During the last week of the recently completed half term I was asked if I had plans for the holiday week. As I hadn't, I realised I had a complete week to focus upon my running. An idea entered my head and I merrily told my work colleagues that I was going to see if I could run further than I ever had before. I meant that I wanted to see if could run further than 11.11 km in one go. I also wanted to see if my running would improve if I ran every day. So, my week panned out as follows:
Monday - I ran for distance, a long run to set me off.
(10.51 km = 6.53 miles)
Tuesday - I ran for speed, knocking 2 minutes off a usual time for a route and finishing within an hour. (8.91 km = 5.53 miles)
Wednesday - I ran for pleasure with my four legged friend.
(7.51 km = 4.66 miles)
Thursday - I ran because the sun was shining, even though a third of the way round the sun had disappeared and it felt like I was wading through treacle.
(11.11 km= 6.9 miles)
Friday - I ran because I'm now more than half way through my challenge and I will not give in!
(8.05 km = 5 miles)
Saturday - I ran because I have a commitment to support a friend new to running in her running training and because she's mighty fine company for a jolly good natter.
(7.88 km - 4.89 miles)
Sunday - I ran because I wanted to - simple as :-)
I did not run further than my PB of 11.11 km, but I did run every day, my legs hurt like hell through Thursday, Friday and Saturday but they have recovered, I had to walk some of the time on some of the runs, I still hate hills but today I ran the whole route and I have a massive smile on my face as i add up my total miles for the 7 days:
61.22 KM = 38.04 MILES
Eddie Izzard I am not - Happy Bunny I am!
You should be very proud of you, I am! that's an incredible achievement, well done Lyn!! :) xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Viv, whoulda thought it eh? All those years being sent out to run around that awful field at school - hated it then! In fact can you remember anybody who did like it? Maybe Jo Greenidge's sister Di, wasn't she a runner?
ReplyDeleteyes she did, and was very good at it, the only other one I remember doing it was Pam Gough, I also remember hating it, why we always had to do it in winter and not summer was beyond me haha!
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