#half training

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My weekend in photos.

Porchwalk in Palmyra watching my husband rock his ukulele. Which gave me some quality knitting time.

I found that the sidewalks in Riverton are branded, and that just tickles me.

7.6 miles in the park today. I was supposed to be doing a flat 9 along the boardwalk down the shore. But our trip got cancelled. So 7.6 with lots of hills and a mile of trails.

Not pictured...5 miles yesterday on the Radnor trail. This afternoon's trip to the brewery.

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Decisions, Decisions

I'm proctoring a test tomorrow. Afterwards, do I....

A. Go to the old paved rail-trail for 8-10 miles?

or

B. Go to the trail for 5-6 miles?

or

C. Go for a series of shorter runs with shelter dogs?

What say you, tumblr?

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Week 1, Day 3

Despite being really hungover today I GOT AT IT. I’m really not sure how I’m alive after last nights sesh but I suspect the ginormous amount of food I ate had something to do with it. I legit couldn’t stop eating yesterday!!

So this morning I made myself run despite not wanting to and it actually felt amazing. I did 3.5 miles and it took me 31:16 which is pretty good as I think that’s about 5.6k!

The 3 mike time was 27:10. I quite enjoyed seeing miles on my watch today instead of kms. Made me think I was faster! I sped up for the last half mile because I was feeling good but I wouldn’t have been able to keep that pace much longer.

It was super windy but I actually loved it. I wore my Champion pants and my new Nike Elites and they were a great combo. Found the fat run shirt a bit annoying though, long sleeves are hard to run in.

I ate porridge before I went (maybe 1-1.5 hours out) and it didn’t upset me stomach at all! Might be a good parkrun/event brekkie. I had it with water and brown sugar and used the high fibre sachet.

Then I went and got a massage. What a great start to the day!!

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Feet. Ded.

I did a really good treadmill run today. 3 miles in 25:53. That's pretty good for me. At one point the machine told me I was running a 7:30 mile which felt awesome!! I actually didn't hate the treadmill today, I think because I made it a speed workout. I went from work in the office to Travel Talk tonight though and my feet are now deaaaaad. So timberlands kill anyone else? At least I made £50 and spent none on alcohol :) Oh but I did buy flights to Norway today!!!!!! So excited for May! They were only £35 too so it was incredible. Food wise I'm doing ok. I've had salad for lunch three times this week which I'm really proud about and it surprisingly makes me feel really good! Like light but focused and clear. I need to remember the feeling 🙂

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Strength Training + Week 4

So I did my first strength training in about a month yesterday and holy mood benefits!! I was bubbly and happy and energetic for the rest of the afternoon!! I neeeeeed to remember this. 

I also followed it up with a sneaky (slow) 3 miles run at 6pm. I was worried because my body is a little broken with a cold but I really need to get serious about this half training and stop missing runs just because it’s cold and I can’t be bothered. So I did it! I’m running Sunday with Fat Run and hopefully tomorrow on the treadmill to round out my three runs. 

I also made an effort to run slow yesterday, partly because the roads were covered in ice and partly because I didn’t want to push my body and I’ve read that you shouldn’t be running at a fast pace every time? I also ran with music for the first time in like over a year. It was weird but kind of nice. I think I want to be music-less for my long runs though. Also, it was the Trolls soundtrack that motivated me haha.