Into the Dark
4.5 miles in 36:57
Route: DfES - Home 1
The classic route home from work - from DfES, up the side of St James' Park, up the steps to Piccadilly Circus, through Soho, Carnaby Street, past TopShop and up Great Portland Street, along the east side of Regents Park (where the seemed to be a night time sculpture exibition going on and lots of drunk people), through Camden and up through Camden Square to home. It was a really nice run - stayed dry and was very warm for October!
Didn't finish work until 8:30pm, so glad that I still made myself run. It's so easy to slip when it's dark and potentially wet. I suppose you have to remember that running home is much more fun than spending roughtly the same amount of time on the Piccadilly Line....
It did strike me tonight that I will soon no longer have the luxury of a Ministerial office to warm up in, which leaves me with two options i) warm up outside - not recommended in winter or ii) find another spot in DfES. What will my new team think?!
Have been good about eating well this week as well. Have - so far - cut out the worst of the snacking (not helped at all by the PO lifestyle) and been eating sensible meals in the evening (albeit at 9pm, which can't be good). Instructed team that we should stock up on healthy foods - celery, carrotts and cucumber for dipping in humous or, failing that, a big salad bowl where the printer currently stands. They didn't take me seriously.
This morning I saw someone getting on the tube at Cally Road eating peanut butter from a jar with a spoon. Hayley suggested that a Snickers bar contains 800 calories. We must also remember that it takes 5 and a half hours of croquet to burn off two scones with jam and cream. I'm not sure what I can do with any of that information, but I feel it should be recorded.
Next run on Saturday with Stephen and the Serpentine Running Club. I feel this will be a one-off as I can't see myself giving up a saturday lie in that often. Or ever in fact.
Have downloaded Eye of the Tiger onto my Ipod and have started work on my training plan for the next 6 months. Will publish as soon as it's finalised.
Route: DfES - Home 1
The classic route home from work - from DfES, up the side of St James' Park, up the steps to Piccadilly Circus, through Soho, Carnaby Street, past TopShop and up Great Portland Street, along the east side of Regents Park (where the seemed to be a night time sculpture exibition going on and lots of drunk people), through Camden and up through Camden Square to home. It was a really nice run - stayed dry and was very warm for October!
Didn't finish work until 8:30pm, so glad that I still made myself run. It's so easy to slip when it's dark and potentially wet. I suppose you have to remember that running home is much more fun than spending roughtly the same amount of time on the Piccadilly Line....
It did strike me tonight that I will soon no longer have the luxury of a Ministerial office to warm up in, which leaves me with two options i) warm up outside - not recommended in winter or ii) find another spot in DfES. What will my new team think?!
Have been good about eating well this week as well. Have - so far - cut out the worst of the snacking (not helped at all by the PO lifestyle) and been eating sensible meals in the evening (albeit at 9pm, which can't be good). Instructed team that we should stock up on healthy foods - celery, carrotts and cucumber for dipping in humous or, failing that, a big salad bowl where the printer currently stands. They didn't take me seriously.
This morning I saw someone getting on the tube at Cally Road eating peanut butter from a jar with a spoon. Hayley suggested that a Snickers bar contains 800 calories. We must also remember that it takes 5 and a half hours of croquet to burn off two scones with jam and cream. I'm not sure what I can do with any of that information, but I feel it should be recorded.
Next run on Saturday with Stephen and the Serpentine Running Club. I feel this will be a one-off as I can't see myself giving up a saturday lie in that often. Or ever in fact.
Have downloaded Eye of the Tiger onto my Ipod and have started work on my training plan for the next 6 months. Will publish as soon as it's finalised.
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