Go the All Whites… but now can I get more sleep?

[co] Don’t get me wrong, what the All Whites achieved rocked! But the only bright side (small) for me that they didn’t make it through is that I can get more sleep… 2 nights with 2 am get ups and then a couple of extra hours before work/training doesn’t make me a necessarily happy camper.

Though on the upside I also got to watch the end to the longest tennis match in history… so ready for that pub quiz question: “Who lost the longest game of tennis?”. Come on, you know the answer…

But back to running and training. When you have that goal… you get up. So this morning I picked myself out of bed at 6 to join the crew for some run interval work in the Domain. Just under an hour of hard work… but we avoided most of the rain which had been hanging about, so luckily no one melted during the session.

Now I have to be honest and say I popped some caffeine prior to the session this morning. Knew I would need something to keep me going. I don’t have an adequate coffee barista at home, so pills had to do. Sometimes taking caffeine can make me a little spacey, today, it seemed to help me stay awake.

What came first the need to be awake or the caffeine? (my diet coke addiction is a whole new post…).

But watch out at 2 o’clock people. Its not going to be pretty. Though I suspect this will be true across NZ where a ‘few’ people will have gotten up to watch the All Whites potentially make Football World Cup history… not to be, but still a valiant effort. Don’t misunderstand me. I am not saying they tried hard so its ok to lose, I think they went beyond that into a space where they gave everything they could… and that’s all you can ask for…. And expect when representing yourself and your country.

Remember sleep is not to be over rated! Make it your friend!