Day 29 Summary

Penultimate day. 3 weeks ago this seemed like it was an eternity away and suddenly its gone by really fast.

8:15am - Bacon and eggs from Over the Gate Farm Shop. Great bacon, average eggs (they were chicken so maybe the duck eggs have spoiled me). Some blackberries (Wow! I did enjoy these and they were only from the local Co-Op so nothing fancy) and some almonds.

10:30am - One of the guys at work has a very large cherry tree and more cherries than he knows what to do with. A handful of cherries was very quickly eaten.

12:00pm - An apple.

1:00pm - Tandoori chicken and BBQ pork with home made raw salsa, cucumber and lettuce. Some almonds and macadamias. A lot of cherries!

4:00pm - A banana with some more nuts.

6:30pm - WoD - 5km (3.1 miles) run in 23:48. I lead our little pack almost from the start so it was a tough run and I now have a blister from my Vibrams on my long middle toe!

A quick calculation tells me that's 7m 40s per mile approx. My previous PB (when I was running intensively for a 10 miler) over 8k is 38mins, which is about the same pace give or take a few seconds. I have never, ever come close to that kind of pace over anything more than about a mile before or since so this is a great result for me. And I did it in Vibram Five Fingers this time!

Box Challenge - Pull up static hold for time. As soon as the arms go past 90 degrees it's over. I went palms down to save my dodgy wrist (palms up seems to twist it in a way it doesn't like). This also meant I was the first person to attempt palms down and that made me leader by default. Awww yeah! Managed 60s and was shaking like a leaf at the end. A leaf with Parkinson's during an earthquake! Another pleasing result though.

8:00pm - Lamb leg steak with Rose Farm mint sauce (has a couple of un-paleo ingredients) and mixed veg (courgettes, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower).

9:30pm - Made a new batch of paleo brownies with macadamias and dried cherries to top them (Urban Fruit are the only supermarket brand of dried fruit I've found that are unsweetened). Ate just one (that's a first!). Black tea and honey to wash it down.

As always there was lots of water too.