Camembert

I weighed myself this morning after having been for my run and I now weigh 77.7 kg. This is almost 3 kg more than last week. How has this happened ?

I only have one explanation: camembert (and especially Lanquetot, sponsors of the raid this weekend).

This can be the only reason why my morning run today was so laborious. I ran the usual 11.1 km route around Maisons Laffitte in a total time of 49:02 or 4:25 per km. This was almost 3 minutes slower than a few days ago. I knew it was going to be hard from the outset when I felt how tired my whole body was. I ran by the Seine to the 2 km mark in 9:05, some 45 seconds slower than my usual pace at this point.

I picked up the pace slightly running through Maisons Laffitte park, but it was never going to be a fast time so I concentrated on enjoying myself as much as possible. Even this was hard, as the effort was permanent. It was with much relief that I ran up the last hill to arrive back at the house.

The extra weight has slowed me down and I'm going to have to cut back on my cheese consumption if I'm going to run faster again.