Once again a wet, drizzly morning in the park in the middle of June! I was promised some sun in London!
Honestly I am not looking forward to week 3, I am not sure how I am suppose to manage a 3 minute run! I was tired from the 1.5 mins this week. Oh well guess I won't know till I try it
Also I run in the mornings before I get ready for work. So basically I run before shower and breakfast. Someone suggested eating a banana in my previous blog for some energy. But the way I see it, my body has plenty of it stored (otherwise I wouldn't be fat ) and if it needs energy, it better use the fat. I am not sure how well my logic work but I like it lol
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I run the same as you, as soon as I get up, and have not trouble at all. I do have a glass of water before I go though (I am usually thirsty in the morning and running is not going to help )
I run first thing too. Nothing to drink or eat beforehand, but I do take a little runner's water bottle with me, as my mouth gets dry from sucking in all that air!
At some stage in the early weeks I recall Laura telling you about getting a 'stitch' ... I believe these can be caused by eating immediately before the run. So, I've always tried to avoid eating beforehand, (although I sometimes have a drink at least 30 mins before running) ... and then upon return I swig back a huge glass of water and have a banana too - I believe bananas contain minerals which are particularly good for muscles and cramp prevention etc ... never really questioned it, as I like bananas anyway, and they are the ultimate instant/packed 'food'. Also, through the entire programme I didn't get particularly sore muscles or experience any cramps - worked for me just fine, whether I did a morning or evening run!
Like you, I really do hope we get some sunshine soon, getting really fed up with wet and damp and cold ... blooming English summers ... gggrrrrrr
I'm so impressed with you running before work, that's definitely something I'm going to build up- it would leave the evenings lovely and free. I ran before breakfast on Saturday and found that was ok, although I was very keen for my breakfast by the time I got home!
Couldn't agree more about the London weather. I think maybe last week was summer?! Best of luck with week 3. I can't imagine the 3 minute runs either but imagine how good it would feel to complete them!
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