Fun Friday Links!

Yay to Friday!

I've had a great week but am definitely feeling tired! I'll do a proper race recap over the weekend, but on Monday I ran the SheRunsWindsor 10k! My first ever 10k and despite the heat and the hills it went well and I smashed my target time, so am feeling very chuffed with myself 🙂

Tuesday Mark and I went to the cinema to watch Iron Man 3 which was great- I'm a big fan of the series, and Robert Downey Jr of course...

It was also Mark's birthday on Wednesday so we went out for dinner with his parents to The Black Swan in Ockham - see here. Great food and a fun evening but I was getting a bit of a cold.

Yesterday I went to an awesome #teamnaturallyrun training session in Regent's Park with some of the girls who are running the Nike We Own The Night 10k on Sat 18th May. It was raining and windy, but we braved the elements to get in some drills and exercises with Leah and Gil (Train2Run coach) - I'll post more info in my Weekly Workout Recap post. It was great to meet some more runners and train in a group, but Regent's Park is quite a way from home, so I didn't get back until about 9pm. I also don't think the weather helped my cold, as I'm feeling distinctly worse today!

Ah well, that's why it's awesome that it's Friday!

Has anyone else had a hectic week? I guess I'm normally a pretty boring person in the week so to do something every night leaves me feeling a bit more drained than usual! Haha...

Anyway here are some Fun Friday Links to perk things up 🙂

"Chocolate makes me run faster" - that's probably true! So I think this tank top is highly appropriate.

I've heard lots about the awesomeness that is RunDemCrew- the "not-a-running-club" group that was started in 2007 by Charlie Dark. Whilst the crew is currently bursting at the seams due to it's popularity here's an opportunity to embrace your inner superhero and get a taste of the RunDemCrew vibe.

In case you haven't seen the amazing Boston magazine cover that emerged after the terrible marathon bombings, this article is a fantastic insight into the process behind what has become an iconic image.

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Foodie Time! Check out this offer for two tickets to the Taste of London festival in Regent's Park on June 20th - an opportunity to try some new flavours.

Talking of new flavours, how about this recipe for Peanut Butter Avocado cookies? Sound odd?! Give them a try! They contain peanut butter so can't be all bad... 🙂

I'm running the Race for Life again this year with some work colleagues, and we'll be holding a Bake Sale at work to raise some funds for Cancer Research UK. These cupcakes seem like the perfect pink bake for the occasion!