Hello everyone out there in blog land!
It’s week 5 of my couch to half marathon training programme and I thought I’d better give you all a progress report (this was supposed to be a weekly thing).
YAY! I just completed my longest run yet of 12kms. The goal was 11.5kms and when it came to the 11.5kms I didn’t want to stop and went the extra half. The running bug has taken a big bite out of my arse and I’m hooked.
I felt so chuffed when I got to the 10km point as that is a distance I haven’t been able to run for a couple of years. It is said that if you can run 10kms you can run a half marathon. Today was the first time I have felt that I could actually make it to the end. It’s absolutely amazing how quickly our bodies gain fitness. My weekly programme is like this:
- one 30 minute easy run
- one 40-50 (increasing each week) minute run
- one long run (started at 5km then increased each week – 40 mins then 8km then 60 mins then 11.5km)
I’m really supposed to be doing one other run a week but I am finding it quite hard to fit it in. Thank god for slow cookers!
I’ve lost about 3kgs so far and my belt went in another loop. I’m really not worrying too much about what I eat but just seem to be naturally going for healthier snacks – (excluding the odd bag of lollies) but hell! Life without lollies is no life at all.
I just wanted to add a little bit as I’ve been in a bit of what Dr Suess calls ‘a slump’…and, as he also says unslumkping yourslef is not easily done. Anywho, I much prefer to talk about slumps in hindsight so I just wanted to share some wise words from the aforementioned Dr Seuss (from ‘Oh The Places You’ll Go’ ) for anyone else looking to do some unslumping of their own:
I’m afraid that some times
You’ll play lonely games too.
Games you can’t win
‘cause you’ll play against you.
All Alone!
Whether you like it or not,
Alone will be something
you’ll be quite a lot.
And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance
You’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.
There are some, down the road between hither and yon
That can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.
But on you will go thought the weather be foul.
On you will go though your enemies prowl.
On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl.
Onward up many a frightening creek,
though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak…
Congratulations! Today is your day.
You’re off to great places!
You’re off and away!
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself
any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
Gotta love that Dr Seuss!
