January 2019 ... here we go again!

[Mid Life Crisis Marathon Man]

17 January 2019                   18,020 steps          15 minutes running          weight 78.4kg

   It’s started. They’re here.

   Yes, be very, very afraid. The invasion of the tiger moths has begun. They’re emerging from their breeding colonies in the wall cavities and roof space of our home, crawling and flying through the air vents in a flurry of orange and black. Well, OK, it’s only just started, and for the moment we have the dual invasion of the last of the caterpillars alongside the first of the moths. But it’s keeping us on our toes. We could call in the pest controllers, but that would be to admit defeat. We’re made of sterner stuff, and will beat the buggers using nothing but cunning, bravado and maybe a few cans of bug spray.

   Meantime, another short run was completed today. Although a mere fifteen minutes in duration, this was the toughest one yet, the heat and humidity now at its worst, and taking its toll on my stamina and patience. But, it was done. Tomorrow, which is forecast to be the hottest day yet of the current heatwave, will probably have to be a rest day, not just because of the heat, but because I’ve been called into work for an extra shift, on what should have been a day off. Such is life. Moths and employment mayhem.

   But the running is definitely helping.