It's official

.... I am a boring twat!
Somebody commented on my status on Facebook that all I talk about on there is running and my "mut". I took great offence and smarmily told him to defriend me, then I looked through all of my posts and realised that he was absolutely right. Many of my friends who I meet up with now and again always say, "Bloody hell, you're always running, I see what you put on Facebook".
It's a good job that ALL of my training isn't put on there however, as a typical week (when injury free) sees me doing around 6 or 7 hours of cross training, however Fetch only posts running/cycling and swimming updates. People would REALLY think I was boring if they saw everything else I do! Either that or they would think I had no life! (Maybe the latter is true).

So, I have unlinked the Fetch updates as I can honestly see his point. To be honest, I am slowly becoming a running recluse as I seem to be mentioning my running and training exploits less and less. If I ever did something totally amazing with my running I would probably be too embarrassed to say anything about it. I'm sure this will not be a problem however... I am hardly likely to set the world on fire with my running achievements!

And speaking of running (because I'm allowed... this is MY blog), I'm afraid todays run will not be done. I woke up this morning with horrendous stomach pains. I'm not sure why... it could be the complete, total and utter shite that I seem to have been eating over the last two weeks! I seem to have had a 'body rebel' and my brain has finally let me know that enough really is enough! Everybody I know starts up a training regime as from Monday as it is 16 weeks until Amsterdam marathon... so I shall join in the jubilations next week, get my training regime sorted and start eating normally... not mega healthily (because then I just want to eat cake) and not mega 'unhealthily'... just in the middle somewhere!
So, yes... 16 weeks until Amsterdam, 20 weeks until Bangalore. I am very excited about them both, and for different reasons. I can't wait for the huge laughs we will have in Amsterdam when there are about 25 of us there, and Bangalore is not only a 'destination dream' for me, but my biggest running challenge ever.

Graeme and I were discussing Bangalore last night. It seems unlikely he will be entering any of the race distances. It is only a month after Amsterdam and when I asked did he think he could cope with both races he said he honestly didn't know... and there was a great possibility he couldn't. His knee isn't great, but Amsterdam is more important to him than Bangalore. It's the other way around for me... Amsterdam is just a jolly... with a training run on the Sunday.

And I got a very surprising text this week from a work colleague. He mentioned how well I was doing and if I kept it up for another 4 days I would win the latest all expenses paid trip from Amplifon... this time it is to Lyon in France. I have been getting the updates on emails every week and have just automatically deleted them without opening the attachment... after all, I was winning La Manga in March and lost it in the last 2 days over a measly £300. I refuse to get caught up in it this time... if I win, well, they can ring me and let me know.