day 5 - should have had breakfast!

Today was a difficult 5 miles. The grave mistake I made was going out thinking a cup of coffee and some blueberries would see me through my run. I didn't. Also, a lot of that 5 miles consisted of uphill running. Should have had my porridge. I have learnt a few lessons running-wise over time and I thought I would use today's entry to list as few of them (OK, its a bit lazy but there you go)

• coffee and blueberries will not carry you through a 5 mile run
• wear sunscreen if you don't want some unflattering running gear tan lines
• be careful when faffing around with your Garmin - you may end up walking into a lamp-post or falling on your face
• Don't plan a 10K race and a friends leaving night out on the same weekend. (not my best time)
• On long runs, always take bus fare/mobile phone (I once had a very painful 5 mile walk following a 10mile run)
• watch where you put your feet in popular dog-walking areas
• smile at other runners - it brightens everyone's day and its not hard to simply be polite (I always smile and have had some murderous looks in return - grumpy bastards!)
• slow down when dogs are around, they will either run after you, prompting fears of being bitten or you will inadvertently step on one (especially the small yappy-type dogs)

I'm sure there are more but that's all I can come up with today.

Stats:
Distance: 5.3 miles
Time: 55:26
Average speed 5.9m/h
Calories: 634