The difficult second post . . .

No benches, no half-time, no time-outs…welcome to my world

I've spent a huge amount of time thinking about the subject of my next blog post, there are so many things to write about! I guess this is how Beyonce felt when she was about to release her second album! I guess, for now,  I will stick to what I know...food!

Everyone knows how important it is to eat healthy when you are training for a race, or just running in general, however sometimes that's easier said than done, especially when you have a house, children and a husband to think about, not to mention that packet of Hobnobs staring at me from the other side of the dining table! Although I do love healthy food, I have a huge soft spot for biscuits and chocolate and could quite easily devour a 'family sized' Galaxy whilst watching an episode of Eastenders!

This last week I have been really trying hard with my nutrition and I must say, I feel great for it! Mr Pretty Tired Runner has had a couple of days off work recently so we have made the most of being child free. Last week we went to a glorious little cafe (although that word doesn't do it justice) in Petersfield called The Natural Apothecary Check out their website here and had the most

delectable lunch. They serve a range of salads, but not the type of salad you are thinking of, along with a main of Halloumi, Chicken, Tofu or Salmon. I had the Halloumi and three salads and it was one of the most enjoyable and filling meals I have had in a long time, all washed down with one of their freshly made juices.  If you haven't been there already then you must try it, you won't be disappointed. 

I have been thinking more and more about my diet and I have been considering going dairy free. From the small amount of research I have done, it seems like there are a huge amount of health benefits. I did consider going Dairy Free for the month of May, but I have too many social events this month which I don't want to miss out on! If you have removed all the dairy from your diet then I would really love to hear from you about the benefits. 

Also this week I celebrated achieving a new Personal Best on a 5k run! 29min 44 secs. It was tricky but I felt great afterwards! I also finally remembered to take my #sweatface photo for a fellow friend, health enthusiast and blogger, Becky Stafferton. She runs the website Art of Healthy Living - check it out here  - and has been doing a campaign on sharing your #sweatface. It is a fantastic campaign and super important for us to show, especially to our children, that its OK to look sweaty. In a world where children are so preoccupied with their looks (even at the age of 8, as I have recently found out!) it is our job to show them that it doesn't matter what you look like! (but that seems like a topic for another post!) 

Anyway, the school run is calling me, so thats all for now. Keep Running. PTR x

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Oh no not another running blog!

No benches, no half-time, no time-outs…welcome to my world

You'll be pleased to hear that after much deliberation I (begrudgingly) decided against naming this blog Run Bitch, Run. Maybe I need to stop binge watching so many Netflix Original Series! Instead I went for the much more self indulgent Pretty Tired Runner. I am hoping this title sums up my relatively new passion for running and my daily juggles as a working Mum and wife! I am on the go all of the time (who isn't?!) so am almost always tired (again, who isn't) and I am really girly and feminine so like to (try) and look pretty even when running! But I guess you will be the judge of that! 

Hopefully by now you realise that this isn't going to be your typical running blog. I wont be doing any '7 reasons why you didn't get that PB' or 'The one thing you really need to know before doing your first 10km!' because honestly I don't know the answers to those things and you will discover very soon that my motto in almost everything is "I'll just wing it!"

A little about me . . . I am in my late twenties with a husband and two children (one pink and one blue!) aged 8 and 6. We were pretty young when we became parents, but wouldn't have it any other way, it's pretty cool still knowing the shows that are on the Disney channel (although that does also say a lot about my TV viewing habits as a teenager!) and having the energy to keep up with two very active children. Luckily they enjoy running, as does my husband so we do love running as a family. Other than being a mum, I am a Marketing Manager in the Leisure industry, which is a job I love. I'm on all the usual Social Media outlets, with Instagram being my personal favourite. I will post links at the bottom of the page.

Back to the running . . . I've just signed up to do a 6km cross country run in May, it will be the longest race I have taken part in. I have done a few 5km races and really like the distance so now I am working on getting my speed up then finally pushing myself to do a 10km! All my efforts, struggles, triumphs etc. will be documented here, so I look forward to sharing them with you. 

That's all for now. Keep running. PTR x

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