Going well so far....

Probs just put a massive kiss of death on my Janathon effort this year by typing that. Ah well. 

No I've not run yet, that'll be tonight and be a little bit longer than usual, I should think just a tickle over 4 miles. Have to go and pick up the kids from a chums house while the mrs is off out pilating. The challenge after getting them home is then getting the little bleeders into bed and a-kip at a reasonable hour. But the promise of a cuddle and a Mr Man book usually does the trick for the youngest. 

Since the start of this Janathon jobby this year, I've been trying to eat a bit healthier - not lots, just a bit better. I was going to try and keep an eye on my weight as a lot of training apps require you to put your weight in, especially if you're tracking calorific burn, it helps with the calculations apparently. 

Well I can't. My scales are knackered. So much for the wonders of the digital age. 2 sets of scales I've gone through in the last few years now. Think I might resort to getting a set of the old spinny dial type scales next time, they last a damn sight longer, or at least they used to anyway. 

So instead of weighing myself, I'm going to use a very basic means of tracking my fat loss - when my running trousers waist band no longer rolls down under my gut over-hang, I'll be happy. 

One other thing. I'm hoping to get an email tomorrow that will make me "squee" a little bit. I'll let you know tomo. 

Cheers ears. 

Edit:

As promised, today's run. Not as far as I thought it would be. Nice and slow though, 9+ mins/mile. 

https://www.strava.com/activities/468265078

Double run post - cos I can't be arsed to write 2 posts.

You won't be able to tell but I had think for ages there for what to write! (Stolen from Alan Partridge).
No really, I've got shed loads to write and not entirely sure where to start. So I may as well load up the links for my runs.

The Saturday run home from work was disgusting - wind n rain n massive puddles - but probs no worse than a lot of people had to put up with at Park Run, they had mud to deal with too. I had to deal with foggy glasses. Far, far worse I think you'll agree. It was however quite fun. :-)

https://www.strava.com/activities/466716632

The Sunday run was far nicer and a lot more restrained and boring, and was just me going back to work if only to pick up my laptop and bike, but at least it was daylight and not windy and raining.

https://www.strava.com/activities/467337664

A couple of other things to report though.
Friday evening I had the first Taekwondo session of the year. It wasn't a particularly heavy session, maybe because it was quite a big class and there was a new starter. The best bit however was intact the cycle home. There was no wind and rain again, the sky was clear and I had tunes in my ears. It was really a wonderful ride home, I was wide awake and absolutely buzzing from a good TKD session. I felt like I could have just kept on riding. Sadly I couldn't. Bah!

I have entered Reading Half Marathon too. Provided I don't break between now and April the somethingth, it will be my first race for bloody ages. I'm looking forward to it.

I was going to mention today's TKD session too, but won't. I'm going to be sticking with the runs to and from work for the mo so that I don't smash my legs off, so nice and boring maps n such.

Cheers all.

Whiskey is fuel right?

I only ask cos that's I put down me last night. Finished off the Jim Beam after a shit TT match. We lost and I said lots of naughty words, nuff sed innit. 

So a late night with whiskey plus having to get up at 5 is a bloody stupid thing to do I have decided. 

Needless to say I didn't get up at 5, got up at 6 instead. Commence rushing about like fewl and not being able to find anything, getting out the door a few mins late, attempting to run to work with knackered legs and dodgey guts, and having to stop in the garage to get food. 

Turned up 15 mins late. Arse. 

https://www.strava.com/activities/465527619

Got Taekwondo training tonight so that should ensure my legs are smashed to shit ready for tomo. Glad I have ibuprofen. 

Ta much. 

Crap food day.

I've eaten nothing but junk today. No really, I have. More so than usual, apart from the couple of bananas and apple, it's been choc and crisps.

Pranny that I am and being in a bit of a hurry to get m'butt out the door to work this morn, I forgot me chuffing lunch. I also forgot to pick up something extra to eat before my TT match tonight. "Luckily" I had some cash on me so I could raid the vending machine at work. 

And there was me thinking that my "eat less crap" diet was going well. Buggered that one up today a bit didn't I?

At least I got my run done this morning, that's the main thing. Legs are quite tight now but I'm hoping that will ease a bit at TT. They best do, as I've got to run in again tomo morning.

https://www.strava.com/activities/464836140

Hopefully mrs wifey will let me bring the laptop to work tomo so I can have a play and edit the vids I am planning on filming at the match tonight. 😁🏓🏓

Toodle pip. 👋🏻