Hams and Self Preservation

Today:
Distance: 10.3 km
Time: 55' 08"
Rate: 5' 21" per km
Weather: cloudy, temp 22 degrees, humidity 40%, wind calm
Week: 56.3 km
Dec: 213.85 km
Year: 4645.95 km

Easy run, down by the river, checked out the burn off area from yesterday, stand in the water for 10 minutes and back to work. Nothing exiting about the running.
At 7:45 this morning the hams arrived in two delivery vans. The canteen guys had taken orders over the last couple of months for any one wanting to buy legs of ham. Delivery day today.
A call for volunteers to carry boxes of hams up two flights of stairs to the canteen. Plenty of others about to help, so I watched from close by siting in a chair. Not really bludging but being a little smart.
Each box weighed between 15 and 20 kilos. That, and carrying it up stairs had the alarm bells ringing loudly. Most injuries that affect running come from non running activities. Not willing to take a chance of injury doing something silly like falling, too heavy, bad back!!, heaven forbid, out injured. I watched and soon the job was done. And, why should I help, I didn't order a ham!!