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Little Changes?

Ok so I go to camp a snacking overweight pixie who drinks squash at work (no added sugar of course) when she remembers to drink and never thinks before or during eating. As for stretches, yeah right as if I would consider doing them!!

Since Monday I have had a 750ml water bottle on my desk and drunk at least 2 a day. I've snacked less, stretched more in fact I stretched when I hadn't even run! and I even noticed not being hungry but wanting to eat! And I didn't eat!

Could this be the beginning of a new me? Oh I do hope so I really do.

Today I will be running at lunch. I had kit with me yesterday but did not run as my legs were really tired and a bad run is not what you want, you don't gain anything. I'm hoping to do 40-50mins and depending on what my legs say when I get out there, I will either do another slow recovery run or ideally a warm up then some 10K paced bursts and a cool down.

The weekend will see a long run on Saturday so I can do a recovery run Sunday.

Also my "events" this year will be just Reading and the Trailwalker, I'm not going to waste training time (and money!) racing when I know what my goals are and I can work just as well at home.

I WILL finish TW and I WILL get my GFA next year but only if I put in the work!!

Lunchtime potter:
Well that's what it was. Not a run or a walk but a bad attempt at both! I think I am getting the lurgy but I ran mainly to HR so hopefully I am almost over camp.

Comments

womble said…
Ahem.

Where's that thing you were going to keep record of and send to me????

You can do a new one now, if you like.

Good to hear the new motivation shining through.
Evil Pixie said…
[hangs head in shame]
XFR Bear said…
hey Pix - are you noting resting HR?

Mebbe that's what WUmbly was on about?
Evil Pixie said…
Last time I noted RHR it was 52
Womble said she would look at me diet but I keep on forgetting a food diary!!
WildWill said…
A nice positive post Pix ... keep it up

:o)

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