Well, amazement! I had the FINAL fitness evaluation on Monday, and praise be to the universe, I MADE IT! Only just, but hey I get to fight fires and that's the main thing. They lied by the way. It's not 4.2km, it's 4.7km and believe me, you feel every blood centimetre of it. I think the main reason that I made it though was because of my team. Catherine and Winston had gone on ahead, but I was at the back (once again) with Adrian and Marko and they would not let me fall behind. There's one section of uphill that is truly tough and I really battle with it and they literally pushed me up the hill to make sure I was going to make it. As Adrian said "We can't have you sitting in the control room the whole season." That's my team. And that's what makes firefighting all worth it.
The last bit was truly the worst though because by then I had developed blisters on both heels but the one on the right foot was killing me. I was in serious pain and trying to keep up the pace.... ow ow ow ow. When I finally got home I nearly screamed as I was taking the boot off because it was rubbing against my heel and when I finally got my sock off I saw what the problem was. I had a blister the size of a 50c piece (i.e. huge) and not only had it popped but the flap of skin was now firmly stuck to the open bit which was sticky. I couldn't even find a plaster that had a non sticky bit big enough to cover it, so it's been open all this time and even when the hem of the back of my jeans touches it, it's agony. So I have been walking around (or trying not to) feeling very sorry for myself.
This has highlighted the need for new boots though.... so let's hope I get a job soon so I can afford the damn things. Speaking of jobs, one of my agents called and asked if she could forward my CV to a company for me. I had to laugh because this company is the merged version of my old team at one of the companies I used to work for! I must say, however, that I wouldn't mind going back at all - I was very happy there. I only left because I thought I was going to a better opportunity. So let's see how this one turns out...
Soundtrack of the Day: Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack.
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