Good Mawnin!
I'm a bit tired today, although I got 8 hours sleep last night which is unusual! Think it is just taking me some time to wake up properly!
Yesterday at Helen and Pauls we watched the London marathon...me and Helen seemed to enjoy it the most - I really enjoyed watching it. I do not dream of doing it one day - seems way too hard to me! One day I'd like to do a half marathon (20 km)...I joked to Helen that we could do the Taunton half marathon next year...you never know though - depends how our training goes, and if we stick to it and not get injured. I was debating putting myself in for a 10km run next Sunday in Bridgwater, but then realised that it is full! Helen is still not admitting that she will do the Taunton 10km with me in September this year...but I think she will.
After the weekend and all the food and drink - I am back down to an 8lb loss (since jan) and it had got up to 11.5lb so that is a bit crap. On the up-side according to my fitbit I am now in the "very good" range for cardio fitness!
I have a fairly busy day ahead as Adam and his gf Erika are coming to stay for a couple of days and it is Erika's 30th Birthday today - so I need to go out and buy a cake and some balloons and that kinda stuff. I also need to get the house clean and tidy, change the bed, empty cat litter, get bins out...etc. I also wanted to go out and do a 10km run - but I'll have to play that by ear!
We are going out for a meal with Adam and Erika later - so more food and drink tonight! This is why my diet fails - and I would not dream of eating a salad and being alcohol free! So....really need to do that run today....
Right, better finish my coffee and get going then or I won't have enough time in the day....
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So - I went into taunton - and bought myself a new pair of trainers, 2 new running tops, a pair of ankle boots....then I get the stuff for Erika! Got a card, banners, helium 30th balloon, normal balloons, a birthday cake hat a birthday cake and 30th candles! Got home and me and Andy put these things up at the windows so she would see it as she came in. I then changed the bed and got tidy etc. and just about got 4km run in before they got here.
Let me just mention though - my new Nike Zoom Pegasus trainers - were very disappointing - not enough cushioning so I could feel the tread through the bottom of the trainer. Gutted. They were £80 too....so might try taking them back.
So Adam and Erika got here - hope she enjoyed all the things that we did. We hung around for a but and they then played pool while I got a shower and got ready - then we all had a few drinks and got a taxi into Taunton. Had a few more drinks and then headed to bare grills restaurant. Had amazing food...went for another drink and then got a taxi back. We played pool for a while but all basically crashed before midnight!!
Andy being silly taking a group pic...
Then the proper one...
