January 2012

[El Gordo]

I'm in a 'glass half empty' kinda mood. Work's been tough (in a good way) and I have few other irons in the fire. Amongst these one of the more painful is a disturbing lack of sleep. A good night's kip is as important as training in my view. Tired limbs are harder to control. And with that I'll eschew MotD (until tomorrow morning anyway) and crash early.

Funny you should mention sleep. On a whim, a couple of weeks ago I started keeping a record of how many hours I was sleeping, and giving a mark for 'quality'. Eye-opening, as it were. Not enough hours (5.30 - 6) but worse is that I haven't had unbroken sleep once in that period. You're right -- a decent night's sleep seems to be an often overlooked but vital part of not just training, but good health in general. If you tend not to sleep well, you really notice just how much difference a good night's sleep makes to the way you work or train the next day. Worth some thought.