Day 50 – 51 European Bragging

Dear readers, I have to tell you that my American friends and co-clubmembers claim that they are not from Newport. G seems to be from a place called Rockport. Newport are Swedish furnitures and also a town in New England. Rockport is a vacation town by the sea in Massachusetts. But I'm still uncertain where C2 comes from? I could say from the East Coast, anywhere but from Newport, but that would be too embarrasing. It's bad enough that even though G has been one of my best friends for many years now I say that she is American. If someone asks me "from where" I say she is from the East Coast and then I mention Boston. I guess that is as dumb as if someone said that I'm European. From the north of Europe. Actually I was born in Lund, a university city in Southern Sweden, but who cares anyway?

Born and raised on the planet Earth we are halfway through our current challenge and I think we are doing great.

G is running like an African gazelle and C2 is starting a new life, little by litte. Myself, I've lost more than 2 kg since midsummer and 5 kg since a year ago. But more important – I feel so much stronger. And happier.

Yet I know that we shall and will do even better now that the vacation is over. Like G I've decided to only have one glass of wine Friday dinner and the other for Saturday Dinner. I want to know what happens if I follow the rules rigourosly. I'm thinking about how to improve the pace and how to be able to run the following weeks when I'm home with L.

WORKOUT: Apart from lots of hedgecutting I ran 6.47 with a pace of 5.36 per k. The sweet peas were sown and planted by my soon 4-yearold son. I know I'm bragging and that it's supposed to be so non-Swedish, but I can't help it. And while I'm at it, this is the dinner my husband fixed us this casual Sunday:

Oh, yeah, I know there is a little wine in that glass, but from now on I'll be Mrs Perfect.

SUMMARY DAY 41 – 50: I ran 7 of 10 days, all together 35.68 plus exact 6 uncounted k = 41.68