Purgatory Night

Inspired by Blane's hell night, Ross and I decided to start our own weekly conditioning programme for the winter as of tonight. Largely based on hell night, we started with a silent jog for around 5 minutes and stretched lightly before going on a larger run, lasting about 15 minutes and then continuing onto a large block of conditioning for around and hour and 15 mins. After, we had a quick jog to loosen up and then about a 250m cat walk down a straight to finish off. Then of course we stretched off thoroughly before going home.

I wasn't too sure of how reliable Blane's outcomes of this training would be, as I know he is an extremely focused individual that has disciplined himself to train as hard as he thinks possible. So I didn't think I'd benefit as much from such an evening of exercise.

But I really enjoyed it, we talked quietly and not often and I felt I had introduced myself to proper conditioning adequately. We were half figuring out what the session would involve as we went along and no doubt it will be more organised and intensified next week, but it worked out really well.

I was most impressed to find that even a quite short session made me feel completely refreshed and at one with my thoughts again. Recently, particularly this last week, I have been under increasing pressure with work in music and performing arts mostly. Amongst other things, I was just loosing touch with everything around me and was getting worried about friendship groups and one person in particular that I couldn't get off my mind. I realise that such thoughts are merely human nature and should not be fought against until exhaustion but I would not usually consider myself as someone who gets wrapped up in their own thoughts without much consideration for other people and indeed everything else around me.

I usually have a lot of ways of relieving any stress or negative thoughts I may have attained by doing things I enjoy; music and parkour. But even they could not seem to distract me from things I did not particularly want to think about. By earlier today I was feeling quite overwhelmed by deadlines and people with too much to say. That's why I really appreciated being able to go out with Ross and just doing something that took my mind off everything but the pain of a stitch and the sweat on my face. I loved it.

Well without me babbling much longer, Purgatory night was a great success and will hopefully progress into a regular occasion, possibly with more people (although it's nice to have a small feeling of solitary)

Many thanks to Ross for encouraging it and being a great friend.

I will update with details of exercises and reps soon; just in case anyone actually reads this thing!!! :)