Flip Flop!

I had a few days off from any fittness training this week after a party last weekend where I got a little bit drunk and fell over and bashed my head. The reason I fell over was I was a) slightly tippsy and b) wearing flip flops.

The knock on was I felt all depressed this week because of it add to this I'am away from home and that I havent been running for a few weeks I decided to feel sorry for myself for a few days.

However every cloud has a silver lining as because I blamed the flip flops I didnt wear them all week, and my legs felt really good because of it. This made me realise that since arriving on Ascension Island its been about 30+ degrees every day so flip flops have been the only thing ive been wearing and now I realise this is why my knees have been bad. A week of not wearing them and my legs felt great...when I put them back on I noticed very quickly that the knee  pain came back and because I hadnt been exercising it had to be the Havianas.

So happy days, armed with this knowledge i was able to knock out 34 mins todayon the tredmill and all though my knees feel a little bit sore they feel a hell of a lot better than they did. Going to rest tommorow and then see if I can do it again on Tuesday. 

:-) Phil

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I've been asked some Questions???

I have been asked to answer a series of questions for a weekend supplement for a national paper!

I thought I would post the questions here so as to get my mind thinking about how I should respond.

 * Did you know what you wanted to do when you were young?

* Did you need any qualifications to pursue your career choice? If so, where did you study/how did you make it happen?

* Can you describe your early career?

* How did you get into your current role?

* Can you describe the region where you work?

* Can you describe the work you do and the organisation you work for?

* What are the main benefits/rewards of working in Antarctic?

* What are the main challenges of working in such a location?

* Do you have any loneliness issues?

* Has it proved easy to interact with local people or colleagues?

* Have you ever been in any danger?

* What's the most unusual thing to have happened?

* What was the major culture clash moment that made you think, “woah”?

* Have you found yourself in any amusing situations?

* Do you ever wish you had chosen a more conventional working life?

* Do you think of home a lot?

* Has working in the Antarctic changed you? In what ways?

* What does the future hold for you (ie, will you remain in similar work, would you like to work in a similarly challenging environment elsewhere?)

* Do you have any advice for young people (or those looking to switch careers) who might want to follow a similar career path? (ie, would you recommend any particular qualifications/courses; and what mental/emotional qualities might you need?)

What angle should I go for :-)
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