What I said I would do
The aim this month was to try and increase my runs to 6 miles.
What I actually did
Well, it didn't go to plan and although it wasn't the best month it certainly wasn't the worst either. I did get out for 3, 4 1/2 milers in the first 2 weeks of the month alongside some shorter runs. I wasn't planning to do the shorter runs and hoped to do 4 1/2 milers, but I was either in the wrong frame of mind or just wasn't happening.
Then in the third week I got my first dose of the vaccine which I was surprised to get but reassuring at the same time. The volunteer who did it told me to take paracetamol that night which pretty much prepared me for being ill. So I took it easy and missed out on a couple of runs for the next few days. I would say I had mild flu symptoms. Not enough to miss work but enough to miss runs as I felt slightly lightheaded at times.
After that I gradually built things up again and now back up to doing 5ks again. While my times are slower now, I am not really trying that hard. I'm just enjoying running easy and having plenty left in the tank when I finish.
So overall despite all the dips this month I only missed out on 3 runs and completed 11.
Where’s my head at and a look ahead
I know last month I talked about races and various distances I wanted to aim for. Right now, I am just enjoying the fact that running does lift me out of bad days and down periods. I still think about doing marathons again from time to time, but those thoughts only really last a few days at a time till I remember what an undertaking they are. A half marathon seems more achievable, but I reckon when parkruns start up I might just slip into 5k mode again.
But in terms of what I want to do for April, hopefully I'll manage to get up to 6 mile runs by the end of the month.
