What not to do on a Saturday

Here's how not to do a race...or simulate race conditions:

• spend the day snacking on 'crap' food without eating a proper meal
• have a long nap in the middle of the day
• drink a glass of OJ and eat two nectarines
• walk the dog for 40 minutes
• then run a 4k as fast as you can

The result: stomach cramps and feelings of ohmigod-this-is-hard-I-want-to-stop-and-lie-down. 

Time clocked for the 4k - 29:52, including the 10 seconds wasted when my left shoelace came undone and I had to stop to do it up. 

Further what-not-to-dos for a Saturday:

• eat Turkish bread with dips and olives after the run instead of a proper meal
• go out for drinks with friends, have a glass of champagne (ok this isn't so bad) and Coke instead of water (now that's bad)
• feel hungry at the end of the night. Have a Filet o' Fish meal (at least it was a 'small'!) instead of just sucking it up and going to bed.

Regrets in the morning indeed!

Well, I shall be working extra-extra hard this week to undo the nastiness. Although I fear that the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival may not let me - gots this awesome-awesome high tea (with Pimms!) to go to on Friday, and a dessert making class ON THE DAY OF THE RUN. Yup. You can see I've got my priorities right.