Hey :)

Not had a great start to the week this week due to a bad result at the weekend, meaning I wasn't selected for the World Championships but just have to get on with it and aim for something else. The only explanation for it that I could come up for it at the time was "am not fit enough" but I don't really believe thats true because I wouldn't of stood on the line if I didn't think id make the team, so I had a think and spoke to my parents and Liz and we realised how tired I was and still am. As I said in the report after the national I usually wake up the morning of the race buzzing with excitement but before the race I didn't get up straight away, and was really sleepy pretty much until I got to the course..... I think all the weeks of training had caught up with me and was carrying this into the race, whatever it was, its happened and I cant change it, just have to make sure that it doesn't happen again - or not in the near future anyway.

Am a bit happier and relaxed about things now . I think the weather is helping!! Its soo nice up here, we just need the temperature to go up slightly and it would be 'beach weather'. Cant wait!!!!! Liz and I have decided this week that im going to take it slightly easier and chill out a little to refresh myself mentally and physically ready for some hard training and a good summer hopefully, am feeling better already and am looking forward to the summer and hopefully lots of PBs and good results.

The weather up here has been really good recently, still a bit cold but really sunny and pleasant, so much so that we went to the beach the other week, so hopefully when everyones back from Portugal and im back from home, we can all go down there a bit more and get some sun. Running in it has been really nice, and have enjoyed my morning runs more since its got better and I have my running partner Jo back now sooooo fun times ahead :D. Im getting quite tired of the songs on my ipod now, and have downloaded some more, but then my itunes decided it wasnt going to work so I cant get them on my ipod... going to ask someone to sort it out, before I fall asleep listening to a boring song on one of my runs :( not good.

Other than a bad run, the good weather and lack of songs not much else has happened this week, Hopefully something more exciting will happen next week and definately the week after because I will be back home, which im really excited about and can't wait to see all my old training partners, family and friends again :D Lots more Rupert stories too... because hes bound to do something stupid or funny :) In the meantime im going to go for a run and then relax :)

Bye x