I'm sorry. I've neglected the blog for a few weeks now!! Trying to get the time to update it the last few weeks has just been hard, but here I am, back again and I'll be here to finish it out as promised!! Now I may have neglected the blog, but I can assure you its the only thing I have neglected. My training is right on target, but I'll get to that in a bit!
So how is everyone! I have been overwhelmed (as usual!) - this time with so many people telling me how they have taken up Zumba/Walking/Joined a gym/Joined a weigh loss club because I have inspired them to do so. Its an absolutely amazing feeling for someone to tell you you've inspired them, as I have said before I started writing this blog for a way to pressure myself into training for this marathon, and I thought it was just going to be a few lines/diary type thing, but because of all the feedback it quickly took a new format! I am really please that so many of you are getting out and doing something, its way beyond anything I could have hoped! You should all be very proud of the changes you have made... Its a great achievement!! I know it can be hard to get out of bad habbits/ruts but take it a small steps, I did, I know it might seem like I do a lot now, which I guess I do, but I started out a year ago walking for 20mins once or twice a week... I built that up along with going to the gym the odd time during the week. I tell a lot of people this, one of the best things I ever did was quit the gym. Now I know gyms are handy, and has everything in once place, and I'm not suggesting everyone runs out n quits their gym, its just what worked for me! When I stopped going the gym I got out walking more, and was surprised how much I enjoyed it. With the gym I used to force myself to go, because I had payed for it. I dont think I ever enjoyed it, but once I left I started walking more. I liked the 'freedom' of walking and started doing it more and more, and really enjoyed it. I still do! The results I got where way faster and better than I had every got at the gym.. I dunno maybe I never put enough effort in at the gym, whatever it was it worked. I honestly cant ever see myself joining a gym again. I go to gyms if I am in hotels etc, but I really don't see myself signing up to one again! If you go the gym and can see results, and enjoy it, then good for you, keep at it! But if not, and you find yourself coming up with excuses to not go the gym, then maybe give something else a go and save your money, walking is free!!! So once I got reasonably fit, in that I could walk comfortably etc, I joined a Bootcamp!! Hard work, but rather enjoyable & rewarding!! It was my summer exercise last year & took my fitness to new and higher levels! I was rather sad when it finished for the winter (it was ourdoor) but then I discovered Zumba and I think you all know how much I enjoy that!! Zumba has been one of the best things to happen to me Its really helped my transformation.. I know its prob madness to say that an exercise class can change you so much, but it has done, its given me confidence, happiness, speed up my weight loss & given me a whole who bunch of amazing friends.. whats not to love about it? I just cant get enough of it at the mo! Unlike the gym, I never try to think of an excuse to not go, and other than my very first class at Spin, I have never dreaded the thought of going!! (although the first class was more fear of not knowing than anything else!!!) I norm am not a fan of motivational quotes etc, but someone sent me this the other day, and I cant think of anything better to add to this space!!
So think about it this week, are you 100% behind what you are doing, because if you're not then maybe you should try something else. Exercise is important and hard work, but it can be and should be at least a little fun and enjoyable, if it feels you with dread and excuses to do it, you are never gonna give it your all!! Let me know how you are all getting on, and as I have said before, if anyone wants help/tips etc feel free to drop me a mail, lots of you do already and I am happy to help, but remember I am not an expert on anything, just a girl who's found something she really loves doing, and if I can pass some of that on to you then I am happy :) Zumba is the one thing i'll recommend to everyone to try, I have never heard anyone say they didnt enjoy Zumba!!
So training!! Well the marathon is getting so so close. Its getting a little nerve racking, but I am sure it will all be fine on the day!! this time four weeks I will hopefully be sitting here writing a blog recounting the event! About 3 weeks ago, I was finding it hard to find the time to get out and keep up with it, I never lost motivation but in only two days of not training I could feel a difference, a bad one!! So I went out and go myself back on track... literally!! You know where I went? School!! Ah my old arch enemy the school track. God I used to hate it. I'm pretty sure it was the setting of a lot of mine ( and maybe some of your) nightmares! I was never what you could call sporty in school... dont think I ever once in 5years made it round that track without stopping walking, never mind running it! Used to fill me with absolute dread on PE days... talk about coming up with excuses!! Anyway, a few weeks ago I was thinking about how far I'd come and i got to thinking how bad I used to be a sport at school, so I decided to see if that track was as bad as I was remembering. Walking through school grounds to get to that track was pretty scary in itself, so many memories came charging back!! So anyway, for those of you who I went to school with, if you havent been over to it in years (which I hadnt), its not changed all the much from the outside anyway!! The track isnt really there anymore, its just a big field, but you can make out the outline of the track a little!! My initial plan was just to prove to myself I could make it all the way around! But I've gone back a few times now, today most recently. It's liberating to go say I can do it after all these years! (yeah I know you all must think I am crazy by now!!) If you've ever wondered, the complete track is about half a KM. I swear when we were students it was at least 3miles round!!! It took me around 2&half mins to run my first lap around it! Ah if only Miss Lalor or Miss Petit had been there to see... sure I was proud of myself & thats all that matters!!
Apologies if the image below gives any of you nightmares tonight!! :)
In the last weeks in the lack of blogging I have been training really hard. I can run just over 8K now.. 10 weeks ago that seemed like such a long long way off, but here I am now fitter than ever and literally running rings around myself (ok, ring around the school track!!) I have been taking in a lot of hilly grounds and I really feel I am ready for the 10k, I just have another 1.5k to cover off in the next 4weeks. To be honest, I am a little worried about the time goal I set, I couldnt register as a runner, and I have remembered from last year with the crowds it can be a little hard to run in places.. but my commitment to this will never falter!! As long as I complete the 10k running I will be happy, obviously to do it in the 60 mins is my dream goal... but I wont ever beat myself up over if I do!! I've also signed up to do an 8k later this month, and a few more 10ks over the summer, so my training will be kept it!!
And thats me over for this week. I promise to keep the blog fresh and alive for the next for weeks, and I might even post some bonus ones, I have lots of topics I want to talk with you guys!!
Night all, and as always, thanks for all your support, comments, messages etc.. the really do keep me going, its getting closer :)
Adios :) Av xxxx
10) Loleatta Holloway - Love Sensation (just has a great beat to run to!!)
9) David Guetta - Titanium (ah have to have something 'current' and I find the lyrics of this motivating!)
8) Groove Armada - I see you baby (shaking that ass! gotta love this one!!)
7) Delerium - Silence ( the full 10minute version - absolute cracker for an early morn run!!)
6) - Stereophonics - Dakota! (this came on my playlist randomly the other day,surprisingly good to train to!!)
5) - Nalin and Kane - On the beach (couldn't think of a more appropriate running tune this week - really good to run to!!0
4) – Flo Rida … Good Feeling (this is my feel good song, you may have noticed my cheeky use of some of the lyrics in my blog today... it’s also my favourite song to dance to! (Quick Emma, play my song for me!!) haha)
3) - Rui da Silva... Touch me - (yep, Spawell days anyone!!??)
2) - Boney M - Gotta Go Home (you may feel the urge to do a little dance whilst running to this one!)
1) - Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar
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