Family Lawyer? No. Runner? Maybe.

Family law tutorial dragged on a little today and as the tutor rambled on about the manner in which you should manage your client, I drifted off a little and pictured myself as a family lawyer. I imagined putting my people skill to good use, to try my best to put my client at ease and with each case settled, I might just feel a sense of satisfaction having done some damage control and perhaps a little bit of good. I was so immersed in that little thought, albeit for a few seconds, that I got worried and quickly snapped myself back out of it. I don't believe myself to be a money grubber but I do like a comfortable life and I think I've found my balance with corporate work. Something I can make some money out of and at the same time, gain a level of satisfaction from the work. Family law? Perhaps in another life..

Had my dinner at the coffeeshop and played my Xbox for slightly under an hour just to allow for the food to digest. Then it was time to hit the roads once more...

As I started pounding the pavement, I was more than a little anxious, wondering where I might tank once again and take another long walk home. As I reach the point where I tanked the last time, I found myself doing some sort of body check up on myself - Stomach? Not churning, not feeling empty. Legs? Groin's acting up a little and ankle's still a little niggly but generally okay. Feeling a little more confident, I pressed on and before I knew it, I looked at my watch and I had clocked 8.4km. I knew the little turn back from Bishan would bring me up to an even 10km and I was so happy there was an extra spring in my step. I shuffled my feet faster, lengthen my stride a little and with an extra bounce, quicken my pace. At the 10km mark, I clocked 1 hour 10 minutes. My best 10km was Stanchart a couple of years back where I got 1hr 4 minutes. It was a little off but I was still very happy I did it. That's 7 min/km pace and if I continued at that pace for my 21km, I would have hit my 2hr 30 minute target. Of course that's one huge assumption but I'm just really glad to be out there clocking up distances once more.

I'm probably about 2 weeks short of AHM and will give it a miss this year but I'm gonna soldier on and look towards doing well for Stanchart at the end of the year. Feeling really confident and happy - must be the endorphins!