Running Diary

What do sane people do! We wake up at a hour which isn't classed as the morning yet, put on our training gear and run in 1 degrees weather! Okay so i'm not sane at all!

I'm currently wrapped up in my duvet trying to bring some feeling back to my body!

This winter my friend and I have decided come what ever the weather we will keep up our early morning running! Over the last few years our distance has increased, number of miles has increased and now our number of weekly runs have too. From our once weekly treadmill 10min warm up before weights and 7mile run on the weekend known as our long run, we now run 4.5 miles as a pre weights warm up ( outside at 6am), a 10k again early morning outside and then the long run outside which now has become 10miles or 13 miles if we have a half marathon approaching!

My friend asked me today ' How do you do it'.... So you want to know my secret?

Well its now how I do it, it why I do it and from that why I get that drive and dedication to keep running and pushing myself each year! :)

And what is that why!? I run because of the buzz and the reminder of how far I've come in my fitness journey and how never giving up has just always made me better!

My running dream would be to one day run the London Marathon.

This morning I did 6.48 miles undulating run around gorgeous Windsor, taking me 57.28mins and 55 secs. This isn’t one of my fastest times for the distance, but I'm still happy, its when my average pace per mile is over 9mins that I feel like it was a disappointing run.

Breakdown
Mile 1 : 9mins
Mile 2: 8mins 46
Mile 3: 8mins 42
Mile 4: 8mins 50
Mile 5: 9mins 12
Mile 6: 8mins 41
0.48 : 8mins 32

I hope I warm up soon!