Month: May 2019

GRADUATION DAY!!!Where did those 9 weeks go? It really only seems two minutes since I was telling my self to get my butt out of the door for run on week one.Decided to try a proper breakfast this morning before heading out, normally I would grab some fruit and a drink and eat when I return but I know my eating habbits need to change. So alarm set for 6am, yes I know its Sunday but I love getting up and out, cuppa and a bowl or porridge giving it time to settle before going out.Instead of taking the car to the bottom of the track decided to walk down it would mean a longer cool down walk but the excercise all adds up!So started my walk along the trail and then began my run, watch set determined to get that 5k coverage today!Ran down the trail entering the main lake at the top. Decided not to run the top lake today as my run had started earlier on the trail so knew id get the coverage I wanted.With no more than a few people round the lake, it really felt so calming and relaxing.Before I knew it the half way bell had gone and then the count down to the last ten minutes. Legs felt good today so when I was told it was time for cool down I was determined to push on for a little longer up the exit hill to the track to make sure I’d covered the distance.If it hadn’t have been for stopping to climb the steps onto the trail I feel I’d have kept my pace going but today was all about finishing that last c25k training run and covering that 5k!I DID IT!!! Does that mean I can now call myself a runner or say I run? I think it does 😍😍. Cant wait for my first medal to arrive from #virtualracing.co.uk. I shall be hanging it with pride as my first medal on my display Ive ordered.

So now the hard work starts, I need to decide on a training plan moving forward.I’ll continue to blog but wont blog every run, maybe checking in each week and bloging my up coming charity races. Feel free to continue following.Apologies for the shocking first video I dont do recording or photos of myself very well 🤣🤣 I look wrecked but felt great!

It appears the blog wont publish my video so I’ll try and blog it on a post on its own.

Nope it appears your saved from watching it 🤣🤣

Early start this morning.

Up and out of house for 6.45, sun shining but temperature wise ideal for running as not yet fully warmed up.

Decided to do usual route on trail for warm up then down to Rothervalley off arpund the lakes. Once again it was so peaceful with only a couple of people around the lakes. I definetly think morning runs are my prefered choice. (Don’t think ill be saying that in the winter months but we will cross that bridge when we get to it)

That 5k is haunting me so close today, I even went longer after being told I’d finished to complete the lake in hope of making sure id done 5k. It wasn’t tonnes longer but I was hoping it was long enough.

I will have it Sunday I intend to add a small section between the two lakes on, hopefully adding extra distance. On the plus my pace was a huge surprise as I honestly felt id really plodded along today.

Last one Sunday! Feeling sad to be leaving my comenteers who have kept me going through the 9 weeks and built me up.

Ive already started looking at training plans for moving forward, just need to decide which one is best to folllow.

Lots of reading, researching and most of all getting out there and running to be done over the next year, exciting times ahead but also scary!

I’m not ashamed to say tonight was tough. Decided to try a different route locally around the houses, kind of forgot how hilly the area was, not sure how thats possiable since ive lived here long enough 🤣🤣. I’m sure it wasn’t this hilly in those early weeks, but then I was walking most of the 30 minutes back then, that seems so long ago.

I set off up hill for warm up walking thinking that most of the hill if not all would be covered in this and my run wluld begin on flat, what ive not really noticed is its a gradual hill after the steep but all way to the main road. Really didnt think this route out.

Hit the main road and headed down which gave legs a chance to rest however uts amazing how running down puts pressure on the knees just as much running up is on the calfs.

Hit bottom road and headed off for the trail. Had to stop at the road for traffic, only several seconds but have to admit starting once id stopped was hard to get back my rhythm my legs thought they’d finished so definetly something I need to work on.

Headed up the trail and back along the trak onto the main road. I pushed what I thought was the time id not recorded at the end of the run but it turns out it wasnt enough and My run ended not far from my home which led to a short cool down this evening. I know, I know not a clever idea. Need to ensure im cooling down full time and stretching more now.

I can certainaly feel the burn in my knees tonight and ache in tops of my legs, think the lack of cool down is part of this.

I suppose feeling these aches are all part and parcel of building up and thats not a bad thing. If it was too easy it wouldn’t be a challange and if it is challanging tjen how an I going to progress?

We shall see what Thursdays run brings!

Ohh maybe now is the time to mention ive set myself self some more crazy goals.