Hey all,

It has been a very emotional, worrying and stressful few weeks due to personal reasons, but with the support of great family and friends and the fact that I have been able to get out and go running it has made things a little easier.

Just to get out and have a good run even if it was on my own to clear my head and de-stress made me remeber how much a good run can have a positive affect your emotions.  I could have easily slipped into that deep dark hole and can’t tell you enough how exercise whatever you do definitely lifts your spirits!!

I’m sure you saw I did the 10k race for life and came 5th overall, I was absolutely buzzing and really pleased with my time of 55 mins!!  I’ve done this route lots of times and it is a tough route especially as you have to do it twice for the 10k!!!  I was leading the race for a while, but silly old me was front at the start line and with the adrenaline pumping I went out way too fast, one day I’ll learn my lesson ha ha!!

I have been really luckily to have some beautiful runs in my local park with this gorgeous weather, it is a lot tougher in this weather but definitely worth it.  I really enjoyed the run I did with my two children, the run brings some of the local schools in the area together to raise money, it was a great cause and I got to do it with my daughter who’s 8.  It was only her 2nd 5k, she did really well and managed to do it in 43 mins.  My son who is 9 is very competitive (not sure where he gets that from ha ha) and wanted to beat his time and he did!!!  He did it in 26 mins, so proud of them both.

I have gone and entered the half marathon in Birmingham, I’ve done it about 4 times now and after my experience at the Birmingham full marathon I swore I would never do that course again ha ha.  But I noticed they have changed the course around a bit this year and just went for it, I am hoping for that sub 2!!!!

Think I’m going to have to start doing my long miles again to burn the calories due to this next month celebrating lots for my husbands big 40th ha ha!!!

Have a great week xx