Just as I thought my training was doing ok this sodding cold has got the better of me and has ruined another week of training, I would of tried training through it but there was no chance of that. I can't believe I will miss the Brass Monkey Half Marathon yet again, instead of seventy minutes of hard racing I will be trying ten miles at a really easy pace that's if my lungs can handle it. Frustrated is too kind of a word to describe how I feel.
Having extra time on my hands yet again with not running I ended up calculating how many calories I need per day and how many calories I actually eat per day. Having spent weeks upon weeks last year before the marathon trying to loose weight and coming to the conclusion that I must be as light as I could be I have now found out why. I thought I was eating well below my daily calorie needs but infact I was eating the exact right amount so no wonder I wasn't loosing weight. My bowl of porridge isn't one portion but apparently there's enough to feed four fit blokes, and that's just for starters. So I will be keeping a close check over the next few months on how much I consume. My new porridge portion looks like it wouldn't fuel my big toe never mind both legs.
My next idea is to buy some more running books as I haven't purchased any for a while. Not the how to getter faster training manuals as they are nearly all the same but the autobiographies as I find I get some real inspiration from them and at moment that is what I need.
Exercise - At first it seems hard but in no time it becomes enjoyable until one day you realise you are addicted. " I am a RUNNER and I am ADDICTED "
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Chris McDougal's Born to Run and Charlie Spedding's From last to first are both good reads, and Bradley Wiggin's In pursuit of glory and Graeme Obree's The flying Scotsman are 2 excellent cycling autobiographies.
I will take your advice and go for three of them as I've already read and enjoyed the Flying Scotsman. Thanks.
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