16th April Running on empty


I know the idea of going away on a little jolly is that you are supposed to come back feeling refreshed and ready to go. I appear to have come back with my batteries exhausted and feeling ready for the knacker's yard. TOM isn't doing much better either but at his age he perhaps has more of an excuse than me. 

I don't think we did anything particularly strenuous and yet we have both returned to the hustle and bustle of catching up with work / reading the Daily Mail from cover to cover (TOM not me!!!) feeling cream crackered. I need a holiday to get over the holiday.

Yesterday on my first day back I did the Bestwood Village Park Run, the first time I had attempted any running due to a niggling hip for a couple of weeks. And let's just say it was the usual struggle. So much so that I have deferred attempting to complete (I almost typed compete in) the Hathersage Hurtle at the end of May until 2024. I could have simply walked the 20 mile route but with a waiting list of people keen and probably fitter than me eager to run, it seemed sensible to step back to allow someone else to step up.

But with two services, a church AGM, a funeral and a stewards meeting all in the next 48 hours, it doesn't look as if I'll be getting much chance to actually put my feet up.

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