2008 - a bit late

[marathondan]

After a great week, the wheels came off. I left it a day or so too long to get back in the saddle (of my wheeled horse, obviously), and then drifted into several days of work-related depression*. Then I again missed the window of opportunity to get back out there, and fell prey to a couple of days of sickness. And here we are, nearly a fortnight lost.

Never fear, I made it out last night for another evening 8-plus, and all was fine. Completed the same route 30 sec faster than a fortnight ago, but time is unimportant (although the consistency is satisfying). I need to do this once a week, getting the distance up to 10 - Wycombe half is in 4 weeks. Although my cheque hasn't cleared, so I'm not certain that I'm in. You don't get this level of excitement with online booking.

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* Probably an exaggeration, but this handy self-diagnosis gives me a mental sick note to avoid doing anything that I can't be arsed to do. I suppose work-depression could be defined as feeling bad enough to contemplate career suicide.[/SIZE]