Too busy

Today was a day when I was too busy. I had to go to Fareham for a meeting with work, this invovled getting up at 6, driving to Fareham, having a 3.5 hour (productive) meeting and then driving home & getting stuck in load of traffic. Result - I got home after 7pm, tired, hungry and still needing to catch up on a few emails.

In the past I would let this mess up my training schedule, I'd miss the run out, tell myself it doesn't matter and then later in the week I'd think, well I've not done that run so maybe I'll start again on Monday. But I can't this time. So I'm having my tea, an early night and I'm planning on running 3 miles before work tomorrow. Tomorrow is a rest day on the schedule - I'm not missing today's run - merely postponing it.

In other news, I learnt a good lesson today. I judge people too quickly. I need to stop. I shall add it to my list:

Stick to my training plan - all good so far
Not drink alcohol until the start of the Olympics - as the above
Stretch after running so I can touch my toes - still stretching, not touching toes yet
Eat properly - just about to make salmon & potato salad
Be less judgemental

That last one, tougher than running??

3 miles & a stir fry

The title sort of gives it away really. I did 3 miles in the rain, came home & ate stir fry.

I didn't go to running club because I knew that if I waited for an hour from when I got home I would think of a million reasons not to run. So I put my kit on as soon as I got home and went. My husband ran with me. This doesn't happen very often because a.) he is much faster than me & b.) he is much faster than me. But we ran 3 miles together in the rain. And then he made the stir fry. Maybe this alone is a reason to run more often?

I can't touch my toes. I found this out when I was attempting to stretch my hamstrings after running. So I'll add this to the list of Things I Need To Do, on the list so far:
Stick to my training plan.
Not drink alcohol until the start of the Olympics.
Stretch after running so I can touch my toes.
Eat properly (I'm working on this).

I like a good list. I make them for everything. I like ticking things off. I think in life there are 2 kinds of people, those who make lists and those who don't. Are there those that like running & those that don't? Or are there just people who run & people who don't? Will I ever be someone that 'likes' running?

Excuses excuses

So this is the point in my day when I usually start to think of Reasons Not To Run. It's raining, I'm tired, I won't get home from work on time, the dog ate my homework. Those sorts of reasons. And all of them are really excuses for the real reason which is I can't be bothered.

I need to eat better food if I'm going to do this. I'm educated enough to know that a packet of hula hoops is not a nutritious or sufficient lunch. And I do have a tendency to lecture other people about healthy eating. So I guess that's another thing that writing this blog is going to help me do. I just have to be a little more organised. Make lunch to take to work. Have proper food in the house - cheese & crackers might be my favourite thing to eat but maybe not 3 times a day. Stop drinking wine. No, really stop drinking wine. I've made a pact with my husband that we won't drink any alcohol from now until the Olympics. How long until I crack?