Hello Friends!!
So it has been a few weeks, thought I would give you the update as to how things are going!! One more short run tomorrow and I will be finished 5 weeks of training! How crazy is that?? Time certainly does fly! This also means tomorrow I will be officially HALF way through my training!!(Kelly’s 10K Training). Pretty neat! I still have a few weeks after the training program is done before my race (I wanted to leave myself some wiggle room in case I had to redo a week) but I will just back it up a bit a redo some weeks to keep in 10k shape in time for the big 10k!! I am super excited!!
Well since last update my longest run was 40 mins straight which was my biggest accomplishment to date. Last weeks long run I upped it to 45 mins which was great! And I was super proud of myself as I kept with my training, even though I was on a road trip! I got all my scheduled running in and was quite pleased. This was also the first weekend in about over 5 weeks that I let myself have many treats and many drinks lol. It was fine I am not going to never eat treats again, but having the odd weekend of little too much food and bevs will not hurt once in a while. But I will say that I felt so full all weekend having eaten and drank way more then I have been. You body knows when things go out of wack! lol But it was a great weekend and I do not regret a moment!
Well today in week 5’s long run I took it to the next level. 50 MINUTES FOLKS! Ho lee crap. For someone who could not run outside longer then 13 mins in June this is a BIG accomplishment. I am super proud and it was a SUPER hard run today, but I got thru it. I had to push sooo hard in the last 15 mins. I think it was hard for many reasons, 50 min straight being one, getting to bed late is another, the humidity is creeping back for the last weekend of summer and I just got my period lol.
It started out great and I noticed I was running faster then usual! And as I ran across the Bloor Street Bridge I was given an extra boost as a toothless woman was cheering me on and giving me the enthusiastic thumbs up! However the last 15 minutes were a total struggle! I was so hot and sweaty and just wanted to stop. Actually stopping and walking crossed my mind for the first time ever! I absolutely did not cave in but the thought crossed my mind. In the last 15 min I had creepy men oogle me and stop their van to check me out, creepers. Def not a boost like the toothless woman, but I trekked on and finally completed a 50 min straight run!! WAHOOOO!
Big achievement today! It worked out to be roughly 7.09km!! Longest distance yet!! It might have been more as I was unlucky with lights today and had to run on the spot several times till they turned. But still getting way closer to that 10k! It seems totally doable now. Well lets not get too ahead of ourselves but I am half way there and feeling great!
Steve and I are going to the EX today! So there maybe a less then healthy supper followed by one shock value treat…deep fried oreo? lol But other then that and last weekend I have been doing super well with my eating well and healthy lifestyle and am truly feeling great! Once I get my professional/financial life sorted out I will be feeling joyous!
That is it for now folks! A cool 20 min run tomorrow morning will round out week 5 and week 6 starts on Monday!
Happy Last weekend of Summer!!
xoxo
Cheers,
K
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