Comments on: Easy Five Mile Recovery Run (Plus, Olympic Stuff, Magazines And McDonald’s New Sandwich)

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:51:57 +0000

yeah, that 4×100 relay race was unreal - I thought there was no way they were going to come back! Even the announcers were like - “USA will be lucky if they can hold on to second place!”

By: Shéamus

Shéamus — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:06:01 +0000

Actually, I’ve confused things a bit here. The Olympic advert is for a new sandwich - the Southern Style Chicken Sandwich, which comes with pickle which doesn’t work at all and looks pretty grim.

The biscuit has, as you say, been around a while. But I like biscuits a lot and I’m quite keen to try that.

I just had sausage in an asiago cheese bagel - man, that was some eatin’.

By: Rahn

Rahn — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:02:24 +0000

Yes, closing on Sunday is religious. The founder of the company is a very devout Christian, and found the company based on the principals he believes in. Fine with me, but I wish I could get some nuggets on Sundays.

I like the chicken biscuit myself, and I’d say it’s worth the couple bucks to give it a try.

(And yeah, bodyglide is great. I also love my Injinji socks, which really help with blisters.)

By: Shéamus

Shéamus — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:00:21 +0000

@ Ted - Thanks man! I appreciate your kind words more than you can know. And thanks for subscribing.

By: Shéamus

Shéamus — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:57:12 +0000

@ Rahn - That may be old to you, man - the Big Mac only came out in the UK last week! Have you had the Southern Chicken biscuit? Would you recommend it?

I’ve eaten at Chik-Fil-A before. I played in a golf tournament they sponsored last time I was here in the States (’99). I can’t really remember if it was good or bad, to be honest. As a cynic, however, I’m a bit skeptical about their policy of closing on Sundays which seems like a blatant attempt to appease the religious folk.

@ Andrew - Yes, Bodyglide is great. I’m going to bring some home with me - it’s $8 here, which is about £4, but I guarantee it’s a lot more in the UK.

Speaking of prices, I’ve finally found an item in the store that’s far more expensive than the UK - Red Bull. Four cans for $7.99 - that’s about £4. You can get four cans for about £3.29 in the UK.

A small victory, perhaps, but an important one.

By: Rahn

Rahn — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:51:14 +0000

Man,what a disappoint…I got all excited seeing the title of the post and thinking “Hey, McD’s has a new sandwich? Cool, can’t wait to see what it is.”
Turns out your talking about Chicken…that’s been out a while and old hat now.

Speaking of which, you’re in the South now. Chicken is for breakfast. With waffle’s.
And if you’re up for it, gotta find yourself a “Chik-Fil-A”, and have some good stuff.

(Our running club usually hits up McD’s after our group run.)

By: Andrew is getting fit

Andrew is getting fit — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:40:24 +0000

That bodyglide is fantastic stuff! It is also extremely hard to find here in NZ so I ended up importing some.

And yes, having olympic athletes shilling junk food just seems wrong. But it seems to work…

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:14:47 +0000

Terrific Blog! I just stumbled onto your blog yesterday through Michelle (Runnin’ Down a Dream). I have to admire you for doing 71 days in a row of running. Hat off to you. I am going to subscribe you through my Bloglines. This is interesting! Keep up the good work as I follow in your on-going progress.