As any University students will know, Wednesday is every Uni’s sports day. Staffs Ladies hockey had an away game at Warwick and yesterday, for a wide range of reasons, we found ourselves running VERY short of players. With nine staffs players against Warwick’s eleven, (not including substitutes) we found ourselves doing a lot of running (most of which was in a headless chicken like manner!)
As in every game, half time provided an opportunity to boost the ever-slumping energy levels. Whilst the rest of the squad handed round much needed chocolate, I had to cope with the mere trickle of lucozade that I had left! If I had come prepared with my own half time munchies it wouldn’t have been such an issue, but at that very moment, where I felt my blood sugar levels may have been lower than a limbo stick, I was prepared to drop the whole vegan challenge and reach for the bar of dairy goodness. Unfortunately, (at least I felt it was unfortunate at the time) some of the girls had seen the blog, and refused to let me give in so easily. Hence, I had to play the second half fueling my body on adrenaline alone!
Our hard work paid off however and somehow we managed to come away with a 2-1 win!
At the end of every game, it’s great to sit down with the girls and enjoy match teas, kindly provided by the home team. Usually these consist of sandwiches, or chip butties and generally snacky stuff. After this particular game I was so physically exhausted that I needed food and I needed it immediately. Unless the girls physically held my arms and taped my mouth shut, I was eating what was provided, vegan suitable or not!
Luckily, it was jacket potatoes, with cheese, tuna, or beans. Under normal circumstances I would have had all three of the fillings, with a butter portion for extra measure- however, self-restraint kicking in, I rather reluctantly settled for just beans and potato.
So, I managed to stick to the terms of my challenge, but it was a very very close call!
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| Just crying out for a bit of cheddar |
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