That’s a pretty good time. Considering where you were before. I was in this bit for a fair while before I started increasing distance. That builds endurance which does have a good effect when you do the 5km runs.
Maybe do a 7-8km run once in 10 days apart from cycling and the 5km runs. You’ll see improvements on the time within a 3 to 4 week cycle. It’s not difficult to better the times once you are running 6 min a km. I don’t mean going to 4:30 onwards. But doing 5 min a km is doable from here.
Appreciated!
Certainly happy with progress. Goals wise is only to get fitter and leaner basically to be better at the sports I like doing. They work a bit better when you’re on the lighter and stronger side.
Also the health benefits too. I definitely can’t ignore that given the issues I have.
But I’m a competitive animal and I really don’t like not being on par with people around my age etc. However, it is what it is, just trying to understand why, more than anything.
At least I can say that the gap has closed a little on the running. The bike one fascinates / shames me tbh.
You’re right I should do. Just fitting it in more than anything. If I get time I prefer the bike or something like paddle boarding. Heaven forbid I’ll get conditions to get some surfing or kite surfing in.
Stupid fucking UK weather is stuck with lovely weather, NE fly fart worth of wind and surf less than a pancake
I do my best to get at least a 5km jog each day when not working but that’s about it.I’m happy as long as i can do that without collapsing.
I wouldn’t mind the leaner bit myself,but a bit difficult when i can’t seem to cut down on the nicer things in life
I remember having Mexican hot chocolate in your neck of the woods as a kid. Can still taste it along with the pumpkin pie. I have happier memories of dental surgery.
mexican hot chocolate and mole sauce are not the same thing.
a major problem with obesity in western world is our subconscious addiction to sweet. Even bbq competitions with cooking meat can have large amounts of sugar involved, when it comes to sauces and rubs.
This! Kicking my soft drink addiction has helped me infinitely. Mostly stopped drinking them in the last 3-4 years, and think I haven’t even touched one this year. I don’t even crave it anymore.
Never liked sweet sauces so didn’t have to worry about that.
I have some marinades that use golden sugar to balance the flavor, or honey as a substitute, or agave syrup. like Jerk Chicken, my recipe uses 1 TBSP of golden sugar but that’s spread over 10lbs of chicken. there’s more sugar in the pineapple glaze
1000% yes. it’s about moderation though. but when you take a relatively healthy piece of meat and slather it with brown sugar and spices, then cook it using a smoker which subjects the meat to carcinogens… then basting it with a sugar-based sauce… well it may taste good but it’s not good for ya.
Coconut is used in quite a fair bit of South Asian and South east Asian curries. Fruit’s are different though. Some unripe fruits like Mangos , Plantains are used for South Asian cooking. Not so much the ripe fruits.
One of the tricks to make a thicker , creamier indian dish is to use roasted poppy seeds / watermelon seeds / coconut milk / cashews…
what I like most about certain cultural foods is the use of natural ingredients. Far too much of what we eat these days is manufactured foods… like breakfast cereal.
