Countdown to my first 10k

Tonight’s run was a short two miles, the last run before the 10k on Sunday. I went out with my new running accessory, which I bought as I got a bit spooked after a girl got attacked over the marshes a couple of weeks ago and decided to upgrade my personal safety. So now if anyone tries to mug me, attack me, or even just try to talk to me when I’m in a bad mood, they’re going to get 100 decibels down their eardrums, whilst hopefully alerting the local knight in shining armour that there’s a damsel in distress who needs rescuing.

People keep asking me if I’m prepared for the 10k. I am more this week than I was last week. Last week I wanted to back out of it but then I bought myself some new running clothes and that motivated me. It’s a girl thing.

And as well as asking me if I’m prepared, I’m also getting comments like “you’d better memorise the map” (thanks Gary) and “at least if you’re doing laps there’s less chance of you getting lost” (thanks Bernard). Anyone would think I have no sense of direction.

Bathroom update:
I finally got a works schedule from B&Q which said something about making good the walls after taking off existing tiles not included in the price and would be quoted after the pre-fit survey. As I didn’t get a pre-fit survey due to the man not having any plans I rang B&Q and said I didn’t know what was included as I didn’t get a pre-fit survey. The not particularly bothered man said no, it won’t be included and you’ll have to have a pre-fit survey. I said that if I had to pay any more then I was cancelling the whole thing as it’s been delayed enough and I’ve already been living with the bathroom suite in my front room for the last three weeks because the fitters couldn’t begin to install it on 9 October like they were supposed to and if I’ve got to have a pre-fit survey, then it’s going to be delayed even more. Not particularly bothered man said that he’d ring the fitters and see what was happening and that he’d ring me back. Not particularly bothered man obviously couldn’t be bothered to ring me back as the woman I spoke to on Tuesday rang me and said am I cancelling the whole thing if any extra work’s not included? I said yes, that’s right. She said, if you continue with the installation then we’ll cover any additional work that needs doing. So I said ok then, can I have that in writing and are the fitters still booked to come on Monday and she said yes you can have it in writing and yes the fitters are still booked. So, hurrah, I’m getting my new bathroom at last. Although I’ve yet to get in writing about the free additional works and hopefully the fitters won’t forget about me again.

I really should have gone to MFI.

Oh, and can someone tell me why my Garmin says I’m burning less calories than I used to? It used to be about 100 a mile, now it’s about 75. I haven’t changed my profile on it. Does it just assume I’m fitter now that I’ve been running for a few months? Gadgets can’t just go around assuming things, bloody cheek.

Anyway, I am now officially resting until Sunday, so I’ll update after then and post my report which hopefully won’t contain anything about me going the wrong way.

Stats:
Miles: 2.02
Total time: 22:13
Average pace: 10:59 minute/mile
Average speed: 5.5mph
Max speed: 8.1mph
Total calories: 154
Weather: 64F
New running accessories: 1
Music:
Jeff Buckley – Murder Suicide Meteor Slave
Transvision Vamp – Andy Warhol’s Dead
Kasabian – L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)
Ween – The Stallion Pt. 3
Ash – Goldfinger
The Fall – Victoria