Well, I am back from a lovely week long holiday on a farm in Nottingham. There is so much to do around there for the kids, I'd never have guessed! But, with all that activity, my time to train was limited and I only managed a single 4km run over that entire week :(
Still, I am back at it now and to make up for the excesses of the previous week, I hit the gym hard today. I did two of my programmes back to back - cardio endurance followed immediately by strength/core training. I have not been this exhausted in a long while!!
A couple of other things to note. Prior to the holiday I managed to knock out a couple of 10mile runs and at the end of the Paralympics, the Samsung Hope Relay promotion came to an end. Whilst the app was active I managed to clock up 84 miles of running, meaning I raised an additional £84 for charity (through the Samsung app) just by training! I am very pleased with this additional bonus!
I also had a fitness test at the gym before I went away, to see how I had improved over my first three months of training. I'll post the full details later, but suffice to say I have improved dramatically and I am now within the fitness band I need to be in to train for an endurance event. :)
So all, in all, things are going well! Thanks for reading, and don't forget to sponsor me!
J.
p.s. Congratulations to all those who completed the Great North Run today. I was watching you run whilst i was at the gym and it inspired me to keep on going. I must get myself entered into a local event soon!!!
