Weekend of Stuff
It’s Sunday and I’ve been up since 7:30. WTF?! As you know we walked 5 miles on Friday and then yesterday we walked 6 full miles in the rain 
For some reason I’ve had trouble sleeping on both nights… nothing bodily particularly sore, just a general feeling of soreness all over. 
No pain, no gain
Today though is our nieces 5th birthday party at Jungle Gym type thing. I can’t believe she’s 5!! I remember getting the call telling us she’d been born I think I’ve got time for a little game of Hotel Dash before I’ve got to get ready xx
Tonight’s Walk
So tonight the 3 of us did a 5 mile training walk which took us into Fingerpost and back. I only realised when we came back that we didn’t really take any provisions for Peggy.
It’s unusual of us to get this wrong as usually she’s got loads of kit & provisions and it’s us who are starving!! The poor dog sprinted to her water bowl when we got back and I did feel a bit guilty.
We walked for 1hr 42 minutes and man alive it was windy!! We walked passed several chippies and it was torture, Moochy had to hold me back & feed me a go-ahead bar just to stop me salivating.
Anyway tomorrow sees us doing 6 miles as on Sunday is our nieces 5th birthday party. It’s the weekend people, press PLAY xx
Sunday 5 miler
Wow, so today was supposed to about our 5 mile walk in Delamere Forest, but unfortunately Moochy coughing was bad again overnight. So this meant that we both spent time on the couch and were both suitably knackered this morning. So by 11:30 this morning we were still on our couch, under the slanket trying to get the motivation to move our arses.
However, this walk is important to me, so eventually about an hour and half later we were out of the door and walking. We walked for 5.5 miles in just over 1 hour and 50 minutes and it felt good. Our knees and a few other joints started to hurt near the end and I did of course need to go for a wee in the Ship Inn, but other than that it was great. Peggy loved it and is completely sparked out as we speak – perfect.
Oh and last night Moochy and I totally rocked our mini-glam dinner party.
- Home made Focaccia Bread with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
- Posh Chicken and Chips
- Chocolate Cake
All the food was gorg and we had a great night.
p.s. I had originally planned to make the Parmesan and poppy seed lollipops, but can I let you into a secret… they were a bit horrible, so they went straight in the bin.
Shine 4 miler
Oh my god our walk was a bit wet this morning. To be fair it wasn’t raining hard, but it was raining none-the-less and after an hour and 24 minutes, we could officially classify ourselves as WET!
Can I be honest with you, I didn’t enjoy the first half, it was tres wet and muddy and as a girl, this wasn’t great. I also couldn’t talk to Moochy much as the combination of himself being fairly quietly spoken and me with hair, a hat and hood over my ears, meant that I could hardly hear what he was saying. 
But at around the mid-way point I had my apple and it seemed to work wonders. Plus I suppose, once you reach the half way point, you are “walking home” – well you are in my head anyway. This training is going to be 50% stamina and 50% mental strength. For the marathon itself I will be walking for about 8½ hours, which doesn’t include any hanging about at the beginning etc. So I will have to have the mental strength to keep going.
Peggy dog and Moochy came with me today, but I will be on my own for Shine itself – so I will have to find a way to push through the hard bits and enjoy myself as much as possible.
Onwards and upwards. xxx
Saturday
Wowee, I am a bit tired now, mainly because it’s Saturday and partly because, I have been for a walk today, I’ve had a warm bath and I am nice and relaxed. My PMT has finally subsided today and even though I am left with mild belly wax (aka period pains), it’s nothing I can’t cope with.
The walk that I went on with Moochy and Peggy dog also helped lift my mood as it is one of my favourite things in the world to do. The canal and wooded footpaths are even more beautiful in the snow….
I am also sans Moochy at the moment as, despite trying to have a lie in this morning, he was wide away at the same time he would normally get up for work. So about an hour ago, he decided to go up to bed for a nap… bless him… I am very lucky as I can sleep almost anywhere, but he has trouble…..
Today is just chilling and watching Strictly and the final of I’m a celeb.. but tomorrow means a little go in the loft and the Christmas decorations…. bring it on….xxx
