Beating Back the Beast - one week - one day

Today was a good day, though I have to admit it was a struggle to wake up and get going. Mornings are especially hard with Hashi's, the Beast doesn't like to stir early and even if I have the temerity to get up I often seem to be on pause until around lunch time. Today was different.

Today I dragged myself out of my bed and dressed in my running clothes, forgoing breakfast I headed out to run. I had downloaded an app to the phone and was keen to give it a whirl. I was only going to take the two smallest dogs with me but Cooper begged to come, this woke the Queen who also demanded to come. I informed her I was going to run not walk and she may prefer to stay home. She disagreed. I then informed her she would have to do her own thing at the forest and she assured me that would be just fine with her.

For those of you who have not met the Queen she is a 13 year old Irish Wolfhound of a very determined nature. What the Queen wants the Queen gets. The walk over to the forest was more of a dawdle than anything as we encouraged the Queen to keep up. Cooper would have left her behind but I know better. So my new app was recording some very slow walking on my behalf though I could offer this as an excuse for my poor times I will not.In my defense I am walking running at this stage but even then I feel my times were rather pathetic. Oh well I can only improve.

3.1km in 29 minutes. 9.20 min/km

One good point is it shouldn't be too hard to improve on it, lol. Returning home my muscles were a little tight so I was sure to do a stretch workout as well. Finally breakfast though it was more brunch by this time. Still feeling good later in the day after my chores I got stuck back into those bricks. I am dreading what the beast has lined up for me tomorrow. I fear I may have poked it a little hard with a stick today, it never likes to see me over achieving.

On the food front, no chocolate today and just a little fruit. I made some meat patties last night and decided to trial some tapioca flour in them. Not too severe a reaction to it but blech they tasted disgusting and the texture was just plain gross. I won't do that again in a hurry. Another lesson learned.

Impossible to resist this face and look how happy she was that she got to come.