Week 5 begun as with the regular Monday routine. We did our rolling, stretching and mobility in the normal place before we had to move to another training ground 5 minutes away. This was because the Foyle Cup is being played this week and the training ground we use is a pitch for games throughout the week. So we trained at a different field, highly sand based, and more like a local park, with only 1 goal having the resemblance of a net on it. No matter the conditions, football is football and you must adapt and that is what we did. A new passing drill at the beginning to sharpen up before we opened up and played, along with some running on the side. It was a good session although the challenges of the surface. It is my understanding that we will be there all week due to the Foyle Cup.

Conveniently enough, the Foyleside Arena is right across the road from the field we were at, so I headed there after training and showered up before we relaxed for 70 minutes. We had our regular gym session which was good as always, and the rhythm is becoming more comfortable as I am now able to challenge myself a bit more and test my strength. We finished the gym session with a good roll out and stretch before Wardy and I were dropped back at his car which was at our regular training ground. There was an under 12 game on that we stayed and watch for 30 minutes before we headed off to the grocery store. We decided that today we would try a different way home, through some back roads that we travelled one day via taxi. It was an adventure to say the least, and certainly took a lot longer than usual, with many wrong turns, but eventually, we made it home. 

 

It was another scorching day outside, and after 4 weeks of clouds and rain, it makes me cherish the sunshine a little more, so I have been making the most of it. I was able to sit in the sun for 2 hours after we got home tonight, which allowed me to finish the book I was reading, The Alchemist. I received the book as a graduation present, and I couldn’t think of a better fit for graduation than to read that.