wait to get away. Mid morning I had my car packed & I headed up to Sth West Rocks for a great weekend!
As soon as I got nth of Newcastle the weather was great.
I camped with Kerry & Charlie & relaxed Sat night with a couple of beers.
Woke up around 5am & had a bite to eat then put my rego in around 6:45.
The 1/2 started at 7:30 & I was going pretty good until just after the 5k. I the followed the footpath but I was ment to go on the road up this little street. I then came to an intersection with a footbridge & had no idea if I go over the footbridge or on the path. I chose the footbridge then I soon found out I'm going the wrong way! I turned around went along the footpath then around the carpark with the caravan park next to me. Damn I was lost! I managed to see the volenteers next to the pub in the main street & I was back on track! I was pretty buggered after all this & found it hard to get my pace back on track.
Anyway the rest was all good. I was still leading at 10k. After the turn around I saw the 2nd guy not too far away & knew I wasn't going to hold him off. I kept that lead untill about 14k. I thought I must hold 2nd place so thats what I did.
Finished 83:06 but reckon I lost over 2min getting lost & my k times went from 3:35-3:45ish to close to 3:50-4min after I got lost.
Anyway I was still happy with it all & had a great weekend.
Later that night we headed off to the club for dinner & to my wonderful suprise it was ALL YOU CAN EAT!

Woke up feeling quite good today & just took my time going home.
To finish it all off WE HAVE POWER AGAIN!! WooHoo!!