Over Half Way!

So much has happened over the summer holidays! A majority has been spent running – even on holiday! It took a bit of organising beforehand but it was really nice to be able to explore different routes. I’ve had David and Noah with me for my longer runs which has been fantastic and certainly kept me going! 💕

I’ve put some snaps below of various running locations and so far have ticked off 10 miles, 12 miles, 14 miles (which I was really excited about as this was new running territory for me!) and last weekend 16 miles!!!! 😀

My long run on holiday was great – David and Noah came in their bikes and Chester was in his doggy trailer! We went 6 miles from Bideford to Fremington along the Tarka trail and back again! There is something really good about running near water with beautiful scenery! (Noah forgot to stop though and so cycled a full half marathon distance with David trying to catch him up with Chester in tow!)

For my 14 miler I trialled Jelly Babies for fuelling. Not too bad. I remembered to start eating them early rather than waiting too long and then feeling sick and it worked!

I opted for Jelly Beans on my 16 miler thinking they may be easier to eat but oh my goodness they were rank after a while 🤢

6 1/2 times round Willen Lake got me to 16 miles while David and Noah were fishing. The big bonus was that it was FLAT! I felt proper sick when I had finished but hadn’t eaten properly before I’d started. Thankfully David’s corned beef and cucumber sandwiches were just the ticket when I’d finished. Lesson learnt there for my next one…lunch first and back to jelly babies I think!!

I never thought I’d be able to run these distances! Last week, I even ran the 9 miles home from work mid-week! What is that all about? 🤪

They say training for a marathon changes your life and I think it is doing just that!

Now…just a small matter of 16 miles this weekend and next before I hit the big 18 miles 😱

Stats so far:

Number of times run this week: 4

Furthest distance run so far: 16 miles!! 😁😁😁

Total distance run last week: 35 miles

Total distance run so far in training: 372.8 miles