Bli-ddy hell!!!!

Finally finished jury service, lunchtime yesterday (not guilty). Then Leon collected me and we had a lovely, aimless (oops!) wander around Richmond Park. Sat under the trees and watched the world go by. That was in between a couple of mugs of coffee and trying to work out why parrots are so flipping noisy! Saw a few green woodpeckers and heard some others, pecking away. I've only ever seen one or two on a single outing but we must have seen half a dozen or more.

Then it was off to club. Again, not many folk about. Some did the handicap but a group remained that wanted to go running instead. All of them faster than me. They promised to look after me. Hmmmmm. First three miles: 8.33, 8.19 and 8.58. This was in a 9 mile run. Was a new, untested route which was really nice. Out into 'countryside', yes, even close to Surbiton! My hr was so high, and there were hills involved that I had to walk up curbs! Otherwise I might just have exploded. I was very pleased though, with how I managed. Average pace was 3 seconds slower than my run on Sunday, but it was a damn sight hillier and I did some walking which I don't normally do. When we got home, I said 'Yes, much as it was really hard work for me (holding everyone else up), that's what I need to do'. Then tucked into my chips.

Today, finally got back to work. Aaarrghhh. I left thinking I'd started to get to grips with the new job and all. Today it was about re-learning the priorities. Funny how things change. And Rob, if you're reading, I didn't get to the end of the e-mails! I've got my first 'industry' meetings next week, so back to see more of the old faces again. They're still nice people, which is good.