What I said I would
do
At the end of last month’s blog
I said I would just stick to 5ks this month.
What I actually did
The first week of the month I
did stick to 5ks. Not fast for various reasons but I got 3 in.
The second week I decided to do
what I set out to do in my 2021 plans and try and start increasing the mileage
a bit. So, 2, 4 1/2 mile runs and a 5k. Took the longer runs slow and
just tried to not overdo it. Then the 5k I did plan to go longer but it
was icy which is not my favourite conditions so cut it short.
The third week was probably my
best training week in a long time. 3 runs but this time 2, 4 1/2 mile runs and
1, 5 mile run. The first 2 runs felt good, but I have to say the 5 mile
one was a bit more work even though it was just half a mile extra.
The fourth week was not
good. I fell ill on Monday morning and have been off work. Zero running.
I was back at work Friday but still feeling a bit of the remnants so I’m not
going to rush back into running.
What I want to do next
month and beyond
I still change my mind a lot
over what I want to do with my running. The thing is I know I can achieve all
of it if I just make up my mind and concentrate on one thing at a time.
With parkruns and races
potentially starting up later this year this puts my mind into overdrive.
I was halfway through my challenge of completing all the parkruns in Scotland.
Would still like a revenge match with the Kintyre way ultra at some
point. And maybe a marathon again too as its the PB I know I can still
beat.
I think I was going in the
right direction this month and hopefully I can recover and continue this into
March. I hope over March and April to continue my midweek reasons and
build them up to 6 miles. Once they are comfortable, I can start doing sessions
again during the week. Then for my weekend run to be honest I am slightly
undecided whether to continue 5ks or keep increasing the distance. We shall
see.
