Tuesday, 25 July 2023
I’ve a meeting at uni today but rather than go in early it’s after 9am when I set off to uni. I’m running tonight so it’s going to be a long day and I’ll need all my strength to get through it. I arrive at uni and find I can print once again, and my One Drive is syncing with what I’ve got at home. It’s a big relief for both things and two less things I have to go and find someone who can fix it for me.
I arrive for my meeting 5 minutes before and I wait, and wait, and wait, and no-one turns up. After waiting 20 minutes I head back to my office, print some things off, then pack up and go and do some shopping. I park up at Tesco’s and receive a message from my supervisor apologising for missing the meeting and asking if we can meet up now, but as I tell him, I’m not there now so can’t. it turns out it’s his last day at uni for a month, so it’ll be a while before I meet with either of my supervisors, but it does give me the chance to get on top of my work and make a lot of progress without any interruptions.
Home and I crash so I go for a nap to make sure I have enough energy for running tonight. I get to running in plenty of time but there’s only me for my group this week, so I set off on a route that’s familiar to me only to find I’ve miscalculated the distance and the elevation, something I do quite often! I change my route and head up onto the edge of Erringdon Moor before heading down to the top of Daisy Bank. I’m running well. Not fast, but my hip feels free and with more range of motion than it has had for a while. Instead of going down Daisy Bank I go over the stiles and head down to Hoo Holes before cutting left below the allotments and rejoining Daisy Bank. It’s a new route for me and opens up some new paths for me to run on and explore in the future.
Back at the club and a quick change of clothes and I head to Barbary’s for a cola and a chat with friends.
Home and even with the misunderstandings about the meeting, and me running on my own, it’s been a good day, a positive day. Life feels good at the moment and I’m feeling better every day since I stopped drinking. I’m hoping this feeling continues for a very long time.
The Autistic FellRunner 