I really hate running

I used to love running.

Back in 2011 when I first started running properly (and not just to the pub when it was raining) I was almost good at it too. I lost about 4 stone in weight, set personal bests at 1 mile to marathon distances, became a UK Athletics Leader in Running Fitness, helped lots of other people get good at running, and even ended up in Runners World to showcase how great I was at running to lose weight.

But then I got lazy again (post London Marathon) and slowly the weight crept back on and I got slower and slower, and now I am a fat mess who hates running and does it solely for the calorie burn.

Tonight I went for another run since I have this blasted 10K race in 4 weeks and I can't run that far yet. I ran 2.7 miles and did a run-walk strategy that I used to use on my beginners: 2 minutes walking then 3 minutes running, repeated several times until I'd been out for 30 minutes. It's a slow pace but the aim is to increase the time I can run before I need a break.

A few weeks ago I actually ran a 5K without stopping so if I can just be consistent then I might just crack this.

Same with the daily blog.

I started today trying not to troll an old Uni friend, who overnight (possibly after wine) had posted a ridiculous statement as a Facebook status (it was about back-to-school photos). My husband told me to leave alone but I couldn't resist. She called me "my dear" in her reply so I don't know who trolled who, but I felt slightly better for called her out for being an idiot.

Work happened a bit more today, but not as much as it should have. I'm really missing the laptop the office lent me to use because it allows me to lounge on the sofa and work instead of sitting at a proper desk like a proper worker. But, I get a refurbished one tomorrow so I might become productive again!

I was productive at Cub organisation though; I am attempting to sort out a mobile planetarium visit for our Cubs this term. Our Scout Hut isn't wide enough to fit it inside so I am trying to find a local hall that I can borrow for free. I had a fairly successful chat with a Town Councillor today so I just need to write a letter and hopefully I will get lucky. Maybe I should be doing that now...

Catching up

It's been a long time since I wrote a blog post but I thought I would dust off this blog and use it for my day-to-day musings.

It's a day since we got back from our summer holiday, a cruise around the Mediterranean on Sapphire Princess. (I'll write about that holiday on my cruise blog at some point.) I gained quite a few lbs during the 2 weeks so I now need to work on losing that, and more. I'm fairly sure not drinking 15 cocktails a day will help. I've been given an incentive by R: if I lose 2 stone we can have a cat. I am aiming for a New Year cat but we will see what I can achieve before then.

Today is Sunday so I've got a slow-roast lamb shoulder in the oven on low. Looking forward to that with some fresh vegetables and roast potatoes. Before then I have a load of ironing from holiday to do and another load to wash.

OMG, Roast lamb was so good!

Coming back from holiday always makes me reassess and reorganise myself, so yesterday I had a clear out of some old clothes and a tidy up of my wardrobe, and the kitchen too. Feels good to know where everything is again. I need to persuade C and N to do the same now.

Later this afternoon I want to run-walk a 10K because I have a race at the beginning of October so I need a starting point. I'll edit this post later once I've done that.

EDIT: Sunday lunch was delicious and I ran-walked 6.75 miles!