I missed Parkrun this morning. I went out with OH last night to celebrate our wedding anniversary and sunk enough Shiraz to keep several vineyards in business for several years.
So when the alarm went off, I couldn't lift my head off the pillow, let alone throw my sorry body round the park. He went off and did it though, he's hardcore. I grunted words to the effect of "I'll go when I feel better, leave me alone but bring me caffeine first" and finally got my clobber on at about half past eleven (oops).
I felt horrible. Even after coffee and banana, my usual pre-run sustenance. After the warm-up it still felt like my brain was doing it's best to squeeze itself out of my eye sockets. Then I remembered the dextrose tablets I got a few weeks ago so had a rootle in the cupboard. And what did I find but the empty wrapper. As usual, the 13 year old had stripped the "treats" cupboard bare of all things edible like a plague of locusts.
OH finally took pity on me and gave me one of his gels. Which was, without exception, THE most revolting thing I have ever had the misfortune to swallow (titter ye may). Eeuuch. I couldn't even finish the whole thing, and it seemed like overkill anyway, for my little 5K.
What's in those things?? Is it just glucose, and a bit of starch? No amphetamines? Because even with a hangover still causing me a certain amount of existential crisis ("why am I doing this to myself?? WHY??") I flew around my route in not just under 30 minutes, but just under 29. Oh, yes. It. Feels. Amayyyyzing.
Placebo or not, I can run a sub-30 5K. I am a very happy bunny. I've gone from being seriously over-weight, miserable and unfit, to being lighter than I was 16 years ago when I got married to my lovely Other Arf.
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I used to wake up with the hangovers from hell , as if someone had scraped the top of my head off , had a rummage about in it and then not put the top back on again properly ! ha ha
Hey, that is a absolutely brilliant time , Well done to you , fab stuff ! xxx
Well done on the drinking. I haven't felt like that in ages, and I doubt I'd want to run with a post-apocalyptic hangover. Seems it's the week for unexpectedly good times though. I was chasing sub 30, now I suppose I'm chasing your sub 29
Ooh thank you everyone. Guess it means I'm a bit of an addict now (To running, not Shiraz. I don't drink a massive amount, honest!!) gotta love this forum and all you lovely folks
Poor you. I can't remember my last hangover...but I do know that wine hangovers are particularly awful (says she who lives in a place where a litre of decent plonk costs less than a litre of petrol). Ditto for the 13 year-old locust.. I have three teenagers, and the fridge look like the Gobi desert within hours of doing the shopping sometimes.
Well done for getting out and round the run though - you're one tough cookie!
Wow! That's quite a performance considering the circumstances - well done Allie.
It was my (28th) anniversary on Friday too and I consumed by first alcoholic drink (a single glass of champers) since the New Year. I was never a heavy drinker but I really don't miss it - is the hangover really worth it?
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it seems running is a funny old thing , what you experienced was further proof 
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