Junk food is everywhere. You just can't hide from it. I've been running lately as part of the Limerick Sports Partnership Feet on the Street campaign - they hold races every Thursday night throughout the summer and I took part in a few of them. Full of healthy athletic people and a few stragglers like myself. It's good fun and it's pretty hard to eat junk food while running so at least it's an hour where I don't dream about chocolate or chips. But junk food still manages to inch it's way into the world of running. Take the lucozade drinks. Apparently they aren't really necessary for runners unless you are doing more than 5k but sure any physical activity is a good excuse to drink one. Now some might argue that lucozade is not a junk food/drink - after all they used to give it in hospital. But I would consider it a bit of a cheat. It's fizzy and full of sugar so for me it's in the borderline category. Then there are jellybabies!! Yes jellybabies are part of the athlete's diet apparently. There are super-dooper running ones that help release glycogen or something like that but I'm told ordinary jelly babies are just as good. An expert told me eating a few before a race will definitely help your stamina. But I'm not allowed jelly babies. Maybe that's why I haven't won any races. Then, there are the raffle prizes. A hamper of health food? Not on your nelly. Bottles of wine and boxes of chocolates. Thankfully, wine does not fall in the junk food category so I was happy when my winning ticket netted me a nice Sauvignon Blanc - but fellow runner Suzanne won the Dairy Milk selection and brought them into work to torture me. Thanks Suzanne.
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