This week for me needed to
be about taking a step back and slowing things down.
Before getting involved in
the Zero to Hero program I had decided I needed to get back into running and
what better way than signing up for an event. I chose the Women’s Running 10k
at Willen Lake on 5th July 2015 as it felt like a manageable distance. It has
come round a lot sooner than I expected!
People close to me will know
that sometimes when I get an idea in my head I go off all guns blazing and
since starting running again I am constantly trying to up my mileage and beat
my times. I am very aware that the ultimate marathon goal isn’t until next May
and I need to keep the motivation going until then. With this in mind and next
week’s 10k looming this week’s goal was “taking it easy”.
After the high of my PB
Parkrun on Saturday I set off for my easy Sunday run. I couldn’t make the
Redway Runners group at Olney so I plodded off along the canal down to Stoke
Bruerne adding a loop on at the beginning and end to make my total distance 5
miles. It was just me, the ipod and a lot of rain but I found these cuties
waiting for me at The Navigation Inn with a cup of tea which made it all
worthwhile!
Me and Constance teamed up
Monday for a very hot jaunt round the Monday evening club run in a respectable
40 minutes. After being adamant this time that I knew the route I was glad of
some other Redway Runners to point us in the right direction as clearly left to
me own devices we would have been running a totally different loop!
Tuesday was a resting day so
instead of physically exerting myself I headed off to Yardley Gobion primary to
watch my eldest, Faith take part in sports day and was proud to see her on the
winning team.
Well if we thought Monday
was a warm run nothing had prepared us for Wednesday’s speed and core session
with Tony. It was hot (the hottest day for 9 years so the radio said), it was
hard and it was horrible but we made it through alive despite Tony’s neighbours
trying to set off our hayfever by strimming the lawn over us! I managed to pick
up two new nicknames during our session. My Z2H “hero” name SUPERGIRL and not
quite so flattering by Tony TENT depicting my terrible plank position.
The rest of the week was
scheduled mostly for resting in advance of my 10k on Sunday (although I was
guilty of sneaking into the gym on one occasion) and a 4 mile run on Friday
which was fairly uneventful. Luckily I had plenty of spare time to pimp my
trainers just in case you can't see me coming!
I am going to settle in for
an early night and pray it's not too hot and sticky tomorrow!
Amanda
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