I couldn’t find the DVD :(

Good point on the technical trails, need to try that next time the stress bubbles over!

If find technical trail running a good means of encouraging total focus on the moment, running with minimal footwear on stony trails is also another way to up the amount of focus required.

Getting out in nature, through woodlands, seeing wildlife, or to top of local hill to see the wide vistas is another way to assault the senses in a truly positive way.

As for computers… yep they can drive you round the bend, never more so when you need them to work flawlessly and don’t have time to fix them. My wife banded me from using Windows as it’d get to grumpy with it – all our computers/phones all use Linux these days.

Even being Windows free for over a decade doesn’t cure all computer woes, hardware and software still go wrong from time to time, and you can’t fix what’s beyond your router. For these times patience and an outlet like running helps immensely.

You can try to use system repair from the installation DVD first, no need to nuke the whole computer if not necessary.

Thanks Pedro!

Yeah, I do really well with the hard-easy combo that intervals/reps provide. I think I’m fast-twitch dominant, but that’s a post for another day :)

Thanks Nate, no plans to give up blogging anytime soon. I love the job, but it does have it’s own forms of stress.

Thanks Steve!

Thanks James :)

@ Peter, all the best to you at the running camp! Have a blast!