Today was game day, so I was able to get some rest in the morning. My late morning and early afternoon consisted on more phone calls and emails trying to gain more information regarding my travel and visa things. Finally I got some helpful answers which will allow me to implement a plan come time. I have part of the process planned, now I just need a destination.

Instead of getting dropped off at the stadium 3 hours before kick off, Wardy left his car for me to drive in later. Safe to say the manual driving skills are still being practiced, and it sure didn’t help getting stuck behind a tractor trailer at an intersection. However, I made it to the ground without too many blushes. This time my training partner was Chaz, who has been recovering from injury for way too long and he is now at the point of very close return. Chaz is a very well connected, well travelled guy, spending time playing in Australia and New York, along with an extended stint with Derry when he was younger. We did an extensive warm up and chatted the whole time and then we didn’t a 20 minute run. After the run, we got into the real tough work. The heart rate was going, the lungs were doing their best, but it was tough. It is work that we both need, especially for him getting back up to fitness to play matches again, and for me to be ready when my opportunity comes. This was the longest session prior to a game that I have done. We didn’t get back into the dressing room until the game had kicked off. We missed the first 15 minutes, and of course that is when Derry scored. Safe to say we didn’t miss too much after that. A game that never reached any great heights really, and it seems to be that this is becoming a theme.

Onward from this game, with the weekend off. I managed to 3-point turn out of my parking spot and get all the way home unscathed driving, progress.