Withdrawals

I'm baaack! And hit the ground running, literally. After 2 hours of debating with myself, I decided to get up from bed, shake off jet lag and break in my new Asics GT-2140, the trainers for overpronators I got especially fitted for at FLEET FEET.

"Yummy, yummy, yummy!", I thought, the first kilometer. Blue and pink aren't so bad after all. Yup, my new shoes are blue AND pink. For someone who runs the opposite way from blue and pink, my buying for performance over color is a testament to my seriousness about getting back into shape. When the first question I used to ask was, "What colors does it come in?", now I know it should be my last.

In a running-friendly village as Ayala Alabang, you'd think that more would take advantage and get into a regular routine. It is such a pity that at primetime 6am, there were only a handful that I came across. There were the usual early morning exchanges of 'hi' and 'good morning', then the odd 'como estas?' --ooh! ;)

7.5kms might have been too far for Day 1, or I may be undergoing latte withdrawals, or I may be dealing with horrid jet lag… but I am definitely struggling, trying to stay awake to function through work and look remotely human. I was dragged to the American Woman's Bazaar only to stand in the middle of The World Trade Center, useless. Yesterday, the school purchaser had to call to confirm my Fidelio market list for class: 250kg almonds blanched whole, 150kg almonds sliced, 350kg mixed nuts, 1kg vanilla beans, 200kg fresh blueberries, 600kg chocolate chips?!! I guess I might have dozed off for a while.