New Month – New Challenges

My alarm is set for 5:55am from Monday to Friday – I don’t make it out every morning to go to the gym or for a run, but I manage to make around 3 mornings a week on average, combined with a boxercise class and an outdoor run on the weekend, I’m hitting my 5 workout a week target.

So with the number of workouts sorted and being the 1^st May (New Month – New Challenge), time to start the half marathon training, and to push me along I’ve only gone and signed up for the Oxford Half Marathon on the 12^th October. AHHHH!!!!!!!! 

However I am up for the challenge, and I’m going to do it, and going to ACE IT!

With just under 6 months to go – I have hopefully got enough time to get fit & ready and do it in a decent time. Instead of laying out a 6 month plan, I’m going to split it into a monthly plan. Really long plans do not work for me – I see them as far too daunting, and give up too easily. 

So the May monthly plan:

• Sort out my running technique - as my shins are hurting a little after a run
• Get proper running shoes
• Run outside more (don't be a chicken and get off the treadmill)
• Keep to 4 runs a week

It's not much really - but 4 weeks goes so quickly,  before you know it, its the end of the month and I've only done one run outdoors.