Wednesday 9 January 2013

Shift working

As my mileage increases during the week I am managing this through shift working. Let me explain. My favourite time to train is 5.30 / 6am in the morning but it's too dangerous to go running, even with a head torch as I live out in the countryside with no street lights. I've had a few nasty falls with potholes and can't afford to take the risk now. The evening is the same so I have come up with a plan. I take work home which I complete in the evening or very early morning. Then I go out for a run as it is starting to get light around 8.15am. Today I managed 11 miles in daylight and loved watching the sun rise above the fog that was in the fields and on the hills. I then made my first meeting at 11am and the work done earlier was being dealt with by my team back at the office. I actually think this makes me more effective and allows me to increase my mileage during the week. Weekends are for the long runs and I manage them in daylight. So I'm now working split shifts to achieve my objective. As my Granny used to say, "where there's a will there's a way". How true.