Yume No Chikara

I know this as I feel awful! 😂 Tired and achy is apparently proof that it’s working! Not sure i like it 😁 Last night I did a short run with a few fast bits. It was hard work again this is apparently all good.  Trust the taper they say.  Only Sunday will confirm if training and taper were right. 

Had a brief conversation with boss today…. Looks like my request to go part time is successfull! I will change after jury service so I get paid full time for that which is good. Obviously this then brought up the money bills can we afford it conversation when I got home! But all good news I think 😁

AKA Not allowing myself to sulk and moan. I'm healthy and can exercise when I want for as long as I like I have a loving husband a great son a job that pays the bills I am clever I can amuse myself  I have the skills to learn new things I have the skills to plan new exciting things and changes I have 2 amazing funny fluffy cats I am safe and secure and financially safe I have the technology to entertain myself  I will add to this list!

I'm moaning here because I can. I'm fed up with being tired thanks to disturbed sleep. I'm fed up with being bored at work. I'm fed up with being ignored at work and feeling like the admin girl who doesn't deserve being spoken to. I'm fed up and tired and had enough. I want change but NOW and I know change can't happen now. Plus I know my moaning won't be appreciated or understood at home so I am moaning here.

I’m racing next weekend so currently tapering which means I’m achy tired and grumpy! Yesterday I did a 5k run and some kettlebells. The run was my fastest in years.  The kettlebells weren’t heavy but I did buy some new heavier ones that needed moving.  Today I am tired and achy and can’t pinpoint why.  But a rest is always good so that’s what I’m going to do!

I’m very poor at pushing myself and doing speed work but recently I’ve started doing a virtual mile “race” each month and 5k too. Last weekend I got a season best on my mile at 10:50 which isn’t fast but the fastest I’ve run for way over 10 years! Today I did a speedier 5k. My last couple have been on the same “course” at home but today I was having my car MOTd so ran were I was. This meant a lot of corners and looping so I wasn’t expecting any improvement but I managed to take 5s off my time!  Ok so again not fast at 36:42 but I’m slow and fat! and I’ve been running for distance and endurance for the last few months.  My “A” race is next weekend after that I’m going to try and work on my speed. I’ll be doing a 5m race series over the winter which will hopefully help.  So I’ll using Ami’s teachings and focusing on imagining working hard to keep going when it hurts.  I won’t get to PB shape yet (well possibly not!) but I hope to take minutes off the best times I posted last year.  Keep

Monday is the start of a new 10 week training block. Well Ok it's the start of my second round of The Six Pack Revolution this time I am doing the sculpt program. I did Signature in May and did really well. Lost 21lbs and rediscovered my love of running lots (rather than just running!) which has meant that I have had a great, extended, training block for my race next weekend. Problem was that at the end of the 10 weeks I slowly but surely reverted to a lot of my old habits and as such have regained 4-5lbs. Luckily my running has kept it to just 4-5lbs - I know if I hadn't been doing so many miles then it would have been more. So next week I start again, and I am trying a different mindset. Instead of seeing it as a 10 week program I am thinking of it as a 10 week training block. The say Winter miles make for Summer smiles but also the winter is a time for more indoor training! When most runners hide away a bit but do more of the stuff we should do all year as we then have an ex