Befugged of Sydney writes...
I've been in something of a fug since returning home from Spain and Sri Lanka, but shook the tree somewhat with a nice little 1h40m run in the afternoon, followed by a glass and a half of a decent Grenache and then a Temazepam, something I use only very occasionally, but which used as part of a run/drink/sleeping drug cocktail finally knocked me out solid for five hours and which enabled me to wake reasonably refreshed and to function as a reasonably normal human being again. A sort of body clock reset, if you will.
The run itself prior to that was pretty damned hard thanks to my state of exhaustion and general befuggedness, but also mightily rewarding for much the same reason, and now I feel ready again to tackle a decent long run tomorrow.
It was my first run since the post-Almeria recovery plod (led by the injured but plucky Antonio on his bicycle) around the old part of town. I'd not managed to squeeze in a run in Sri Lanka, which was disappointing, but generally on holiday we like to cram in as many experiences as we can, leaving precious little time for any extra-curricula activities such as a plod. It was in any case a dangerous place to run, with heavy traffic and no footpaths anywhere at all (outside of Colombo at least) - you might say more than just a little unnerving.
But now with a good run and a decent night's kip under my belt I'm ready to head full-bottle into the training once more. I've signed up for the Sydney half marathon in May, so there's my first home-based target for the year. There are other races prior, but as I work every second weekend most of them don't fit into my schedule. As it is I have to take annual leave even just to run the Sydney half, but this is one of my favourite events, so worth the hassle and expense.
On the weight front, I'm pleased but surprised to report that I've lost a little over two kilograms since leaving for Almeria just three weeks ago. How this happened I don't know, as I definitely felt as if I was piling on the flab there for a while. However, it's all fallen away quite rapidly and I'm at my lowest weight in nearly three years, which is very encouraging. The fat melting away suggests I'm burning it up at a goodly rate now, so it will be fascinating to see how this translates to my running endurance.
Stay tuned, fat fans... more news as I burn it up.
Fab Fun Feb
