Snap, Crackle ...Pop?

I think I only have 2 readers and you both probably know anyway, Mum you do for definite!  But I ran my 10 miles on Saturday...with a slight hangover and after a fry up (not so healthy eh).

I took a route which goes down a cycle path in my village and comes out on the seafront, then went up to the tip of Mumbles and up a steep hill to the "Big Apple" (local landmark) which is where I turned around. 
5 miles there and 5 miles back.  I had a minutes breather at the top before setting off again, and stopped for a drink from the tap in some public toilets about half a mile later.  Stupidly I hadn't taken any water when I should have done for that length run.

Anyway then I ran back and by mile 8.5 it had gotten very hard!  I was back on the cycle path sloping gently up towards the village and walked/ran the last mile and a half.  The last half a mile was 2 hills with a main road in between urgh.
As this was my first long run and I was slightly hungover surely it can only get easier??  With more training and no hangover next time it can only get better....surely?

Desperately need my proper running shoes now though, the ones I am using not only give me blisters but they are so uncushioned and unsupportive and I have only noticed that on the long run. 
My ankles were aching afterwards and my achilles made a clicking noise when I stretched...yuk!  Apparently that is when your tendon pops out of place/back into place or something, it doesn't hurt but I am still abit wary about doing a long run again without proper supportive shoes. 

Rant over :)

God I was annoyed yesterday!  Sorry for the rant!  I decided the best thing to do today was to pretend it had never happened....which worked fine. 
He is just a wind up merchant. 
Today, talking about whether colleagues of ours were having an affair or just good friends, he said "Whats the point of being friends with a woman unless you want to get your leg over?"  Apparently the only thing women are good for according to him.  If he is serious he's a knob...and if he's trying to wind me up he's a knob...simples!!

I went to tesco before work earlier and picked up some ingredients for tonights tea - chicken, goats cheese and tomato bake with rocket salad and crusty bread.  Going to wrap the chicken and goats cheese in parma ham too yumyum. 

We have a friend coming tonight so it will be nice to cook for three of us intead of the usual two!

I have a 10 mile run planned for sometime this weekend.  My blisters are pretty bad at the moment though and I am still having to tape my feet up which start to loosen and rub after 6/7 miles. 
So am wondering whether to just get it out of the way tonight and be in definite pain (slippers even hurt :-( ) or wait until sat/sun when I might have a hangover/no motivation/rain.  Hmmmm.....really need to go at some point though!!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

ArghhHhH I am so annoyed right now!!!!!!

Why do unfit people feel like they can critise people who actually make an effort to do exercise??

 This morning the fat bald man who I have the misfortune of working with asked me how far I went on my run last night. 

So I told him 6.5 miles and he asked how long it had taken me.  So I said "1 hour 18 minutes" to which he said "HAHAHA DEAR GOD" and I said "What?" and he said "PAH I could walk it faster than that!"

So then I asked him when he last did any running, or even walked half a mile for that matter. 
And told him it is really rude for someone who does no exercise whatsoever to have a say on what others do. 
Then he said the cheek to say "Don't worry, you'll get better"  I wanted to punch him in his stupid fat face!!!!!!!

I'd like to see HIM running for an over an hour without stopping, with his belly and his 40 a day habit. 
I know I am not a fast runner, this is not the problem.  I know it is a slow time, though I was running into a gale/sandstorm on the seafront yesterday and had a number of hills to run up - the joys of Wales!  But even on a flat course with no wind I am never going to win any prizes for speed! 

But for me, running 1 hour 18 minutes without stopping or walking was an achievement and who is HE to make it feel like an embarrassment?

What the HELL gives these people the right to pass comment when they do absolutely sod all to look after their bodies/challenge themselves???

It has really ground my gears and ruined my morning even though I know it shouldn't cos what does he know anyway.  GAH.

Edit - Am calmer now...he is just ignorant and doesn't know anything.  Posted about this on Runners World forum and had some really nice responses that have made me see reason and feel much better :-)

Ouch

Accept no substitutes eh?  Is that what I said hmmm?

Perhaps I should start accepting that no amount of electrical tape...or even SUPER STRONG WATERPROOF POWER BOND TAPE is no substitute for a well fitting pair of running shoes. 

After work I taped my feet with the SUPER POWER TAPE but I think I did not wrap it tight enough......

By mile 2 of my 5 mile run my blister was definitely feeling hot.  By the time I got home my foot felt on fire.  Must get new shoes at the end of the month and hope I have enough time to break them in before the half....

Good Lord!

As the title says...GOOD LORD I was worried about not having enough time to train for the Cardiff Half 6 months ago??!!  What about now I only have 6 WEEKS?

Where the hell has the summer gone??  I was hoping to be some sort of slim legged gazelle by now, gracefully running miles with ease. 

But no, I am still the same donkey, stumbling along hating every minute.  Hmm. 

What with Glastonbury, graduation, holidays and the fact I kept saying "Still 3 months to go.....Still 2 months to go etc" mean neither me or Mike have done hardly any training.  Bloody excuses!

Anyway, now the training really has started.  I am running home from work 4 days a week making the journey gradually longer each time by detouring and getting in a long run every weekend.  Ah the elusive weekend long run....if only I could avoid the wine the previous night I might actually make it.  But now I must.  And no excuses.  Or wine prob :-(

As I have read many times on running websites/magazines etc "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail".  How depressing and true. 

Anyway I need to go into town on my lunch to get some duct tape...duck tape (?)...electrical tape ? Whatever it is called.  To wrap around my feet to prevent blisters on my inside arches as I still have not got round to buying any proper trainers to fit my stupid narrow feet. (I know, I know...most people use plasters but I cant afford the price tag on those packs of blister plasters - £5 for 5 - as I need one every time I run because they always come unstuck)

I have to get changed into my kit in work to be able to run home and everybody in my office thinks I am completely mental when they see me taping my feet up.  I dont care, let them feel the pain of these monster blisters and see who is laughing then.

Ps. In the event of forgetting to bring the electrical tape, brown parcel tape is not a good substitute.  Having tried this yesterday has resulted in two blisters merging into one monster, one from the trainers as usual and one from the parcel tape which came unstuck within a mile and rubbed until I took it off half a mile from home. 

Lesson learnt...accept no substitute!