Week 7 of 12 – revving up!

This week I ran 20k!! My best week yet! I springboarded off a poor effort last week and really threw myself into it this week. All my hard work paid off and I felt like a champ.

I ran 10k in under an hour (with 3 seconds to spare!)  and I’m really proud of my achievement Also, in my 4k and 6k runs I really pushed the boat out running much faster than before, and pushing towards 11 km/h. And in my 6k run the hill climb was also a great triumph. However, I’m afraid it didn’t come without a cost.

Despite keeping up my stretching routine before and after my training my left leg is not happy. Hours after my successful 10k run I was out and about in London trying to find Morning Dress for my wedding to Meg next year. I was on a high, but as my muscles cooled down I started to limp. Unfortunately, I land more heavily on my left foot when I’m running and so my left knee takes more of a beating. This tenderness after running started a few weeks ago, but even though I know my legs have got stronger it came back with a vengence!

So big to-do for this week is: book a sports massage so I stop limping!

I’m determined it won’t hold me back. After working up all this stamina I’m really keen to keep up the pace next week. Fingers crossed.