Birthday Run

Woohoo, out on my birthday!!

It was cold, wet, very wet, sleeting, and did I say cold? I did a little trail running, got incredibly muddy, then cleaned off again due to the levels of wet ;-)

I ran the furthest that I have run since my last half marathon in October - a whole 10 miles!!!

I was so very pleased although a little sleepy later. 10 miles is one of those milestones that is really important. It is important mentally - 'wow, I ran 10 miles!'. It is a boost.

Then comes Half Marathon distance as you can add the word Marathon!! I am not sure where the milestone sit after that as I have never got that far! I will be amazed if I get to 14 miles!!

I am looking forward to trying out these longer distances but it is a bit scary.

I did a short run today, just 3 miles but it was great to get out. I am not having the best time at work, and to be able to get some quiet time for reflection is really important and is not often something that is gifted to us. I do think that it makes me a better wife and mother, although I think that Mike will only agree with this once the fundraising is over and I am back to running every so often (although I don't think that this will happen!)

Talking of fundraising, with the amazing support of so many people, my fundraising total has reached £1000 this week. I am so thrilled with this, It is certainly hard when you commit to such a high target. It is stressful and worrying but again with support of many wonderful people I am getting there. Some good events coming up.

Have you all jumped into Jan weight loss. I have. I am putting myself under pressure when should I really just relax and let the running bring its own rewards. I often joke with Mike about being like Del Boy because every year I will get into my Bikini!! This is something that I make myself quite sad with, silly really but not that easy to get away from. Maybe this period of increased activity will start to break down the barriers that I put in the way of sucess