Fasted run

What a mistake - this is something I will not be doing again.

I decided to get up and do a fasted run. I haven't done many medium to long distance runs for a while due to my stomach (see previous post).

So when I was in Yorkshire - and we all know how much I love running in Gods County - I thought, get up and go!

That way I had the rest of the day to visit the family. I have done a fasted run (running first thing before eating anything) many times before but in hindsight, this has been when I just did short distances like two or three miles.

Any more than three I should eat, especially as someone with low blood sugar.

So I set off and I already felt a little ropey with the stomach problems (IBS) but I know that once I get into a run I am fine.

Well, this route I know is a good four miles - a nice distance for easing back into the outside world.

It is a great run in the open countryside, there are challenges to start with as I stumble on the slippery, muddy tracks until reaching the concrete. That makes me slower and uses extra energy reserves as I am so focused on not falling or doing the splits.

I got about one and half miles away and felt faint and terrible. It felt like I was so close to two miles but so far. I knew if I went two miles I would have another two miles back, which normally is a breeze but my body was screaming to stop. And I hate stopping! So I turned and back I went.

I ended up running past my usual junction to head in the direction home thinking I would at least try another. That was another mistake. That was so bogged down I didn't even attempt it.

That turned out to be a good thing because it made me go back on myself giving me an extra third of a mile on my run which made me feel slightly better for cutting it short.

Safe running guys, you live and you learn!