I was asked my running friend if I would like to do the Tadworth 10-mile race about 5 days before the race. I was no where near enough miles in my legs, but I had been running regularly. I was definitely tempted. I mean who doesn’t like a nice challenging race to kick of the new year. The race was on a Sunday, so the … Continue reading 10 miles no problem, ish
Do you carb load before a race? I eat a lot of carbs regardless, so I can’t see eating any more is a benefit, but guilt free extra portions of pasta are never a bad thing. Have a vote in the poll: Continue reading Poll: Carb Loading
Chocolate and diet coke are the two brown things are the things that I cannot live without. I have tried. I went 6 days without either. It wasn’t that bad. I put my head down and did it. Every day that passed I felt prouder, a sense that I was doing it, breaking the cycle. What happened on that 6th day. Well first I had … Continue reading A week without…
I can’t even step on the scale which is crazy. I probably weigh less than I did for most of my adult life. Yet the number that will come back, will be higher than it was a few weeks ago, so for that reason I have to wait, and behave (read: eat and exercise) until I feel light enough to risk the weigh-in. And Instagram … Continue reading Scale Fear is Real
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