Losing a Shoe...

It was the first week back at my School's Cross Country running club this week and it was great to see some old, some new and fresh faces.  We weren't so fresh afterwards after running through the mud in the field!  We also had our first casualty.... a shoe!  One poor boy lost his shoe in the mud but he showed great determination in keeping on running, he's made of good stuff!  We eventually managed to fish his shoe out of the dirt.  It reminded me of Brian Whittle, a Scottish 400m sprinter from Troon and how he won a Gold medal in the Olympics despite his trainer coming off mid-race.  That's Scottish folk for you, nothing can stop you!  He tells a good tale about it too in person... just give him a few pints ;-)

RIP training shoe....

Getting stuck back into my training routine has been good this week - with some intervals, hills and steady runs.  Although I need to cut back on what I'm eating, it's worth remembering that you need to fuel yourself to perform.  So cutting back the calories is one thing, but fuelling up on nutritious food pre and post workout is essential for recovering the muscles and aiding the glycogen stores to give enough energy to get the most from a session.  Some of my 'good' meals below:

 

Grilled chicken breast (marinaded in rosemary, thyme and garlic with lime juice) served with Mushroom risotto (red onions, mushrooms, garlic, salt, pepper, parsley and 2 pints chicken stock.... and a 1/2 glass of white wine and a spoon of 1/2 fat butter).  Sprinkling of Parmesan cheese and a few slices of homegrown cherry tomatoes (thanks Al!)
 
Delicious!

Spicy King Prawn Stir Fry

• King prawns
• Red chilli pepper
• Clove garlic
• Green beans
• 1 onion
• 1 pepper
• Chicken stock
• Thai green curry paste
• Medium egg noodles

Fry it all up in some lemon juice and fry light, add in the noodles (boiled and seasoned) and voila!

I'm no great chef but these two reasonably healthy and nutritious dishes were super quick and easy to make - enjoy :-)