First run outside the UK!

[BlackCountryLee]

I’m on my second attempt at the NRC 10K plan week 1 and ended up over in Ireland for work. Today was scheduled to be a 25 minute recovery run so I decided that instead of drinking my body weight in Guinness last night that I would pack the trainers and kit and go for it this morning. Amazing scenery and the run flashed by as a result. One thing I noticed was how much more courteous the drivers in the Co Limerick countryside are to runners than they are in Birmingham (there are no pavements here lol). So I have ticked off another first, running outside of the UK and now heading to my meetings feeling a lot fresher than I would have done after a night on the black stuff 😃

[cheekychipmunks Graduate10]

Good choice BCL! I’m sure you’d have enjoyed your Guinness, but you’re right - how much better do you feel now that you resisted the temptation and ran today instead. 😇

It’s fun running away from home isn’t it? We’re currently on hols in France. 🇫🇷

[BlackCountryLee in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Oh how lovely. Eat all that nice cheese and then run it off. Perfect! Enjoy the holiday 👍🏻😀

[GTFC Graduate10]

Go on my son!!! Nice work 👏👏👏

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Sounds wonderful and much the better choice

[Yesletsgo Graduate10]

Fantastic! The Guinness will still be there tonight lol

[BlackCountryLee]

Speed run tomorrow morning can’t go too mad lol 🤣👍🏻

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate10]

Great run! There’s something really special about running in another country. You’re certainly making the most of it! Enjoy! 🇮🇪

[Rungranny 60minGraduate]

A glass of Guiness used to be given to new mothers in hospital after having a baby to replace iron , so for purely medicinal reasons you could allow yourself just one.... 🍺

[Sax64 Graduate10 in reply to Rungranny]

Ha, I'm old enough to not only remember that recommendation but actually do it too. My sons can't believe it, particularly as I was breastfeeding!

[Yesletsgo Graduate10 in reply to Sax64]

When I gave blood back in the late 1970s they gave you a Guinness and a plate of sandwiches after. Tell that to the youngsters today, they'd never believe you 😂

Having said which, my mother had aggressive stomach cancer in 1971. Her surgeon removed her stomach but didn't do any chemo or radiotherapy as he figured she'd only live a few months and wanted to preserve her quality of life. He advised her to drink as much Guinness as she could.

My mother was a very determined woman and despite the effect of having no stomach being very similar to having weight loss surgery ie unable to eat more than very small quantities she managed to work up to drinking 5-6 pints a night. A few years later she mentioned this at her check up. The surgeon advised cutting back to about 3 pints.

I'm happy to say she lived until 2008, drinking her Guinness until the end. She never even got tipsy (except if I gave her a G&T with Sunday lunch). She was an amazing woman.