Rolls and Running

Apologies for the delay this week but I thought I would leave the blog until today. The reason? Because today was the day that I attempted working in the Deli to help raise money for my Marathon bid.

What a day it was! It was a 10am start and after a cup of tea I thought this is relatively easy, standing behind the counter and having a chat... Little did I realise all the work of everyone else going on around me, people taking and making orders whilst I am giving it the big 'I am'!

Come two hours later I was covered in Chicken tikka, flour and butter, and desperately trying to remember whether the lady at the front of the queue had asked for all the salad or just cucumber and lettuce, and whether she wanted onions or not!!!

I had to get to grips with the weighing scales, the meat slicer, whether I had one of the sharp knives or not, and how long the panini machine cooked for!

I would like to say I took it all in my stride but that would be a lie as I was plainly out of my depth but I think I did OK, no real complaints, apart from the beef, mustard and egg mayo concoction I managed to make (which was actually quite nice!) but was rejected out of hand by a horrified customer! Ooops...

What is great though is the fact that, thanks to the generosity of all the customers, I managed to raise £139.22 for the RNLI. An excellent total!

I would like to thank Nathan and Sarah of Food for Thought Deli for giving me the opportunity to help out, and to all of the girls for helping me through the day...... At least I was quicker at making a chicken tikka baguette than Natalie, and that was on my first (and last) day!!!

Running wise, this week I am back to my normal routine. However Tuesday was slightly different because I was up at 5.30am to get the miles in!

This was because I didn't have time in the evening for my usual circuit. One thing I still challenge to this day is how your body can even function at that time! I must be mad..

To keep track of all my runs, please follow me on twitter @Ed_RNLI_Ldn2012. Thanks for the continued support!


Please see my sponsorship link here if you wish to donate to my London Marathon cause for the RNLI. I need to raise £2,300! All donations are gratefully accepted! Thank you for your support.