Got some new shoes on saturday Mizuno Wave something or other. Went to this brilliant shop in Safron Walden called "Runnerway" (http://www.runnerway.co.uk)where they put you on a treadmil and film your legs and decide waht shoe is best. Then the lady insisted I go for a test run before I bought the shoes.
So I had to go test them Saturday afternoon and I ran about 8 miles. Tried a new beer Entire Butt Porter from Salopian Brewery - really good pint which aided my recovery.
No running Sunday - family party for my sister's 25th Wedding Anniversary
Monday 4.5 miles

20-8-09

this is getting boring 4 miles 50 pressups 60 sit ups but I did run up "bird hill" in 100 acre park and met some nice ladies at the top

My BMI says I am half way between overweight and obese - I am a similar weight to Usain Bolt and only 7 inches shorter

training 19-8-09

4.6 miles 65 pressups 90 situps

Training Diary

Ok I am goingto run the London Marathon in April so I am going to use this blog as a training diary. I will be carb loading with beer along the way, and of course teh viatmain B is good for recovery so long as the alchohol does not block its absorption

so today about 5 miles, 50 pressups and 65 situps with 10 burpees

50 Beers In One

Ah there has to be something good in Braintree - the Braintree Beer Festival. Ok that isa bit harsh but the 5th Annual Braintree Beerfestival was on this weekend. Being as I had bee to the other 4 I just had to go. Unfortunately arriving Saturday afternoon meant that many beers had run out but I was able to get a drink of the specially created "Braintree Market Ale"from Shalford Brewery
If you are a drinker with a conscience (try spelling that after a few pints) you can really enjoy this beer festival as all proceeds go to charity and they make about £4000 per annum.
Since the Lions are out in South Africa and as yet unbeaten we had to try Milestone Lions Pride and Lion Heart.

I can thoroughly recommend this friendy beer festival which runs annually and has lots of good beers from small breweries plus the odd big one. Whats more when you get the munchies there is plenty of good food supplied by hopleaf so if you wanted you could spend most of Friday and Saturday at the beer festival.

Saint George's Day Beers

Just for a laugh I had a quick think about some beers which might be suitable on Saint Georges Day

Spitfire Premium Kentish Strong Ale 4.5% ABV (Spitfires are quintessentially English and Shepherd Neame is the oldest brewery in Britain)

Crafted from traditional varieties of English malt, this golden ale combines an underlying depth of maltiness, tinged with a subtle hint of toffee, with the bold citrus and fruity spiciness of Kentish hops, to produce a well-balanced, thirst quenching, popular drink.

Wells Bombardier Bitter (4.3% ABV) (Flag of Saint George on the Label)

Wells Bombardier English Premium Bitter from Wells and Young's Brewing Company, has become synonymous with St. George's Day and all that is English, throughout the length and breadth of the country. It is known as the 'Drink of England.'

Wells John Bull Finest Bitter (4.1% ABV) (well its Obvious from the name)

Wells John Bull Finest Bitter (Alc 4.1% Vol.) is a a refreshing, traditional ‘London-style’ premium with a distinctive hop bitterness brewed to a recipe originating from the early 1900’s.

Greene King IPA 3.6% ABV (official beer of England Rugby Team)

Award-winning Greene King IPA is a great-tasting beer, loved by drinkers across the world. In fact, Greene King IPA is currently Britain's favourite cask ale, so you're in good company and taste.

This hoppy, refreshing beer is brewed in the historic market town of Bury St Edmunds, in the heart of Suffolk, where brewing has been an important part of the town's history even as far back as 1086 when brewing in the town was recorded in the Domesday Book.

pain

Not much news about jogging on the blog recently but the London Marathon is coming up this weekend and boy am I glad I am not running. Mind you if I was I would have done some preparation. But this made me chuckle. So you know it is going to hurt don't you!

Special mention for the Mighty Oak Brewey http://www.mightyoakbrewery.co.uk/ not much of a website but the beer I drank was Springsteen's delight. And it was a really good golden ale. It would sooth many an ache afte a marathon. But beware after a marathon you are dehydrated so teh alchohol is absorbed very quickly.