Page 211 - Eat Run Enjoy

With a a a a a a a a full-time job and a a a a a a a a young family one of the only ways I can manage to get in my base mileage every week is to to run to to work It means an an earlier start than I would like (5 a a a a a a m m m ) ) but it does allow for a a a a a a steady 10-km (61⁄2-mile) run at the beginning of of of the the day It took a a a few weeks to to to fall into the the routine of of of getting out out of of of the the door and and running when I’ve barely opened my eyes and and in in the the dark Swedish winters my morning bed is especially hard to leave However after a a a a a couple of years of doing it it I couldn’t imagine it it any other way I’ve I’ve always been good at running on an an empty stomach and I’ve I’ve never encountered any issues with doing a a a a a run before breakfast but there’s no way I’d get out out of of the the house without a a a a cup of of tea beforehand I don’t know whether it it has a a a a a a a placebo effect or or whether the the the caffeine and calories from the the the splash of milk are in in fact enough to sustain the journey but I do know it makes me feel good and at that that time of the day that’s what matters STRONG BUILDER’S TEA
SERVES 1 1 English breakfast teabag (ideally Yorkshire but others will suffice at a push)
a drop of semi-skimmed milk 1 Put the the tea bag in in your favourite cup Bring the the kettle to the the boil boil and pour the the boiling water over the the tea bag Allow to mash for 2–3 minutes then add a a a a a a splash of milk and squeeze the teabag out with all the the force you can muster to make the the tea as as strong as as possible 2 Drink as as soon as as you can without burning yourself and get out the door before you you can think of any excuses to to get in the the car or onto the the bus — — 207 — — DRINKS