Priorities

30-minute run today. I did the first, usual, loop in 11:40, a 6:57 mins/mile pace, and was pleased with that - particularly as I had a 15-20 second spell of walking/jogging in the middle. If I'd decided to go for a fast loop from the start, I'm sure I would have made 11:30 or so. I started out slow because I was considering going for 5 miles, but I hadn't eaten properly at lunch time and was tired, so I wrapped it up at around the 4-mile mark. Tick the box for #16.

I recently learned that someone who taught me at University had passed away. How often do you think of death? At the risk of sounding morbid, I think of it fairly regularly. I imagine what life would be like without the individuals close to me. At a funeral, what would I wish I'd told the deceased before he/she died? Would I regret not contributing more to his or her life? You might think it strange, but thinking about all this helps me live more in the present time and appreciate it. I don't want someone to leave this world not knowing - in word or in deed - how much they meant to me. And it also helps me overlook little niggly trespasses and insignificant disagreements or frustrations.

And how would I like to be remembered after I die? As a good husband and a good person.

I don't think 7 minute-miles or PRs will feature in the eulogy at all.