It has been a very hectic and totally stressful time at work recently. The only thing keeping me sane has been my running, and I have not really been doing enough of that. And definitely not keeping this Blog updated enough.
Whilst the weather has been warming up it does not help me to run faster. So when the weather turned cooler today (8C) on the morning of a scheduled 10k race I was delighted. I also had some buddies running of similar ability and so we pushed it a little and I managed to get a new Personal Best time over the 10km distance of 46 and a half minutes. I did the race shirtless as usual - the only person in the race to do so as far as I am aware. No untoward comments though.
I have also been experimenting with some pain control too to develop some mental toughness to enable me to push myself harder and for longer. Some of this has been playing around with stinging nettles. These sting like crazy at first but then wear off to a dull ache and create inflamed and irritated skin. I overdid it a little one day and suffered for the following 2 or 3 days with inflammation and irritation. Not one to try again anytime soon, but would consider it as a very testing trial for an extended BDSM or master/slave session.
I am stil fascinated with needles too. I may start to play around with those some more in the summer. Last time I got together with another guy into that kind of thing he put 5 needles through each nipple.
I am now even considering getting my nipples pierced properly. Can't decide whether to go for rings or barbells. Any thoughts anyone? Which do you think I should get? Leave me a comment.
