oh sorry about the fortnight thing, yeah it's two weeks. It's been ten years since I lived in America and sometimes my internal US/UK translator gets broken.
Laura, work and running are going really well. Still doing 4 days a week in the office with a break on Wednesdays, but I'm thinking about going full time in May (bit of a cheeky reason, but May has two bank holidays, so I'd be getting full pay for doing 2 4-day weeks and 2 5-day weeks!). How are you coping with the 8 hour shifts? I can't even imagine how exhausted you must be after being on your feet for that long!!
I had to take a couple weeks off running since I picked up a cold that left me really super tired, but I've been feeling better over the past week so I went out for a run on Saturday, and when I got to the bridge I had been crossing over (I run up one side of the Thames, cross over a bridge, run back down the other side, then cross over Tower Bridge to home, so I can change up how far I go based on which bridge I cross) I didn't feel halfway done so I went one bridge further down to cross. I had a couple points when I had to walk, but those were really only for 10 or 20 seconds before I felt fine again. All in all, I did just over 5km (3mi) at what was a leisurely pace for me but ended up not being too bad, considering - 33min. At my fastest I did 5km in 24min but that was when I was healthy, after weeks of training, and in a race where I didn't have to dart in and out of pedestrians so I was really happy with that!
I'm looking forward to the long 4 day weekend coming up. Maybe I can get a run in on Friday and Monday since I don't have to save any energy for work (why I'm not running on any days I'm working - I'd be asleep at my desk by 2pm in my current state!!). The other two days will be nice and leisurely, maybe some gardening (I've been given the all-clear to play in the dirt again, yay!) and sewing. I'm starting on my bridesmaid's dresses so I've got plenty to keep me busy.