It was a tiring week at work this week, but one of those
that drain you and fill you with useless tension rather than a
productive-tiring one, if you know what I mean... It all culminated in a very
irritating email exchange just around the 5pm mark on Friday afternoon...
Fortunately I was working from home, so rather than responding on the heat of the
moment I decided to go for my run instead and deal with it when I came back. It was a fast finish run, and during the steady section I was still thinking
of all the work-related bullshit (are you allowed to say ‘bullshit’ online? I’m
sure Blogger will tell me if not...) You know the thoughts, the whys, the
wherefores, how to respond etc... And then I hit the fast 20’ and none of that
was important any more...
There is an Asics ad about
running releasing more than just sweat and I definitely take their point,
even if I don’t run in their shoes any more:
I don’t remember what – if anything – I
was thinking of during that fast section, but it certainly had nothing to do
with work! I remember taking in the countryside (I reversed the long version of
the ‘fisheries’ run, Harriers will know what I’m talking about) but without
formulating any thoughts about what I was running through... just a silent
appreciation for the beauty of the late light; I remember also making a passing
note on the large number of pheasants scattering through the fields as I was running towards them... Other than
that nothing, I was just trying to keep my pace up to the target while observing
my breathing gradually turning into panting!
Then home, a quick shake while my
Garmin sent the data to my laptop and then 5’ just standing under a hot shower,
rinsing the remains of the working week well off me, before settling back with
a drink to watch Greece play Bosnia for the World Cup qualifiers.
Needless to say I didn't bother going
back to the irritating emails after that, the matter hardly even crossed my
mind all weekend: And come Monday, a clear head meant I could ignore that particular
discussion and instead do some more digging and get to where I wanted to be all
along. I was so pleased with myself I could go for a little run then and there!
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Harrier memberships are up for renewal this month
and it looks like there will be two from our household! Demi had her first
taste of a run with the group last week (will she make it two in a row?) and saw
it through a very hard long intervals session – that girl has taken her running
very seriously these past few months and the progress really shows! And as she
has also increased the distances she runs, we can now come up with more picturesque
routes and make running even more interesting!
Unfortunately, the way the week unfolded, we didn't get the opportunity to do too much running together, so I missed out on the slightly gentler runs I like to mix my intervals with... And with a lot of work travel this week as well - and the nights drawing in a bit more - I doubt we'll manage to run together much this week either...
But it's a long way to Rome and many runs await - alone, with Demi and with the Harriers.
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