Andy and all...
A few random thoughts. First off Andy...I discovered a segment of diary (chicago 2002) which I hadn't yet read. I printed off half of it and read it in bed last night chuckling aloud to the great annoyance of my wife... Until I read her some of it out aloud and she too joined in the mirth. Thanks for the great writing and making us laugh on a grim/rainy Sunday night. Which brings me to...I noticed the number of new diary entries is much less...please give us MORE!
The other thought....The randomness of the UPS and DOWNS of running never ceases to amaze me. A couple of weeks ago I wrote here on top of the world at achieving a 60mins 10k. The next week I was full of optimistic endevour and feeling I would soon beat my weight loss goal and finally be on the way to regularly near daily runs. Didn't happen. Partly lack of willpower...my diet went off the rails and bizarrely I have now put on 6 pounds in 2 weeks! Secondly, linked, I had to go away on business for a week and didn;t run once, ate badly and felt very depressed about the whole business. Yesterday I did my 'long' run and felt very tired after 30mins and came home. I thought "how can this be" when 2 weeks ago I was strong as an Ox running by 10k race?!
I then read Andy's diary entries as mentioned and today feel very buoyed that I am not alone in this kind of craziness. eg: I read Andy that you had 7 weeks off after London and then had to gradually rebuild your running.
Onward and upwards. Today I WILL run for at least 20mins using my new strategy (dreampt up yesterday) of trying for regular evening runs.
cheers
Robert
