Getting there

This week my homework for running club was to run 2 miles...I was worried! In the last couple of weeks I had been struggling to consistently run a mile as I had been able to do previously and I was panicking. However whilst the time and the pace was woeful and the route as flat as a pancake I did manage to continuously run for 2 miles and still be upstanding by the end. I am so pleased with myself 7 months ago I could barely run for five minutes continuously. I am pleased to see the difference and I know if I could just concentrate more on doing the strength exercises and focus on my eating better, I could improve even more. My more immediate challenge is to work on fitness to get running uphill as the distance I can run continuously reduces significantly if there even a slight slope involved. This will be my half term challenge to myself I think. Jon has given me a running plan to get me up to 10k within the next two months...I think it might take the full three months left before the race for me to manage it but I am determined to to try! Hubby and I have decided that I am not worrying about my time for the 10K I am just aiming to finish, timings can come later...maybe.