And just like that, another two weeks of training are done! I have to admit, these weren’t my best. I’ve completely abandoned the Nike Coach schedule because the distance, time and frequency of runs was just absolutely not realistic for a beginner like me. Since I’m only aiming to finish the race rather than trying for a specific time, I think I can get away with training a little less, as long as I get a maintenance run, a medium-distance run and a long run in each week. [ Read More… ] …
Over the past few years, the idea of all vegans being weak, pale, skinny individuals has slowly but surely faded into the background.We now know that vegans exist in all shapes and sizes, follow all sorts of (plant-based) diets and make up some of the world’s top athletes. [ Read More… ] …
After a little more than a week off recovering from surgery/stitches, I got back to running late this week! I also completed my longest run so far – a full eight miles! I’ll be explaining how I prepared for and got through the run a little further down! [ Read More… ] …
Today marks the first day of half-marathon training! I’ll be running in March after my plans to run one last year were somewhat put on hold after getting pregnant. Now that our little poppet is here and happy, I’m getting ready to face that challenge again.
Since the most I’ve done so far is a 10k, training for a half marathon is likely to be quite the journey. I’m a little bit afraid, but I’m also really excited and ready to take on the challenge.
Since I’ll be pushing myself quite a bit to meet the distance rather than just doing my usual 5k fun runs, I’ve decided to dedicate the training process and race to my charity of choice, Amnesty International. I would be incredibly grateful if you were able to donate any loose change on my Just Giving page.
I’ll be posting a review of each training week here on the blog, in part because reading about my struggle will most likely be rather entertaining, and in part because it will be an excellent reflection exercise for me.
Wish me luck!
Now that Isla is well over a month old, it’s high time to share my third trimester experiences! [ Read More… ] …