Journey to Boston...Week 1 down, and so many more to come :)

I woke this morning at 6:15am questioning my run session for this morning, "Do I really want to get out of my warm bed a go for my run?"

Well after laying in bed for a few more minutes I could see the sun was very much up and it was calling me out to hit the beat! So by 6:55am I had started my run, the legs were still a little tight from yesterdays 5km parkrun. I took my time this morning and yes I even walked a bit, but I was getting to a point where my shins hurt more walking that running. So I powered on. Now just to fill in a gap, where I run near my house the area is very undulated with hills, not massive ones, but big enough.

So as today comes to an end, and week one is done, here is where I can give you some detail; Monday was a swim of approximately 1800m then a 30 minute strength session which included, squats, push-ups, crunches, sit-ups, calf raises, and sumo squats: Tuesday was run #1 with a 3.5km interval run: Wednesday I was back in the pool for another 1800m swim and a 30 minute strength session: Thursday was 4.4km tempo run; Friday was a rest day, which includes stretching and using my trusty roller to roll the calves, quads, and stretch my back: Saturday 5km parkrun: today a 9km long run.

I find that when I mention this to people they say, "You are crazy"...I always take it as compliment. I also work full time, and have my family to come home to. So my life is very full and I wouldn't change it for anything.

So tomorrow starts week 2, I have already planned all my sessions today, swimming distance will be upped to 2100m x 2 sessions per week, I have a new strength session to do which is oh my goodness going to be so hard, but totally up for the challenge and knowing it will help in the long run is awesome, and there are 2 of these sessions per week. Run Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and I am upping the kilometers there as well, only by a little bit.

I look forward to my second week of training and new music to run to, always got to have awesome tunes.

Nutrition is such a big part and is still all on track, with dinner tomorrow night already organised in my head, with roast chicken and vegetables, and I can't wait for Tuesday night we are having pulled pork, everything so yummy. Lots of banana's as well, great potassium there and just a great snack, fruit for breaky and even some omelettes as well. Lunch usually a good salad with some protein, Plenty of water and sports drinks as well.

So till next time, I will leave you with this thought...

Hayley xx