Hey all hope your all well!
After 3 weeks of international travelling ha ha I’m back, first France for 2 weeks then a few days in Barcelona but the running has still continued! Here’s what’s been happening.
The day before I went to France we did 16 miles, we both felt great it was tough but not as tough as we thought, we have a great route that we have started to use and as long as we keep chatting or playing music we’re ok!!
I ended up taking my running stuff to France as I still really wanted to keep the miles up. On the Monday I did a recovery run of 3.5 miles it was a tough loop where we were staying really hilly, I had it in my head to do 10 miles that Saturday, so I planned to do 3 loops of the course I’d done on the Monday. Well that was the plan but after 2 loops it was tough going, I think it was the fact it was hot and I was still tired from the week before, I ended up doing 8 miles in the end, I was pleased with that. I did a couple more runs the week after but only 4 miles each time as it was just to hot, it feels like you have done a lot more in that heat.
As soon as I got back the very next day I was going to do 18 miles! I went out thinking in my head to do 18 but wanted to listen to my body as I’d had 2 weeks of lots of wine and cheese ha ha and also the travelling the day before can take it’s toll. But I managed the whole 18, thank god for Michelle being there and our little bag of treats that we munch as we go as I really struggled after 16 just felt low on energy and my legs were really heavy, to the point I was struggling to lift them up to get up the kerbs ha ha.
I will say though touch wood I am recovering quickly after my runs and with lots of stretching I’m hoping that’s helping to keep any niggles away!
I’ve just had a week off running because of going away for a few days again, but did lots of walking so my legs didn’t get much of a rest ha ha, think I needed the rest I did get though as my body has been giving me signs to rest such as sore throat and feeling really tired.
Back to it now though and it was a drop down week this week, just 10 miles this morning which felt like it went really quick ha ha. I could feel my legs were still a bit tired today and it was a hot one, glad it was a drop down week as I think I would of definitely struggled if it was more miles today.
Next week we go up again to 20 miles arghhhh, can’t believe there aren’t many more weeks of training till I tapper and then the big day!!
Have a fab weekend x
The Running Bug 