Morning all,
First race day today!
Maxine and the boys (Alexander, Charlie & Sam) are coming with me.
Concentrating on goals which are to finish and to not get injured.
I'm looking forward to it - after all I've been dieting for 10weeks and also following a schedule which began jog/walk for 1minute each and is culminating in this race.
Good Luck to all who are running, slimming or just recuperating.
P.S. I've noticed a lot of drinking going on recently. Is it because the night's are drawing in?
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10k was hard for first run but finished and don't think I am injured. Roll on Brighton!
Time was 45.40 which I think was respectable for a 42 year old "London Pride" drinker who's only been training for 10 weeks.
Fancy a pint to celebrate but will stick to hefty roast dinner instead!
Well done
Sounds like a fantastic time to me Maccy. And a good 15 minutes faster than I could dream of running - same age as you, but losing weight and training longer!!!
I did my first-ever off-road race today - nice muddy hilly one. Hard work but good fun too (who am I kidding? I spent the entire 7+ miles just wishing for it to be over). Despite tea and a TINY piece of fruit cake, followed by the fruit and half of a malt loaf that I had brought with me just in case the fruit cake wasn't a runner-sized portion, my blood sugar dropped noticeably while driving home. Must have run hard! I managed steady 9-minute miles, with which I am delighted.
Back in time to watch Paula's race from start to finish (isn't she just ACE!), and I've just put a trayload of beef with a sort of barbecue marinade into the oven for dinner.
Michelle x
Mucho respect, did a 8 mile race this morning then cooked a sunday lunch. I don't know which was harder :-)
My avereage pace was just over 9 minutes so a serious PB over that distance
Had 1 MArs pre race and a snickers post. Back to being carefull tomorrow as have a 10k in 2 weeks and would like to be a bit lighter.
Bye
JJ
Michelle I was so glad that it wasn't raining this morning when i ran. I think it would have been horrible.
i must find out if anyone has any ideas of how to run in spectacles - without of course the obvious one of buying lenses.
dinner sounded good Vrap but then again my roast was scrummy. I'm feeling double delighted today because when I weighed in after race, I had lost another 2lbs this week. I'm down to 13st 5lbs. Yippee!
Michelle -- after what you've been through this last week and with the wind and rain, I think you're a bloody star!! ) Well done you!
As for me, I've been sort of bad today - had a MaccyD steak premiere at the drive through - t'was the only thing that would do at the time and a bag of salt & vinegar crisps, but also managed healthy smoothie too and no nausea or sickness today - yippee!!!
In my defence as well though, I did also manage a walk around West Kirby boating marina (around a mile) without too much difficulty - and I beat my previous time of an hour by 20 mins! So much better this time round - and I drove the 35 miles there and back too )
Whats the premiere like
Im at work casualty has juust slowed down so may get some sleep
Michelle x