In my last post, I started out by mentioning how long it had been since I’d last posted, and blamed my absence on being out of the country for a month. That was three weeks ago, but this time the reason is different; my priorities have changed.

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Until the beginning of summer, I’d been keeping up with my target of one new blog post a week, but as of today it has been over a month since I last wrote anything new. The main reason for this? Living in Zurich.

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After my first proper race six weeks ago at the EMF 10k, I signed up for a second 10k back in the North-East. The Great North 10k is supposed to be a warm-up race for those competing in the Great North Run half-marathon in the autumn, but I entered just looking to improve on my results in Edinburgh.

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The weekend that I left my job with CGI back at the beginning of April, I decided to take a closer look at my clothing situation. My new role doesn’t require me to wear a suit or shirts, so it felt like a good opportunity to take stock of what I had in my wardrobe.

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After the celebration / commiseration beers down at the beach with Caledonia, we headed to a couple of pubs before retiring for a relatively early night in preparation for the knock-out tournament the following day, starting with last year’s runner-up Munich.

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After a surprise victory in Lisbon last year, the Scotland team were asked to host the tournament in June 2017. We accepted, and late last year started searching for a venue; and recruiting new players.

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