Running from Zombies

I’m back! Back to having to have the lights on in the middle of the day and being able to see your breath when you go outside…what happened to the weather while I was away? I’m sure it wasn’t this bad when I left.

Anyway, a good time was had by all and I’m both sad and relieved to be home. We got up to pretty much what you’d expect on a beach holiday, mostly lazing around the pool reading a book (or two), but I also managed some snorkeling in 4 different locations and a day trip into Cairo and Giza.

I didn’t take my running shoes in the end. My brother was there last year in September when the temperatures were in the mid-40s and I decided it wasn’t worth it. As it turned out, October was cooler and it was usually around 30 degrees just after sunset. I saw a fair few runners each day along the pavement beside the beach and occassionally got the itch to go and join them, though the bar usually called before I got too carried away :-)

So really the whole week was quite lazy – not that I’m complaining, but 7 days of high carb and low veg meals (all inclusive dinners seem to be more about surviving than calorie counting) have left me feeling a tad…puffy, even if it is all psychological :-)

I haven’t run since I got back as it’s been too cold for my asthma. As I’m writing this at 11.30am it’s still only 10 degrees outside. For the moment I’m going to have to start running in the afternoons or early evening, when it might be a little bit warmer, but my lack of gym membership or treadmill is starting to become a concern. I still have basketball to keep me going but ideas would be greatly appreciated!