Going the distance.

Each week I find my body and my mind getting stronger, that I’m able to push myself that bit further each run that I do. I’ve even found that I’ve pushed myself to a point and beyond that I wouldn’t of thought that I’d ever see myself at, and I’m enjoying every single moment of it. 

This week I’ve managed to complete two 5k training runs this week, after being ill last weekend. Then today, I managed to complete my longest run to date, 6.26 miles. I completed this in 1 hour, 30 minutes and 10 seconds. I’m extremely proud of this, as at ti me I felt like I could of thrown up but I carried on and I was completely overwhelmed with my determination to finish what I had started! 

Its safe to say, that I am slowly getting stronger, and I can’t believe how far I’ve come since the beginning of the year. I’m so excited for October, my first ever half marathon. 

If you would to sponsor me, please click on the following link to my justgiving page; https://www.justgiving.com/Katherine-Bridges-firsthalfmarathon/. 

Thank you for all of your support, motivation, advice and kind words. 

 

My weekly round up…

So my week of running, starting last Saturday was going really well. I got a new 5k PB of 40.42, which I was over the moon with – as it’s starting to show that all my hard work is paying off. Then on Sunday, I ran my furthest distance of 6.08 miles in 1.28.28, which at the time I found so difficult as I felt like I was going to throw up at one point but when I had finished it I felt a sense of achievement that I had never felt before. 

Since Monday, it’s been a totally different story. I start my week of with Monday being my day off, and I get back into my running on Tuesday which didn’t happen due to me feeling so run down, with my head feeling weak, I managed to do some strength training on Wednesday but not as much as I usually do, and then by Thursday I felt even worse, which got worse over Friday and has turned into me suffering with the bug today. All my head has been telling me to do is go out and run (even when I’ve been suffering with a headache that throbs with every step that I take) but my body has been telling no, you need to have a break and run when you feel better. 

So after either being on the sofa, or in bed asleep today all I’m looking forward to is my next run. Whether it’s a couple miles or if it’s longer, I can’t wait – I just want to run.