Tuesday 31 January 2012

5 mile report

I've been 'MIA' over the last few days as Martha has been ill. Thankfully she seems to be over the worst of it, but it was quite scary hearing her wheeze and gasp for air :(

Anyhoo, food hasn't been great because she's been difficult to get into bed without waking herself up everything she coughs. Lots of sandwiches/soup/pizzas!

However, despite all this I was determined to do a longer run this weekend and I finally did it at 16:15 on Sunday. It wasn't the greatest time to set off as my route is all country roads, ranging from 30-60mph and no street lights. I wore a white sports top borrowed from hubby and my head torch.

I set off knowing my time wouldn't be ground breaking, but I wanted to try and do it non stop. Pacing myself was essential. I made the halfway point around 29 minutes, stopped for precisely 4 deep breaths (and a look at the ducks) then turned around and headed back. At the 45 minute mark I guess I broke through 'the wall' as suddenly I really settled into quite a good rhythm and pace - just a shame I was less than 10 minutes from home and it was getting a bit too dark to continue.

Stats...

Distance: 5 miles
Time: 59:37
Max HR: 195 (102% of max)
Avg HR: 171 (89%)
Calories: 880

Looking forward to next weekend, I'm aiming to do it twice.

Wednesday 25 January 2012

Cold = cake

I've been ill since my run on Saturday. I suspect running made it stop lingering and develop into a full blown cold.

As a result I've eaten quite badly. Hot chocolates, rocky road, brownies, burgers & chips, etc, etc.

But, I'm feeling better today so things are looking up.

Breakfast: bran flakes w/ teaspoon of light at heart, mix of full fat and slimmed milk (all we had left got used up!)

Lunch: huge salad bowl with mushrooms, tomato, cucumber, lettuce, cranberries, cheese, ham and a squeeze of salad cream. Half of M's yoghurt (I actually ate yoghurt *gasps* but still not sure I'm actually that keen on it)

Mid afternoon: protein shake & a banana

M's dinner: stick of cheese, half a field mushroom, 1 bubble & squeak patty.

Dinner: soup, bread roll with pâté.

Exercise: 35 minutes of various weights/squat based circuits.

Water: 2 litres.

Friday 20 January 2012

Food Diary Número Uno

Thursday 20th January 2012

Breakfast: 3 porridge pancakes with a thin spreading of nutella

Mid Morning: Banana

Lunch: Cheese & Lentil Stodge in a wrap with 1/4 an avocado

Mid Afternoon: Protein Shake & a nutella rice cake

Dinner: Steak in a mustard sauce with rice, mushrooms, courgette and pepper

Water: 2 litres

Exercise: on hold, hopefully will have shifted this chest cold completely by tomorrow so I can run.