Hectic day in work friday so I was going to be adventurous and get something different for my dinner...of course I would have loved a McDonalds or the Burger Shack...anything other than pasta or veg..even the Big Mac with no chips-I would have made that sacrifice! but no I've running tomorrow...so bright idea like a light bulb glowing over my head...fish...it's good for me and haven't had it in ages...off I toddle into the Seafood shop...ask the question ' anything nice?' like a miss know it all...didn't see any battered cod with mushy peas...I see these small pieces with pink bits on the end of them...'what's that?'...scallops...how much?...well 35euros for a kg..do I look like a heifer?!....asked him what would a normal person eat...(if only he knew I was a ' runner'- maybe I should have went in my running pants and have a sweaty head on me!)....3-4 pieces is about right...ok I'll take them...hold on how do I cook them? pan sear them ...I just nod the head and pretend yeah yeah.......I had not a clue how to cook then...off I go home to pan sear my din dins... (don't even know if I've spelled it right! i am educated! )....plop them into the frying pan, turn them and wait...no instructions with them...split them all in half to see if there's any change...none so I decided to burn the arse out of them to make sure... Veg and scallops went down well but the rest of the night didn't...stomach churned and bubbled all nigh...was never so sick in all my life...didn't sleep a wink...learnt two lessons 1) I won't ask 'anything nice for my din dins' when I go shopping 2) never try anything new before my long runs, stick to pasta.....
Nearly didn't go running this smorning...felt crap...tried to force down a couple spoons of porridge... couldn't so had a slice of toast instead...but I knew I had to go, I'd be so disappointed with myself if I didn't ... So I did... Tried to chirp myself up in the car on the way in to running...drugs wouldn't have done the trick... 5 miles...was a bit slower than normal ( how much slower can I go! ) energy levels were low... Brian stayed with us all the way...yapping... and yapping....I gave a few grunts but did talk a bit ( its a start) ... he commented on my ability to talk...smartsrse....after the 2.7 mile to be exact.... It is true what they say ' you never talk about running when you're running ' and ' when your not running all you talk about is running ! ' drank all my drink... I think I had frought coming out of my mouth by the end of it...coming up to the Aquadome Brian informs me I have 50 seconds to make it to the car park and I'll have done the 5 miles in 1 hour to be exact... shite, my legs are about to fall off me, I'm starved and I've frought coming out of my mouth...and I'm sure my hair has turned into a ball of candy floss on top of my head from the wind and sweat....great I have to leg it like a looney tune to beat his clock...Catriona is in front of me running happily along...move bitch!I'm on a mission.....picked up speed... i'd say a granny with arthritis could have run faster...phew made it back ... 1 hour 4 secs he informs me.... Could he not have just lied to me the fecker! That's it, he's banned from talking to me....
Bought myself a running magazine today...and a dairy milk... the magazine said 'that there's a 39% reduction of cardiovascular disease and a 29 % reduction of strokes' ( in relation to chocolate) ....the running magazine has to be right....
Enjoyed today tho....15 miles this week woohoo! 16 miles next week.....
15 weeks to the big day.....
good lesson to learn at the start - you would not have been able for a much longer run on a slice of toast. Try salmon/chicken or as you said stick to the pasta - keep up the good work...
ReplyDeletegreat lesson to learn...dont buy scallops again...maybe chicken and pasta might be a good one- normally have it with corn on the cob...must do some research on food for runners...thanks for that wont do it again.
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