Oh no! No iPod!

I had to do the dreaded task today and run without an iPod. Which also meant I was running without a watch. Which meant that it was just me, some road, and a poor attempt at rain (mist is no fun to run in).
This may have been a good thing though, because it did mean I got to go out and "find the joy" in just running. Something I've been meaning to do for a long time...let running just be enough motivation to run. So I pushed when I felt like it, slowed to recover, explored the longheld-curiousity streets, and walked when I needed to feel normal again.
It's nice when you're feet stop being so frozen in your shoes and you can actually feel them producing heat. I ran through some very mushy terrain...good fun.

I wouldn't have a clue how long/how far...and that's the joy of it all (although it's bugging me).

I went straight to training afterwards. I put the double pikes up on tramp (YAY!) And they were fantastic too - not slung back, properly set into, opening up/slight kickout. Completely no dramas there - I feel like I've done so many they're second nature.
Did lots of rudis too...overall they're improved, but still not where I'd like them to be.
Did one really FANTASTIC arabian/ 1/2 in, 1 & 4. Properly timed and turned and rotated - it felt so good, and it looked exactly as it should. I could've easily snapped a double of it. I have a tendency to just take off from the bed, do a 1/2 turn, then crash dive. When really I should be initiating salto first, turning at around 9:30-10 o'clock, then starting the double at 12. I want to do more of these properly...I can't wait to do half halves (HIHO)...they're going to be so much fun.

As part of strength we had to climb rope (around 10m). Well, I PB'd for the highest I've ever gone, about a metre or so from the top...and then froze. I could see out the window. I looked down below. Everyone seemed tiny. And it was then that I remembered that I was scared of heights. I was trying to figure out the safest way to bail, or whether I'd have to call someone up to get me down. Scary.
Teammate: "You're scared of heights, and you do trampoline?"