It's hard to explain adequately how fantastic it feels to be racking up loads of mid-week runs now. Three mid-week runs of 5 - 8 kms and a weekend long run now feels quite comfortable and "normal" and today's run was another good 'un. In fact it was my fastest 5km in over a year, and done quite easily too. So things are definitely on the improve. Having a very distant race goal (November) is good, because it means I'm not pressuring myself to improve too fast too soon. The result has been a constant, steady improvement with no injury concerns. Excellent!
Ana will also be pleased to know that I'm only very rarely eating red meat now and instead eating seafood practically every day. Antonio will likewise be impressed to hear I've probably tripled my fruit intake in recent months. And enjoying it too. My fridge hasn't seen a block of cheese at all this year (instead it has blocks of tofu - serious!) and even with Eater - oops, Freudian slip there - even with Ea
ster upon us, this bod hasn't even considered the usual diet-wreckers such as hot cross buns or Easter eggs. However, I'm not being saintly, these things are quite happily given up because the benefits far outweigh the sacrifice. I haven't, for example, given up the beer - far from it, although I do have more alcohol-free days per week than previously.
Anyhow, family Easter activities are about to commence big time, so I may not get back here for a few days, as the weekend is choc-a-bloc and Mrs MLCM and I will be away for a couple of days straight after. But I will still be running - I've actually scheduled family events around my runs (
ssssh, don't tell them that) ... I shall report back later. I've rigged my mobile phone so I can read all the forum postings on it, rather than have to find a computer, as I don't want to miss Sweder's race report, but I won't be able to post for a few days.
Have a great Easter everyone - see you on the other side.
Audacious April.
