Running Down the Week

So this 5K is in two days. I'm nervous. My secret preparation?

Training & Tofu!

My life is ruled by colors

I went on a low-impact run for 20 minutes today, finally stealing that file on the first zombie outbreak patient while para-military ops swarmed the building. Yeah, like the undead weren't enough, I have to deal with secret agent nonsense as well! I haven't quite decided if I'm going to be doing Zombies, Run! during the actual 5K... I'll more likely just put on some music and set up Run Keeper to keep me on pace. 

Tomorrow I'll go out cycling in the morning or have a nice walk, and then... well, do my best on the actual day. My best runs in the past have been when I'm well fed and well rested. This morning was a little difficult, coming on the heels of two rocking awesome full days, with no breakfast. 

Which brings me to my new favorite breakfast... tofu in a blender.

I never thought I would be a person who drank smoothies, simply for the reason that I looked at people who drink smoothies, and filed them under a broad umbrella category of "people living a different style of life from me" which might be some sort of "-ist" (classist? foodist?). The point is, I think it's a faddy replacement for an actual food, and should not be treated as a meal or a food in its own right. Yet I drink those suckers at least twice a week.

As follows:

1.  It's easier to make than many a breakfast food, and besides, in the wee hours I often don't want to eat any of the "traditional" breakfast foods. (I'm looking at you, pancakes!) That stuff belongs to brunch-time only!
2. It's sort of delicious. Not super delicious, mind you, but well-enough tasting that I desire to continue consuming it until it's gone. That's not exactly a ringing endorsement, but it's not the world's greatest flavor, so what are you going to do?
3. It doesn't make me feel awful. I wouldn't say that I gain superpowers after consumption, but I have yet to feel sluggish or sick or weighed down, which is something that can happen with an empty stomach + food. 

So there you have it, the magic of tofu... I guess. That was more a list of "negatives that it lacks" instead of "positives it contains", but in general, hoping for too much too soon is a path to disappointment.

The rest of this week looks to be good. I promised The Bean I would take him to the library so we could get books about England, and Eels. I want to read more Dune books. My Mimi is in town, and hopefully this week I can put on a fancy dress and go on a fancy date with her. Almost every day, I'll get to sleep in. Win win win win, all week long.