With the winter months upon us, we’re missing the activity we had all summer long. Last year Aleen kept mentioning that we should get a treadmill but we were hesitant thinking that we would not get good enough use out of it.
This year though, Aleen was really adamant and so we saw in some flyers some sales on different treadmills. Canadian Tire had a really nice one, a Horizon 9.1, with a 2.5 hp motor and a lifetime warranty on the frame and motor. It was reduced nearly 40% in price, so after doing some research and checking it out in the store, we finally decided to buy it.
They delivered it to our house and also built it and installed it. We’re probably going to build a little gym in one of the rooms downstairs, so this works out well. So far so good.
So on Friday the draw was held for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, France, Uruguay
Group B: Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D: Germany, Australia, Ghana, Serbia
Group E: Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F: Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G: Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
Group H: Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
Overall, the draw didn’t present too many surprises and most groups are even except for a couple that are a little stronger or a little weaker than others. Italy got the easiest group and I would say Brazil got the hardest.
Germany’s group could be a little tricky, as all the teams are strong, but I still think Germany will make it through. At least facing strong opposition early will wake them up and get them into the tournament and should be good preparation for the later rounds.
Only six and a half months away!