I have put on some blubber; a result of enjoying my evening appertif and an overdose of carbo-loading:-) While, I can see that the effect is definitely deleterious on my endurance, I am told by my friends that it makes me look better (than the perennial emaciated look). I had consciously refrained from indulging myself on weekdays before I left for Istanbul; but, I now seem to relish, everyday, the relaxing stupor that a "small one" brings on, when I put my legs up on a "mudhaa" and tickle Dojo under the chin. I guess I will either have to cut back on fattening cuisine ( read roast pork, fried rawas and mutton shakuti) or add more mileage to my weekly runs. The later seems unlikely, given my already stacked up schedule.
The effect of some sleep deficit compounded by the weight of blubber seemed to show in my speed workout today. I was clocking 7 secs more in my 1000m repeats - a bloody depressing realization! I brooded the possibility of returning to pre-Istanbul abstention but found the prospect even more depressing. I need the buzz to blunt the effect of stress on the work front. I will resign myself to slower times in the Mumbai Marathon rather than endure the withdrawal symptoms of weekday abstention:-)
