I'm Going To Sleep Well Tonight!

5.5 Miles down...

I'm back out running again, unfortunately I caught a cold last week and couldn't get out, so stayed tucked up in bed to get better.

Today was tough but definitely worth it. I wont lie I was rather nervous to begin with as I went out running with a of people I didn't know. I got paired up with a lovely guy who kept me going when I could of easily stopped. As we ran we had a good chat which was such a strange experience, back in school you were always told not to talk whilst running, yet today most of the run we had a conversation, which actually helped me along the way.

Being up and out early is such a great feeling.

The only thing I worry about now is how much I'm going to ache after i've done more miles! Right now my body just doesn't want me to do anything else, my legs are floppy and my eyelids just want to shut, if i was to lay my head on the pillow, i'd be asleep within a second. If i feel like this now... i dread to think what i will feel after longer distance!

I have to also add how excited a was to run today :) I recently purchased new running clothes and i ran in them for the first time today. The day I bought them I had to have words with myself, I get selfish with money and didn't want to pay out for the clothes. Mum who was there with me convinced me that I needed them. Now having run in them I completly agree..  I need them :)

It makes such a differents wearing longer legs out running, it kept that chill off my legs and having the well fitting jacket kept the breeze from catching under and chilling your belly.

Not the best picture, but you can see them :)


Thank you mum (again) for taking me  this morning. My mum isnt training at the moment, but she gets up on her day off to take me training  :)

It's cold outside

I Did It :)

So motivation was down last week, Mum being Mum decided to text me a 9pm Saturday night telling me she was picking me up at 9.20am Sunday to go for a run. She knew I wouldn't be able to say no!

So Sunday morning was only a short one down the sea front, but was good to be out again. It was so lovely running down the beach, there's a lot of runners there giving you a smile or a wave which surprisingly, really helps you keep going.

Unfortunately Mum couldn't run; whilst doing a run herself she slipped and twisted her ankle. Knowing she was there walking behind me Sunday made me realise how much she supports me, She didn't have to kick me out of bed, pick me up and walk along the beach at 10am (she has a swollen ankle, she should be resting) but she did and that mean a lot to me.

Knowing I could do it once, I did it again. I was up at 8.30 this morning and out for a run. I didn't realise running in winter is so different to running in summer. The cold seems to tense up all your muscles, making you feel like you've run 2 miles when you've done 1 mile. Even breathe you take of cold air feels like it's burning your lungs, every step you take feels like your joints have gone stiff slowing you down, as well as your muscles not allowing you to stretch your leg out at far as you normally would. You run for so long everything goes numb through the cold, your finger tips, ears and worst of all you nose.

Seeing as it's getting even colder now, I'm off out to buy some new running clothes to keep me warmer :)

Where's it gone?

I Just Can't Get Up...

So for the last two weeks my body and mind have decided to hit that brick wall and don't want to do anything. I will convince myself the night before that I will get up and go out running, yet when it comes to it, snoozing the alarms seems the better option.

I did thinking about running at night but I live in an area new to me, so don't know where's not safe when it's dark. So I guess for now its early bedtimes and early mornings!

I know running this marathon it going to be difficult and I should be training at least once a week with exercising in between, I've just lost all motivation :(  I don't want to let anyone I'm running for down.

On a brighter note, I have got my t-shirts and transfer paper to let the whole of town know I'll be running the London Marathon :) If you see me passing (when I kick myself out of bed) feel free to give me a smile or a wave, I'm sure that will keep me running for a little longer when the energy in low :)

The first run

It had to rain...

So it had my first run, just over 4 miles :)  I ran with my mum and her friend who have both run the marathon (2013). I have run previous, I ran the Southend half marathon and what a struggle that was! Ive learnt my lesson and know I need to train hard!!
I didn't feel well and I was very close to saying I wouldn't go until I remembered, in 7 months time I have a big event to complete. So up I got and out I went, It was cold and pouring with rain and I knew it could make my cold worse but training had to start, I also reminded myself i still had to run on the big day even if I was unwell  so this was the best training I could get!

I have to say it was very cold, I'm going to have to treat myself to some long running legs before the snow hits us!

Mum was great running but she does worry, telling me not to push myself to hard and to stop if I need to. I never listen to her and she knows I don't, if I was to stop I feel I would be failing and if I don't push myself I feel I wouldn't get anywhere.




This is me finishing up, I'm really not prepared yet! especially not for this weather, thats a borrowed jumper because all i have is vests.



Just a tip for anyone that wants to run, dont put make up on! if you do, choose waterproof, as you can see I have panda eyes because i didnt think on this! :)