Diary of a 10 km Run

It’s better when the Boomtown Rats sing it here

:Ah, it’s not so bad. I have to get myself going this week though, it’s supposed to be Long Run week and since I wore a pair of heels on Saturday to my boy’s First Communion, my ankle felt a bit sore yesterday. My excuse!

Run: I had a pretty good week last week though, 4 short runs to keep me going. I was impressed by my 13-year-old daughter who usually is reluctant to join me, despite having started running with her school this year. She’s improved exponentially! This time last year we would have needed a rest at the top of our lane. On Friday, she challenged me to a sprint 15 minutes into our run, and beat me hands down. AND continued jogging home, rather than giving up. I am so impressed!

Diet: Still trying to get myself to be careful of eating wrong things at wrong times. I started a food diary last Thursday. The result so far: I’m simply listing what I eat at what time, but last night I started a simple analysis: food groups. Turns out I ate 6 portions of carbohydrates (cake, cookies, pasta, potatoes), 1 1/2 portions of veg AND fruit, a total of 7 units of caffeine and/or alcohol, and about 1 1/2 litres of water (I’m aiming for 2). So even this quick check is a stark revelation of the error of my ways!!

And now, for a glass of water…