Holiday prep and a heatwave!

As I didn’t run on the Sunday I needed to get a long run in on Monday (Great North Run training)- I had pencilled in 11 or 12 miles, and headed out with what I thought was an 11 mile route. I got so hot and thirsty and remembered that I hadn’t had my free Starbucks drink yet, so I stopped in town after 11.5 miles, got an iced chai and drank some, the half ran and half walked the mile home, carrying it with me. Once home I sat in the garden, did some stretches and enjoyed the rest of the drink. I needed that!

I didn’t fancy a big breakfast and ended up with a toasted hot cross bun and a peach, so later on when the runger struck I made some beans on toast- we had sourdough in the freezer and I added some marmite to the toast to make it extra savoury- so good!

I had a lot of work to be doing so got on with that, and then when Andy got home from work we went out to cut the hedges out the front- this took a good hour with all the clearing up. I was doubly glad of my big lunch then to tide me over to dinner.

On Tuesday I had a haircut booked, so walked into town, enjoying the glorious blue skies.

My hair had got rather wild so it was good to have it all smoothed and sorted. My haircut was at 10.30 so in my head I thought I’d have breakfast after, forgetting that it takes a good hour to get it cut- I was so hungry by the time I had finished. I had an almond croissant and a cup of tea (and yes I know it was super hot, but there was AC in Caffe Nero so it balances out). I had to get some cash for our holiday so popped into John Lewis for that, and got a few travel miniatures from Boots while I was at it.

Then it was operation stay cool. After the walk home (in the midday heat) I was sweltering and no-where seemed cool. I was so glad I wasn’t at work! I did some packing and generally had a lot of iced drinks.

In the evening I topped up the bird food and made an extra bird/ animal bath with an old plant pot (I added a brick as a ramp for things like hedgehogs as you never know). Then we went to see The Lion King 2 (or whatever it is called) with some Candy Kittens (a gift from a friend at work) as a snack.

The Lion King was good, but then the original is good. I did enjoy the little extras but I still don’t see the point of all of these remakes (well apart from cash-money for Disney).

I spotted these doughnut peaches for 10p and they were delicious!  On Wednesday I had a short run, shower and breakfast (including peaches) and then drove to St Albans and walked into town for a massage. It was very relaxing and thankfully I’d got there with enough time to sit in the waiting room and cool down (as it was nearly a 2 mile walk from where I parked). I had a few last minute holiday prep bits to get, and then sat in the cool of the A/C in Pret and had a tea and cookie. I asked for a bit of soya milk to go in my tea and I ended up being given frothy milk so it was a bit like a latte (a London Fog latte is so good).

I visited my mum who was looking after my niece, then popped to see my sister in law to deliver a few birthday cards, and then came home to do a few more holiday bits.

On Thursday (the hottest day I have ever known!) I went out on a 8.5 mile run, as my last longish run before holiday. I am taking my running things with me but I am not going to be spending hours doing long runs (plus it’s going to be warm where we are going). The Vitality drink comes through each Thursday so I got one on my way home, and after around 5 minutes all the ice had melted (on Monday I ran home with it and it was still full of bits of ice). Madness.

How did you cope in the heat? How good are you at getting ready for a holiday? I have plenty of lists but I always feel like I am forgetting something important!

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6 thoughts on “Holiday prep and a heatwave!”

  1. The heat coincided with our return from holiday so I loved being able to spend some time outside reading and enjoying the weather. I love heat, but it was the lack of cool air inside that bothered me. When I’m away I can step inside for some AC to cool off, but here it was just hot everywhere! Lots of open windows and a fan helped.

    I’m a list maker for holidays too. I usually still feel like I’ve forgotten something even though I haven’t and have to remind myself that I’ll still be able to get hold of anything I really need.

    1. I totally agree about escaping the heat- I am a shade person anyway but when it was boiling everywhere it just got a bit horrible!

  2. Ahh we live very close to a Costa but not a Starbucks and I’ve really gone off Costa. This is probably a good thing tho. We have a Starbucks at work and I try and limit myself to one per week!
    Oh I always have so many lists for holidays. Especially if I’m running a marathon or a race! So much to remember.

    1. Costa would be a last resort for me- the ones around here are the slowest at serving and I don’t think their drinks taste as nice either.
      Lists rule, although we realised that we need to add more things to the list as we didn’t pack them (as they weren’t on the list..)

  3. Hot weather here too now, I think we just get used to it then it goes, then when it comes back again we have to get used to it all over again! Good luck for GSR- two of my new runners are doing it.

    1. Ah I hope they enjoy it 🙂
      Yes, hot weather again for this weekend too- hopefully not as hot as before though!

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