Porridge and Park Run! 🤪🤪🤪🥣🥣

[Ang33333]

I am now a porridge eater! I think my dislike of it was all in my head. It's fine. And filling and I don't get light headed when I run!

Have to admit I had to force it down at 7am this morning! Second park run! According to my timing also my fastest 5k. Feet were soaking wet and the second circuit was tough on the uphill bits but ran every step! I love Park Run! Everyone is so friendly and supportive. And I'm amazed how many people I know who run too! 😁😁😁🐌🐌

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Well done Ang33333, I’m glad that you love parkrun too. My fave run of the week.

[Ang33333 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks! I've enjoyed volunteering too. 😀

[misswobble Graduate10]

Yay, well done. Porridge is great fuel 😁👍😃🏃‍♀️

[Ang33333 in reply to misswobble]

Definitely is! With lots of fruit!

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

I sometimes add 7g of peanut butter. Might go a bit mad tomorrow and have 8g 😁💪

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate10]

Glad you enjoyed your 2nd parkrun this morning Ang33333333, I am Scottish but never eat porridge for breakfast, but it did help you getting a PB. Well done.

[Ang33333 in reply to AlMorr]

Ha Ha! 😀

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

Never eat porridge 😳

Thud

😁

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Yay Ang! Well done! 👏👏👏👏 So happy you enjoyed it and got your PB! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

So porridge every run now? I love it too, although I think my bite of banana is sufficient for me before a run. Porridge after suits me better (with loads of blueberries 😋).

[Ang33333 in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh yes definitely blueberries! My favourites! I can't run empty. I think that's why I like evening runs best!

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

Bluebrrries are way healthy too 😋

[Dizzysmum17 Graduate10]

Sounds fab Ang. Well done on your PB too. Xx

[Ang33333 in reply to Dizzysmum17]

Thank you!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10]

Very pleased to hear that porridge is suiting you. And delighted that you are enjoying your Parkrun. I wonder how long it takes you to reach you Parkrun from your house. Well done you! 🎉🎉🎉

[Ang33333 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

5 mins. On foot! Brilliant!

[over61andstilltrying Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

Oh wow! What joy! Mine involves 30 minutes and a car drive.

[Ang33333 in reply to over61andstilltrying]

I know we're very lucky. It's a new park run on Marlborough Common. No car needed! 😀

[telford_mike Graduate10]

Porridge is great, especially when it’s a bit nippy. Congrats on a new PB 😀👏👏👏👍

[Ang33333 in reply to telford_mike]

Thanks! I like nippy! Love the autumn.

[AnnieW55]

Congratulations.💐

Now you’ve joined the porridge club you can invent loads of ways to have it.

My faves are a spoon of crunchy peanut butter stirred in or banana and some cocoa powder. The list is endless when you get started.

One caveat. You do mean real porridge and not the dusty stuff don’t you?

[Ang33333 in reply to AnnieW55]

Oh definitely the real stuff. My husband has the microwave stuff. Looks like glue! But is easy!

[AnnieW55 in reply to Ang33333]

👍

[Flyingred Graduate10]

Well done. I used to make porridge for breakfast and now make my own muesli with oats, dried fruit, chopped nuts, flax and chia seeds, soaked in almond milk overnight (and frozen berries) or if I have fresh fruit, I add that just before serving (strawberries this morning, yum).

[Ang33333 in reply to Flyingred]

Yum! I'll try that!

[Equi-geek Graduate10]

Glad you're loving it Ang! I'll have to join you at Marlborough sometime soon!

[Ang33333 in reply to Equi-geek]

Yes do! You will get wet feet though! And I'll come to Lydiard soon too. Am loving volunteering too!

[Tasha99 Graduate10]

I love ParkRun too 👌🏽 best things ever!!

[Ang33333 in reply to Tasha99]

Definitely! I'm one of the slowest but don't care! Everyone is so friendly! 😀

[mountaindreamer Graduate10]

Well done! 😃🏃‍♀️❤️I was up at 7am to eat my oats before Parkrun too. I’m too lazy to make porridge on Saturday mornings, so stick overnight soaked oats in the fridge with a load of frozen berries the night before. Might switch to hot porridge when the weather gets colder. 😊

[Ang33333 in reply to mountaindreamer]

I'm going to try the overnight oats. Yum! 😀

[mountaindreamer Graduate10 in reply to Ang33333]

I use a Morrison’s recipe, if you need proportions : 50g oats + 100ml normal milk + 1 teaspoon honey + as many frozen berries as you fancy (or fresh).

I also like to add about 1tsp of chia seeds and about 1tbsp of mixed seeds (linseed / pumpkin etc). Just stick them in a jar with a lid, mix, then put in the fridge until the morning.

I then mix up well again and smash up the bigger berries before eating. I especially like the way raspberries and blackberries work in it.

[BaddieThePirate Graduate10]

Yum, porridge. Well done on your 5km!

[Ang33333 in reply to BaddieThePirate]

Thanks! 😁

[18Windmill]

Gotta love porridge! But I seem to take forever making it! And congrats on new personal best in your park run. Am going to do ours next week! I've said it out loud now! Happy weekend.

[Ang33333 in reply to 18Windmill]

Hooe next week goes well. 😀

[Runsome Graduate10]

Hi Ang33333

so glad you got your fuelling right and your feeling better as a result. porridge eh food of the running gods. I’m glad you’ve found a taste for it although as you say it’s a bit hard eating so early before parkrun. Well done on your new PB despite the wet you did excellent, Parkrun is great fun.

All the Best RS👍😀

[Ang33333 in reply to Runsome]

Thank you! 😀

[Myrar]

Well done ang on your pb ...your doing fantastic this running bug eh !! I love porridge but with salt nothing sweet in it 😋take care ang and keep running 🏃🏃

[Ang33333 in reply to Myrar]

Thank you! 😀