Run for your Doughnuts

Order those doughnuts! February 27, Fat 

Thursday

Record time consumption before a run 

One of the reasons I run is that I love to eat.  Running makes eating guilt free.   Today was no exception, but I did push the limits a bit.  Anyway, on February 27 this year in Poland is “tlusty Czwartek,” which means “fat Thursday.”  This is the day that puts the word guilt  in guilt-free eating to the test.  It is essentially a Christian tradition that is observed on the final Thursday before Lent.  In Poland and several other European countries the day is celebrated by buying jam-filled doughnuts called “paczki,” in Polsih.  Delicately frosted and jam-filled, they are simply divine.   Also, you can find them everywhere.   That is why I decided to grab a few just a couple of steps from my apartment before a short eight kilometer jaunt around Park Mlocinski today.  I normally eat a banana before a short run as I tend to avoid doughnuts because they are quite sweet, but exceptions are to be made from time to time.  So I made an exception and inhaled two before my run.  The wonderful flavor melted in my mouth, but in my selfish haste to finish my paczki the jam exploded on my pants.  Regardless, they tasted great. I even benefited from the extra blast of sugar during my run.  I might have to make this exception again sometime soon.  Go get your doughnuts and run!  Better run for your doughnuts!