Hey, why get out the Thesaurus when I can just cut to the chase and borrow some Newspeak.
I had my first genuinely pleasurable run after injury today. Back to my favorite running track, The Tan for 7km in 36:35, an average pace of 5:09 with a few sub 5 minute kms thrown in for good measure 
I didn’t set out to run fastish, in fact I was paying very little attention to the watch, I just ran comfortably and it turned out to be at a reasonable pace. In fact it was with trepidation that I set out, fully expecting it to be a slow painful run. Maybe it was having four days off after last weeks slow return, maybe I was feeling inspired because I was back at my preferred running track, who the hell knows, I am certainly not arguing.
I reached The Tan within one and a half songs (I don’t feel like Dancin’ and part of The Joker and the Thief) and stopped for some calf stretches, which will be my new routine. Apart from a quick water stop and traffic lights I was moving the whole time. By the time I hit The Tan proper I had a big stupid smile on my face because I just felt so damn happy to be back there. felt like hugging people (I refrained!). I was fully expecting Anderson Street to kill me, and even though I took it slower than usual I was not that troubled by it. I’ll rest again tomorrow and then return for 8kms on Friday.
I am such a good mood tonight, I really missed those endorphins 
Lucky me, I have the day off work tomorrow, my brother is visiting from the Gold Coast and he is taking me to the Test Match. I am really looking forward to it, I have only been to one day matches, never a Test. I also haven’t been to the MCG to see Cricket since it was renovated AND I have never been in the Members Reserve, though I have chanted “Members are Wankers” on more than one occasion 
pps: best I don’t do that tomorrow. I was at the G during the Comm Games though, to see Busters 5000 meter race and was pretty impressed with the changes. Call me sad but I always get a tingle when I walk into that place, guess I am a bit of a sport tragic!
On that note, great fight back from Symonds and Haden today. One thing’s for sure, never write the Aussies off when our backs are to the wall, I love the self belief in that team, anything is possible. That is the sort of mindset I am trying to adopt, you have to believe you can do it before you can do it.
