Here are a few pictures from early on in the trip.
Location 52°N 2°W
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Sorry for the long absence...
Been on holiday for a week, and then a busy week at work...
Here are a few pictures from early on in the trip.
Location 52°N 2°W
Here are a few pictures from early on in the trip.
Location 52°N 2°W
Sunday, October 03, 2004
Hard week
Only managed 2 days of running this week, both around 40' over undulating terrain. Had to get up at 6am to run on both days to hammer out the miles on the pavement in Sheffield. Can't really do off road early in the morning when it is not bright enough to see where you are stepping. Finding it really difficult to get up on Friday morning so I gave running a miss. Felt really bad about it as it was less than 20km this week. Days are getting shorter so I shall soon be running in the dark regardless of whether I run before or after work. Bought a reflective bib in town today to make myself a bit more visible.
It's the start of a new academic year for the universities in Sheffield. Full of young 1st year students which made me feel old. Was my birthday last week - only 2 more years to go before the big 30. Scary stuff, time just flies by. I hope I'm still running well when I am 40. Running a 4 hour marathon is a lot harder than a 2 hour 10 minute one because you are on your feet for so much longer. I really do admire the people who are full of determination and persistence to complete the distance they have set themselves. In my case, I worry that I may stop running when I get old if I cannot do decent times anymore.
Extremely hectic week at work with it being the demonic combination of end of month, end of quarter plus the end of financial year to boot. Everyone rushing around, often like headless chickens to try to get parts ready to ship before 1 Oct to hit the budgeted target. At least I managed to get all the parts which I was responsible for (the top 10 by value) out of the front end processes on time. By Thursday I felt like I needed a break from all this.
Luckily I am on holiday next week to recover. Going to southern Italy near Napoli, the Sorrento peninsular / Amalfi coast to be specific. There there won't be any posts and I am not taking running shoes along either. Will be doing some walking in as the area has wonderful scenary, big hills going into the sea and towns built on cliffs. Flying out with Easyjet tomorrow morning just after 7am. Unfortunately Stansted Airport is about 2 hours drive away so have to get up at around 3am. Time for bed...
Location 52°N 2°W
It's the start of a new academic year for the universities in Sheffield. Full of young 1st year students which made me feel old. Was my birthday last week - only 2 more years to go before the big 30. Scary stuff, time just flies by. I hope I'm still running well when I am 40. Running a 4 hour marathon is a lot harder than a 2 hour 10 minute one because you are on your feet for so much longer. I really do admire the people who are full of determination and persistence to complete the distance they have set themselves. In my case, I worry that I may stop running when I get old if I cannot do decent times anymore.
Extremely hectic week at work with it being the demonic combination of end of month, end of quarter plus the end of financial year to boot. Everyone rushing around, often like headless chickens to try to get parts ready to ship before 1 Oct to hit the budgeted target. At least I managed to get all the parts which I was responsible for (the top 10 by value) out of the front end processes on time. By Thursday I felt like I needed a break from all this.
Luckily I am on holiday next week to recover. Going to southern Italy near Napoli, the Sorrento peninsular / Amalfi coast to be specific. There there won't be any posts and I am not taking running shoes along either. Will be doing some walking in as the area has wonderful scenary, big hills going into the sea and towns built on cliffs. Flying out with Easyjet tomorrow morning just after 7am. Unfortunately Stansted Airport is about 2 hours drive away so have to get up at around 3am. Time for bed...
Location 52°N 2°W
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