Week 3 of Laura's challenge journal

Week 3 and this post for my journal might cause distress for some of you because I’m dealing with a topic that we never talk about.  It’s a topic that’s often top of the mind for pregnant women or who’ve just had a baby, or women of a certain age - and that’s bladder control.

Yes, the need to know exactly where the toilets are, how long it’ll take to get there and how on earth do I fit it in when I’m doing a 24 hr Danceathon!

It was a question a shocked gym buddy asked me when I said I was dancing for 24 hours to raise money for the charity.  And being a women of a ‘certain age’ it’s fairly top of my priority list for the whole event. I’m not doing a Paula Radcliffe thank goodness.  Do you remember when she had to have a wee at the side of the road during a marathon?  There’s toilet facilities on site so I won’t be embarrassed that way.

It links though into the whole question of how do I keep myself replenished during the 24 hours?  Do I drink copious amounts because I’ll be exercising a lot! Or do I hold back on the liquids so I don’t have to go to the loo every hour.  What type of food do I have during the 24 hours and when?  Come to that, what do I have to eat the day before, or the week before?

I know that marathon runners have lots of carbs the day before.  Is it the same for me?  I’m going to have to search out some nutritional advice that’s for sure.  Perhaps also ask others who’ve done endurance events what they’ve done. 

In any case, there’s a lot still to consider as I carry on with my training programme ready for the big day.  Keep watching and to motivate me please make a donation however large or small.