Woop woop

What a week, so glad it's the weekend. True to form I did not run home after work as planned last night I went to the pub instead! It could have been worse as I stuck to Diet Coke and walked there and then home so all was not lost. It only made me more determined to go out this morning and happily I did! I think sheer terror of failing finally gave me the kick I needed.
A sensible early night led to early rise this morning. I even caught the end of the Chinese GP qualifying whilst I ate my breakfast and prepared for my run. I planned to tie my run in with purchasing next year's season tickets for Easter Road, I must be mad give our recent form but it would be boring if we won all the time I suppose. So I packed the suitable forms in my pocket and set off disguised as much as possible in case I saw anyone I knew on my way. After a mile or so I arrived at the Ticket Office and signed up myself and Dad up for next season, this was a nice 10 minute rest in truth of not an expensive one. With my pockets a little lighter I set off through Lochend and Restalrig, via a shop for an isotonic boost, and back through the park to the flat.
My legs were beginning to burn as I climbed the stairs but I fell onto the sofa with a huge grin on my face very satisfied with my morning's work. According to mapmyrun I had just run for 3.9 miles, the longest I have run since I did my last 10k in September 2009 in Glasgow. Now I can relax a bit and if I can keep going like this the 10k is no longer the impossibility I thought it was this time last week. Yippee!
After a very successful morning this afternoon has been less productive which I feel a bit guilty about so thought I'd update here and make up for my laziness a bit! I hope that my legs aren't too sore tomorrow as I need to go into town and do some shopping. I'm hoping to have a look for more China gear tomorrow, mainly shoes, lets hope this volcanic ash cloud is away by June. Must get my travel insurance sorted asap! This is proving to be slightly complicated due to my "pre-existing medical condition" It's odd that in a time where everyone is desperate to be politically correct and avoid discrimination that there is a severe lack of companies who cover people with medical conditions. The search goes on but in the meantime I'm just going to enjoy the rest of my weekend!