This past Saturday I attended the annual Serpentine Running Club Christmas Dinner... it was only the second year that they've hosted this black tie affair at the Hilton in Kensington, but I think that still deserves the title of *annual*! Above is a picture of myself with some of my dinner and dancing companions for the evening, Russell, Ben and Dean (l-r).
The remainder of the weekend was spent recovering from the excesses of the preceding week... 3 consecutive nights of client/work events. The highlight was probably the canape and wine tasting evening hosted by Michel Roux Jr., the celebrated head chef of London's Le Gavroche restaurant.
While I am desperately miserable that I remain in London with no visibility into the timing of my return to San Francisco, I am beginning to adopt a better workout routine while I'm over here. I think my coach, Chris, was probably right when he told me that my body needed a solid break after racing 4 ironmans in 2 years! Well, after 3 months in London of little activity, and lots of eating and drinking, the proverbial goose (JC) was getting fat as well as out of shape and was not very happy about it. Last week I realized that I was ready to get back into training... serious training. It's not just a question of wanting to work out more and/or wanting to feel toned again, what I truly miss is that sense of accomplishment after a tough workout... but I also miss the training partners I have in SF. Too inumerable to mention but knowingly or otherwise, they encourage me to push myself to the edge and beyond of what I think I can achieve.
I also want to give a big *shout out* to friends that ran the xmas relays in SF this past weekend, especially to Dirk Vlieks, who ran a 4.5 mile relay leg just 6 months after suffering a brain AVM, and having had ~6 brain surgeries since June. Way to go Dirk!
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