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Tasty Tuesday

Tasty Tuesday

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It’s been a while since I shared some of my good and bad foodie choices with you. So, I thought I’d do a bit of a tasty photodump today, so you can see what kind of stuff has been fuelling my runs recently.

I must be honest- there’s probably much more ‘naughty’ in there than there should be!

There’s the good:

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The bad:

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And the down right ugly (but tasty!):

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But I’m back on track this week, I promise!

I was recently nominated by the wonderful runningtoherdreams  for the Shine On award 😀

I really want to post about this separately- so it’s coming soon, as I want to do it justice. Also my Cumberland Pie is now ready 😉 Don’t judge me- it’s almost winter!!

Get Your Popcorn Ready….

Get Your Popcorn Ready….

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….’cause there’s gonna be a show!

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Beer? Check. Popcorn? Check. Hot dogs? Check. Cheat Sheet? Check. Draft Strategy? Well, kinda-check. Tonight is draft night!

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I’m not as well prepared as I’d like to be; I’m drafting using a new laptop, and on a website I’ve never used. But I have some ideas about how I’m hoping to navigate this evening, which is something!

No running talk from me tonight; it’s all about running backs for now!

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I’m looking forward to a new season, which is bringing with it some significant changes, too:

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See you on the other side, for a team check! 😀

Weird Shopping

Weird Shopping

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So, @TheWelshWookie and I were in Glasgow today, shopping. Running was, of course, the main purpose of the shopping trip.
First, we visited the Nike store to swap my broken NikeFuel band. They swapped it, no problem at all- excellent service as usual!

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After a lunch stop at Buzzy’s in Princes Square, we picked up some pieces for our Zombie run:

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We also visited Run4It for a mooch, but didn’t buy anything.
Our final stop was at Go Outdoors. In preparation for winter, we’ve taken the plunge and bought:

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A head torch! Yay!
Winter is Coming….

Fantasy Football Friday

Fantasy Football Friday

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Well, I have good news for you. If you’re reading this, it means that you’ve made it to the end of another working week. Hooray!

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Tonight, I’m supposed to be doing a 4 mile run. But the rain is lashing down. The wind is howling. I have stuff to do, so I’m chickening out rearranging my training schedule slightly. Besides, I have wine that needs to be consumed 😉

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Actually, I have housework to do. And packing.  THEN it will be wine o’clock.

I can’t believe that football season is almost upon us already, and it’s fantasy draft time this weekend!

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I’ve been in a fantasy league for 9 years. This year, @TheWelshWookie and I are in a different league, so my 10th season will also feel like a new start, in many ways. We’ve also moved from ESPN to NFL. So, as part of these changes, I’ve been reviewing my past draft strategies, and working out what has, and hasn’t gone so well in the past. Most years, I’ve gone for some form of handcuff deal, and it’s probably worked out well 75% of the time. As we have a new league, we’re starting with no keepers, which seems odd. I’ve had Wes Welker as a keeper since forever, so it’ll be weird not starting with him automatically on my team!

Here’s some of my prep scribbles so far….. no peeking too closely, now!

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Bring on Sunday, I can’t wait!

On running related matters, my bib and medal hanger arrived…… woo hoo!

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I’m just deciding where the best place is for it to go.

And my Nike+ FuelBand has conked out on me, so I’m a little disappointed about that. I’m hoping the Nike Store will exchange it this weekend.

Today’s Life Lesson: sometimes good folks really do think alike 😉

Are you a football fan? Do you play fantasy football?

August Round Up

August Round Up

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As we reach the end of another month, and because I’m lazy having a rest day, I thought I’d give a race recap for August.

I’ve done three ‘races’ this month.

1. Dublin RnR Half:

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2. Perth Kilt Run 5K:

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3. Tarbert TT10K:

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I’ve had three four fantastic medals:

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And some great swag:

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Here’s my run routes:

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And the highlight of my month was the Super Six becoming the Magnificent Seven!

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I have no runs planned for September, it’s all about focusing on training this month.

Today’s Life Lesson: My brain can only retain so much information at one time….

What’s been the highlight of the month for you?

Skipness Castle Walk

Skipness Castle Walk

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After the TT10K yesterday, I have given my legs a wee rest- no run today. Instead, @TheWelshWookie and I went for a walk around Skipness Castle. Skipness is a small village, located a few miles south of Tarbert. Although it is nearby, it has been a while since we’d been there.

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I haven’t really tried out the camera feature on my Asus Iconia, and so we decided that a visit to Skipness Castle might put it through its paces.

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We were delighted to see that the Castle has had a lot of work done since we last visited, and you can now go inside part of the castle, where the interior rooms have been restored with floorboards, so that you can better imagine what it would have been like to live and work there.

You can even go onto the roof, which offers some pretty good views of the Isle of Arran. It’ll be spectacular on a sunny day!

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We walked up a track road, and found this lovely building, newly restored:

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And, of course, we stopped off at Stonefield Farm & Coffee Shop on the way home. @TheWelshWookie had cheesecake; I had Cranachan Sponge. Yum!

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Over the coming week, I’m busy on a couple of evenings, so I’ll be keeping my running light- ready to start my 10K training in earnest next week, preparing for the GSR 10K in October.

A Dublin Photodump

A Dublin Photodump

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Today, I’ll not be running. I’m going to take a day off, just to keep my legs fresh for Saturday. I’m really looking forward to the Perth Kilt Run, as I’m running with @TheWelshWookie, my bro, sis-in-law and nephew 😀

Today’s Stats

Run: no, stretching is my limit today. I’ll do NTC, probably Kara Goucher.

Surprise tune I heard at random this morning: FLC, I hadn’t heard this for aaages!

In order to free up some memory on my iPhone, I thought I’d clear out a load of stuff upload some of my pics from Dublin.

We managed to squish in quite a lot of sightseeing. On Sunday, we did loads of shopping:

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We also did tour of the Aviva Stadium, aka Landsdowne Road. As a huuuuge rugby fan, @TheWelshWookie was really pleased about this!

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After the race on Monday, we visited the Guiness Storehouse, which was great fun. Here’s the view from the Gravity Bar:

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And then headed to the Temple Bar area of the city:

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On Tuesday, before we flew home, we visited Trinity College.

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We had a brilliant walking tour around campus, then we saw the Book of Kells, which is beautiful. It was written by monks on the Isle of Iona, in Argyll, don’t you know? 🙂 The visit also includes entry to the old library which blew me away, it was so impressive. It looked like something from a film set!

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And I couldn’t finish my Dublin adventure without sharing these famous watercourses:

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Today’s life lesson: don’t spill baked beans down a silk dress. It’s a nightmare to get out!

What random pics have you taken recently?

Home- Between Runs!

Home- Between Runs!

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I’m ho-ome!

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@TheWelshWookie and I spent the morning in  Dublin.  We visited Trinity College, where we were thoroughly entertained by  tour guide named David as we did the walking tour. We then queued, and visited the Book of Kells, and the Long Room of the old library. Both were really impressive!

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We then flew back to Glasgow, and were thoroughly delighted to find that my mum had made us dinner before we headed home. Thanks mum!

So, I now find myself between races- recovering from the Dublin RnR, and looking forward to  The Perth Kilt Run on Saturday. It’s a busy week for running!

But, boy, it’s good to be home:

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Today’s life lesson: people seem to leave their brains at home as soon as they get to an airport, so be prepared!

What do you look forward to most after a trip away?

Any Excuse to Carb Load

Any Excuse to Carb Load

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Tonight @TheWelshWookie and I have begun the first part of our journey to Dublin for the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon on Monday 🙂
We’re safely ensconced at the parentals, in Dumbarton, before our flight to Dublin in the morning.
It feel like we’ve started our holiday already, and so we’ve taken the opportunity to begin the carb loading already:

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On our drive down, we saw two things you don’t see every day. First, a full rainbow across Loch Fyne, just as we drove into Inveraray:

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And second was a vintage fire engine on a truck- sorry it’s only half a pic 😦

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Today’s Life Lesson: never settle for poor service- take your custom elsewhere!
Have you spotted anything unusual whilst driving recently?

Being a Domestic Goddess…

Being a Domestic Goddess…

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Today, I haven’t done any exercise at all. None. Nada. Zip.

But, I have done housework: I like to have a sparking clean house when I go away, as it’s lovely to come home to a clean house. Sad, huh?

The good news, I suppose, is that housework does still count as exercise: it burns loads of calories! Hurrah! 😀

I found this on Pinterest that tells me how many calories are burned, so of course, it MUST be true!

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So, other than spending the evening scrubbing the toilet (oh, joy), I haven’t done anything.

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Oh, wait, I have done one thing……

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One more working day to go, before heading off for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Dublin! Yay!

Today’s Life Lesson: wearing fabric shoes on a wet day results in damp feet all morning.

What’s your least favourite domestic chore?