I will certainly run for donuts or most baked treats for that matter, as long as they come with a hot strong coffee. Why do things taste so much better after a run? What’s your weakness?
Well these last few weeks have been a little challenging for a variety of reasons, but the running has come to the rescue more than once, including this morn where my long run was just the medicine I needed. The weather was perfect for a crisp winter run in the snow.
How about you? How has your running week gone?
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Most of the time when I run its before breakfast so being good its either wholemeal toast, porridge or museli. Every now and again though a full English is the way to go.
Got my first full week in for a few weeks now as my foot pain has subsided. Its good to be training for another HM, and my traiing plan has involved to get in bit more variety into my runs, as I am still determined to break a 2hour HM.
I did a 5 mile ‘friendly’ club race yesterday - frostbiteleague.org.uk. I didn’t intend to go at race pace, but the first part was muddy trail and most other runners just seemed too slow, so I pushed on and managed to complete the race in about 42mins. That’s a good time for me at that distance, especially on mixed terrain in very windy conditions, and I had to stop about halfway round to tie a loose shoelace. Not sure of exact time yet as I forgot to start the Garmin until about 800m into the race. A nice end to the week, running with the club, not being the slowest one this time. I think the volume of running I’m doing now is helping me get faster and less fatigued too. 😎🏃♂️👍
Post HM, nothing beats a good roast for me (ideally with pud and a glass of prosecco as a great way to unwind!). There was a big bag of mini cheddars in the goody bag at Osterley at the weekend and they were just perfect (if you ignore the lack of nutritional content that is) - oh dear, am I really going to write a nutrition post tomorrow 😀.
Happily working my way through the first few weeks of my HM plan, still running every other day at the moment to try to build some contingency into the plan, but will revert to two day breaks soon. Foot still behaving for now, but it's going to be a fair while before I believe in it for HM distance🤞🤞🤞 . Hope we all get some breaks in the weather this week for pleasant runs - enjoy 😀
Crisps are my weakness whether I run or not but they’re a perfect excuse after a long run. I tell myself I need the salt 😋 Chocolate milk immediately afterwards though. My husband tells me he’s never seen anyone eat a bag of crisps as quickly as me ..... chomp chomp
Despite a crazy week of people staying and various social events I managed to get my training runs in and even managed my monthly 10 miler on Friday afternoon, just about squeezing it in just before another onslaught of visitors 🙂 I’m getting used to this distance now and have no niggles afterwards and feel I could run it more regularly.... mmmmnnnnn 🤔 but should I?
A quieter week before my mum arrives at the weekend for Christmas. But, like everyone, still loads of Christmas stuff to do.
Happy running everyone and to those on the IC, sending you lots of soothing wishes x
I think I must be a bit strange in that I never eat directly after a run. I have my 2 shredded wheat or weetabix (well the ripoff Aldi versions to be precise 😂) then just wait til lunch. I did spend the last hour at Beachy dreaming about the chocolate milk that was waiting for me at the finish line though!
Intending to carry on sticking to my weekly plan of lots of easy pace miles and a little bit of speedwork. Got off to a good start this morning with 8x400m and will do a Tempo run at parkrun again on Saturday. Like Whatsapp I'd really like to break 2 hours for a HM in 2020 but I'm not sure Hastings with all its hills is the place to do it - going to keep training with that goal in mind though x
Wow you are disciplined on the food intake. I use myfitnesspal very loosely just to make sure I replenish the lost calories on the long runs. You will most certainly crack 2hrs!! 👊
I can't have anything sweet right after a run - I have to wait a few hours. I usually have a meal shortly after my runs, though.
Sorry I haven't written for so long - just the usual November/December madness at work. I took a week off at the end of November to go to the Isle of Wight, and went on long walks. I did about 58 k of paths and trails over 4 days plus parkrun.
Winter isn't quite settling here - we keep going from temperatures well below zero to temps above, so life is pretty icy. Even with spikes, Sunday's run was a bit too exciting.
I wondered how you managed with footwear this time of year. I’ve been experimenting with studs on my trail shoes and have finally found a balance that seems to work on the snow and the ice, while being tolerable on pavement.
I've used Icebug in the past - a Swedish brand. I switched to Innov8 last year. They're both good. Studded shoes work better for me than studs that you attach to your shoes. I used YakTrax for a while, but they were a hassle to put on.
My post run flat white and triple chocolate brownie at the handily placed walkway cafe has become almost a ritual. It doesn't happen on evening runs because the cafe closes quite early☹️.
Long runs require a post run top up of lots of Hi protein yoghurt laced with extra honey. In fact I ate like a horse for a week after my HM!
Finally porridge (with yet more honey!) starts every day, so I need to wait an hour before starting a run. I have a very good electric toothbrush or I would have no teeth left! Fortunately the running uses up enough calories to keep my weight down.
hello, my weaknesses are drumsticks, chocolate and sticky buns ( to name a few). I love all things naughty! I am progressing well on my 5k a day for december and really enjoying it too. New weights arriving today for my deadlifts which is exciting
Have a great week and I hope your week is less challenging,
A BIG coffee if I'm running in the morning (i.e. Parkrun).
Evening runs I tend to go for scrambled eggs on toast, although last night I had a McChicken sandwich and chips (£1.99 voucher, it seemed rude not to use it).
In other non-food news, I'm just doing a 10k and Parkrun per week until the end of the year. No events planned. The colder, wetter weather is making motivation tricky.
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