Fighting a Cold

The cold of the previous week meant I developed a cold.
I was determined for it not to let it go into the chest.

So, with a stuffed nose and head I decided I would take it easy this week, recover and be ready for the long run of 10 miles on Saturday.

On Friday I finally could breathe properly. Came Saturday I made sure I had some good food in me before the run, but also some snacks.

I baked some nuts and dates biscuits on Friday. Nearly had my house on fire when the greaseproof paper caught fire in the gas oven.

Together with Rakhee, we ran from New Barnet to East Finchley and back.
We needed a comfort break at the cinema in North Finchley and were very tempted to go in and watch a movie. But we didn't ;-)

Good hydration and nutrition proved super important. So that's a good lesson learned.

Like last week after the 8 mile run, my right calf muscle was quite achy and sore.
Luckily I have my appointment with Lucy Howe on Thursday, and I'm sure she'll find out what's going on.

Funnily enough, I was sure we had plenty of time for our run. However somehow I forgot about the warm up, and had organised to meet some friends for dinner at 7:15 in Borehamwood.
I managed to get home, jump in the shower, stretch while washing myself and drying myself and while drying my hair, and off we went.
It was great timing for the food, however, I would have liked a bit more time to allow for proper stretches.

This week didn't start as planned. With my broken down car this morning, I had to miss my run and running group.
Quite annoyed about it, but will make it up at some point this week.

Back to the gym tomorrow morning. Am looking forward to this mad class, but also to the stretch session.