Week four term 1

Whoop whoop!  Managed to knock 2.5 minutes off last year's Round the Bays time.  46.29 was the official time.  That's only four seconds slower than back in 2011 when I ran it with Ben.  I could probably have squeezed out a little sprint at the end and shaved off those four seconds if I had realised at the time, but I was happily running along with Jo who had encouraged me to keep going further back.

It's so nice to have a bit of team work in what can be a solitary sport.  When I first started running round the bays I did it on my own because none of my friends were runners.  Now I have a whole team - some walk it - some run, but we all encourage each other and at the end we all get to go out for a yummy lunch. :)

My other achievement this week is to take my dog out for a run around the local area.  I think we managed about 5k altogether, although I took a walk break at around 32-33 minutes.  The hills in my area are just a bit too steep for me at the moment and I didn't want to strain my delicate calf muscles.  Once I was back on the flatter section we started running again.  My little dog was very happy and collapsed like a fluffy rug on the floor when we got home.

Week 3 term 1

Okay it was a pretty busy week this week, what with school and Ben's theatre, and taking the dog for her walks.  As a result I only managed to squeeze in my run with the class.  We did two laps of the bridge run.  I was pretty happy with my effort - no walk breaks needed, even though running up those bridges is a bit of a challenge on the second lap!  I also felt like I was getting a bit faster - not much but a bit.

Now I'm looking forward to the weekend when I get to run ROUND THE BAYS!!!!

Week 2 term 1 2016

Okay, I confess... I've been a slacky baby.  Not with my running, but with my blogging.  I have managed to keep up the running all through the busy term four last year, and even through the VERY HOT and sunny summer holidays.  When it's too hot, I head to the gym and run on the treadmill where there is a fan blowing.  This has also been a good choice when I wasn't feeling very energetic, but still wanted a short run.

So this week, I toddled down to the gym, did a few weights, and then launched into my run.  I started off at 8.2 kph hoping that going a little slower than I had been would help me run further.  It worked!  Actually at the five K mark I sped up a little to 8. 4-8.5 as I was feeling pretty good.  At 6.7k I slowed down again and cruised through to the 7k point.  Very exhausting - but very satisfying.  This is my longest run in a LONG time.  I am very proud of myself and, when I got home I told my son and made him tell me he was proud of me lol.