Failure is not an option – goalposts will be moved!

All week I had hoped to run my first park run this morning… Park Run is happening now and I am still at home! Failed or did I?

Prepare work was done … I managed to take my kids on 3 fun runs for the last 3 weeks ..  1 x 3km colour run, 1 x 3km run and 1 mini muddier run and they loved it! So a 5 km would be a little further for them but should of been  fine.

I knew last night I wouldn’t be going as I hadn’t registered the kids and no bar codes were printed. But the real reason we weren’t going, was …we all needed a leisurely morning.

It’s been a tough week, C has been going to his new school and has been working hard for his school play after school and A had been upset about missing Daddy (he died 2 years ago). 

So the goalposts had to be changed …

No park run today
A leisurely Saturday morning
Me going to Metafit tomorrow and taking kids with me
Me a long run during the week
The weekend full of making fun memories ..may be a walk in the woods .. who knows!

So no failure here!

Life is good. . Making fun memories … Loving life x

First recovery run after the half marathon

How on earth did I run a half marathon last weekend …  I have no idea!!!

My first recovery run after the HM was Wednesday. I started slowly I always do… granted it was warm. I looked at my watch and it read 8 minutes and I was strugglying so I took the pace down even further. Just over 10 mins for the first mile. I could not give up – I’d ran for 2 hrs 17 mins last Sunday in the Great North Run! In my head I was saying slow run slow but keep going… my legs felt heavy.

Once I ran past 15 minutes I felt better. In the end I managed 6 miles in 1 hr 3 minutes ..my slowest time for 6 miles but at least I’d ran. Not sure when my next training run will be but I have a 10k on 4 October and possibly another HM end of the month depending upon my next run.  I have to have a goal or two …otherwise I might stop and I don’t want to stop running just yet!

I am struggling …

I am struggling with a lot at the moment. I don’t think the hot weather helps but I am loving the sunny days!

Today I seem to be a half empty glass rather than a glass half full kind of girl! It’s ok to have the odd day like this.

I blame it on not running! I ran on Tuesday but haven’t been able to run since due to time and childcare. Hopefully I will run tomorrow and things will change.

The kids are playing inside happily… no tv, no ipads …just old fashioned play and loving it. I had suggested to play outside but they said, “It’s too hot! Can’t we play inside!” So inside it is! However I am outside with a cup of tea and on my mobile listening to Cold Play in the background and enjoying the moment.

I think a visit to the swimming pool late afternoon with the kids or may be the park otherwise we will drift and not go out.

We still have to use the new paddling pool. I was going to throw the old one out but the kids want to keep it..the old with one ring out of 3 working ie  2 rings seem to have a few puncture  holes!

It’s hard not to reflect… my late husband, Nigel, would have loved the summer. He would have been cycling around the North East, having action packed, fun and lazy family days as well as the odd evening out together kids free! We will have those days but unfortunately not with Nigel here but only in our thoughts…..

Life goes on and having finished my tea I realise that another load of washing needs to be put on the washing line to dry.. this will be my 4 load today!

What a normal life I lead!

Here’s looking forward to my next long run!

BUPA North 10km challenge

I decided on 1 June 2014 to enter the Bupa North 10km Run finishing at Gateshead International Stadium on 13 July 2014. I felt I needed a goal to get back on track with my fitness or should I say kick-starting my fitness! 

I AM SO EXCITED AND NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME!  

Excited because of finishing at the stadium will be a great sense of achievement .. hoping I will finish it!

Nervous because I haven’t run outside for over 10 years! I have done the very odd treadmill run in a nice warm gym a few times but normally for only 10 mins…  My training hasn’t started yet … It starts on Friday so I will have just over 5 weeks to train. 

Another reason I am doing this 10km, is because it’s on my Bucketful Of Daddy’s Brilliant Ideas List… in memory of my late husband. The list is never ending… but so far we (including my children) have done so much to celebrate Daddy’s Life. It’s been hard but it’s one hurdle at a time. 

I have my trainers ready so wish me luck…  X