Big wheel keep on turning

So, the sky hasn't fallen in. The world continues to turn and the sun rises over the horizon for another day - allegedly anyway, in this part of the world, as it rained steadily all morning - freezing rain, the sleety kind that turns to ice as soon as it hits the windshield of your car.

One of my first concerns after the "big announcement" (read the last post if you don't know what I'm referring to) was that I would sink into the depths of despair and dismay, losing all activity and reverting to days spent sitting on the couch, watching mindless brainrot, eating garbage and unavoidably turning into this:

Well, I just went through this week's workout log, and after a solid eleven hours, that just may not happen. BTW, to answer the ball hockey reference, we had a team in "the U" that was named after dude above - the Fat Bastards. Actually, the team was formed before Austin Powers movies, so actually I guess he was named after us.

Went out with some friends last night to celebrate the new chapter in life. At one time we all worked together at my soon-to-be-former employer. In fact one of the guys there was one of my former bosses. There was most certainly a bottle or three of vino, although none from the winery of the namesake above. Consequences? Minor - blew off a swim this morning and also let my son skip hockey practice. Still got my long run in this afternoon - with the freezing rain the run unfortunately had to come indoors.

A couple of long-term consequences to the current situation. There is a temporary hold on signups for any more races - at least until something more permanent comes up. That means for now Mississauga half, Peterborough, Milton, Toronto Island and the PEC full are on hold. Muskoka and the Chilly Half were already booked. Speaking of books, my promised book reviews are also on hold, at least for now. They will get picked up again at a future date - just can't promise one at this time.

So, on we go. The training continues - I'm going to treat Peterborough (the A-lister on the unconfirmed list above) as though it's a "done thing". There are some hooks in the water right now, and hopefully one or two will bear fruit - mix any more metaphors for ya?

Peace.