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When You're Tired ...

so tired you cancel a training session and worry about falling to sleep driving home ... when you are that tired (like I was yesterday) you must do what comes natural.

So what did I do?

Sleep?
Watch TV?
Lay in the garden listening to the birds?
Have a long soaky bath?

Nope! I went for a 5.5m walk! Well that's Pixie Logic for you! I'm sure it makes sense somehow or somewhere

So yes, yesterday I did a 1hr 40 mins Mini TW training session. Leon had told me to use old/comfy trainers so I slipped into my saucony off road shoes and light walking socks. I also donned me lovely new Pink Camelbak with lots of water (for weight) and a SIS Chocolate Orange Go! Bar.

Twas a nice sunny evening just right for a walk. Bit faster than TW pace at 18mm ave but you do shorter quicker runs so why not walks!

Got home and had some nice warming homemade soup again, then a bath where I examined the blister gained from wearing nice comfy trainers! Grrrr Fanks Leon!!

Not weighed myself again and I am trying to get into or out of the habit of weighing loads! Since last weekends mamouth walk I have been tired and eaten anything that can be eaten that isn't tied down! To be honest I think I just need to go with the flow until after TW and after I have recovered from TW! No point building myself up for failure!!

Oh and I CBA to get enough motivation for that 5m race but I HAVE entered the HydroActive 5K in Brum in September so I will have to get training for that! PB is 34:20, did a couple of 33mins runs last year so who knews!!

Comments

Leon said…
Told you that you needed to finetune your sock selection as well Pix!!

;o)

Some poeple..... never listen

[rolls eyes]
Evil Pixie said…
yeah AFTER i got the blister! No use then! Just spent £8 on compeed thanks to you!
Evil Pixie said…
Duck I think it is the walk! Must be if we are both "at it"!!!!
and he started it!!
Leon said…
Ner Ner N Ner Ner

:-p
Evil Pixie said…
see I told you so!

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