Week 1 of Marathon Training started well, I ran twice during the week and did one session of reformer Pilates. I did not run as much as I would have liked as I was on night shifts during the week, but I had been running three times a week for the previous two weeks and so I do feel as though I am building on my base fitness (so in total I have been running consistently 2/3 times a week for almost a month now).
My week of training started off well, with a 2.5 mile run on Tuesday before I headed to my night shift. I could really feel like my running fitness was improving on this run, and I never thought I would say this but I really enjoyed my afternoon run. Massive shock!!!!! The run felt easier and for the first time I felt as though I could have carried on running. It was the first time on a run I felt as though maybe, just maybe, I had been bitten by the running bug.
On the Sunday morning I went to my local park run, with my Sunday running buddy Naomi. We are really enjoying our Sunday Rundays at the moment, as they are a great time to get out, get a workout in, get some fresh air and have a good old catch up and chat. It was a bit of grey and drizzly run on Sunday morning and oh boy was it a tough run. My legs felt really heavy and my body felt tired, I think I may have been a bit dehydrated (note to self make sure you drink enough water before your runs not just afterwards). The route is 5km, but I only managed 4km which I was really frustrated at myself about, but the main thing I have to keep reminding myself is I got out and did the run and kept up the momentum of running 2/3 times a week, which is a big achievement for me and something I can build on.
All in all, week 1 was a good start to marathon training!
My week of training started off well, with a 2.5 mile run on Tuesday before I headed to my night shift. I could really feel like my running fitness was improving on this run, and I never thought I would say this but I really enjoyed my afternoon run. Massive shock!!!!! The run felt easier and for the first time I felt as though I could have carried on running. It was the first time on a run I felt as though maybe, just maybe, I had been bitten by the running bug.
My next workout of the week was on Saturday when I did reformer Pilates. I really enjoy Pilates and have fallen in love with reformer Pilates recently, it is a great full body work out. It is also a time when I feel like I get to relax. I have heard people say this about running and I think I am starting to notice a bit more that I have time to think about things and relax on my runs, but mostly I am just thinking how tough running is lol. I am hopeful that the more I run the more I will be able to use the runs as a time to think and relax (I hope this becomes true for the long runs especially). I followed Reformer Pilates with a delicious brunch, because if you can't brunch on the weekend when can you brunch lol.
On the Sunday morning I went to my local park run, with my Sunday running buddy Naomi. We are really enjoying our Sunday Rundays at the moment, as they are a great time to get out, get a workout in, get some fresh air and have a good old catch up and chat. It was a bit of grey and drizzly run on Sunday morning and oh boy was it a tough run. My legs felt really heavy and my body felt tired, I think I may have been a bit dehydrated (note to self make sure you drink enough water before your runs not just afterwards). The route is 5km, but I only managed 4km which I was really frustrated at myself about, but the main thing I have to keep reminding myself is I got out and did the run and kept up the momentum of running 2/3 times a week, which is a big achievement for me and something I can build on.
All in all, week 1 was a good start to marathon training!
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