Early bird!

See that - it's only 9am and I am done with my run home and eating my porridge already! Unheard of.

Still, lots to do today - so I decided that the only way to make sure that I did my run, and didn't worry about it all day was to get my lazy ar$e out of bed and do it first thing. A good choice.

Hard work though - my body wasn't really that keen - but such a beautiful day: clear blue sky, fresh breeze, marvellous.

Some annoying things - my foot pod decided to pack up about 400m from the house (on the way out) which meant that I didn't know how fast I was going. It was a tempo run - 2km warm up, 8km quick - but without my watch to rein me in, I was definately going too fast - and by the time I reached the hill (about half way!) I was already suffering for it. Still, I know that if I can make it up the hill I will be fine as it's pretty much downhill all the way from there on!

Also annoying, people going to work in their cars - running me over at junctions, not signalling so I don't know whether they are going to run me over or not, piling out of driveways nearly taking me out, etc. Grrrrr. Shouted at a few people today!!

I survived though - and great to have got the run out of the way and in the bag.
Brilliant.

Oh, and I did intervals on Wednesday - 1km, 2km, 1km, 1km with 400 RI - all on the treadmill, all good and fine and suprisingly lovely.

I rested yesterday - trying not to think about the cold that I think I might have :( Am taking lots of vitamins though, and thinking mainly positive thoughts - have had 3 colds in 3 weeks so it seems, but haven't actually had to miss a day of training yet (touch wood).

If only Jon would stop bringing home these nasty London germs.