I was thinking ... Oldfloss's post really had me reflecting today.. of taking care of ourselves, being kind to our bodies
Let's face it.. without our health.. running at our best or not at all depends on it!
I've been so lucky this past year to have exceeded my expectations for my running goals..
Took part in my first few race's which were amazingly fun... Ran a few HM's since August... Continually beating my PB's ..which yes..I'm immensely pleased and proud of 😊
But.. I think I've reached pretty much where I want to be with my distance and pace ...
And have decided..the winter months will be about.. keeping fit, healthy, with focus on nutrition, strength training, mental health and keeping a good level of milage without aiming for speed..
Snow and ice are not great for pushing yourself anyway 😂
I've learned after my time I'm, enjoying my running so much..as long as I'm out there running, having fun.. then I'm happy with that..
Think this post is about admitting to myself stats are beginning to take over too much from what I want my running future to be ❤️
😊 happy Running all 🙌🏃♀️🏃 ☺️
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sparky66
Half Marathon
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A very inspiring post from you Caroline, C25K and running have helped many people, especially over the last 18 months, its not a good idea, especially for new runners to increase their pace or distance during the colder months, better to consolidate what they have ran over the last 5 months since the end of last winter, we should all take care of ourselves and try to avoid injury.
Since the first lockdown and my starting running, I've not had anywhere near as many colds or other minor illnesses. I attribute it partly to the isolation and partly to my increased levels of fitness.
My own plan for the approaching winter months is just to keep getting out there and doing much the same as I've been doing in the last couple of months.
Actually, that was my plan anyway, whatever the weather. I feel like I've hit a good level to consolidate at. A half marathon distance once a month and other runs to keep me in a condition to be able to continue to do that. I'm now looking more towards varying my routes.
I might add a few more km to the long run if I'm feeling really adventurous. There's always that Metric Marathon badge...
Good plan Nowster very similar to mine.. I'd like to try a new route.. there's another near that I've only tried once and got lost for ages..that frightened me but I may explore it a little more soon.. I've got lovely routes I run regular but a new one would be great 🍁🍂🏃♀️🏃🙌
The only time I take notice of my watch is to check the time or to tell myself off for running too fast (again). For my usual routes I know where the kilometre points are and where I would normally stop.
I don’t do stats but I like to play about with words on the run I did a list of negative and positive words beginning with W and ending with G the other day 😁. I was Wobbling at the time ☺️
Like that,thanks..I may use this as my new mantra 😉😁
Cheers to finding yourself! And I think it's wise to focus on those things during winter and not on increasing distance or so. Better to stay healthy, than to push and get injured or strained. Keep staying healthy!
Yes, I think pushing yourself to go faster on dark/wet/icy streets isn't a good idea. I am planning to shift my focus so I do slightly less distance and more strength and conditioning over the winter months. I do still want to get faster, as I feel I'm along way from reaching my limit yet, but varying the type of training I'm doing seems sensible.
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