Going further- Week 10 half marathon training.

• Monday March 21st Inferno Hot Pilates. 

• Tuesday March 22nd Running Chicks group run 6.5km at 36:38.

• Thursday March 23rd Running Chicks group run 5km at 31:26 and 2.3km at 12:07.

• Saturday March 24th Strandurance group run 14km at 82:41.

 I met the running chicks ladies on Tuesday evening for a quick road run down to the quay and back. It is fantastic to see all the different groups using the track for training and we were joined on the road by the operation transformation group and the fitforyouth girls. This route was fast and flat although there were a few potholes to watch out for but it was definitely a nice change to be off the track.

I also joined the running chicks on Thursday night for a nice easy 5km through town, I still needed a couple of kms in order to reach my goal miles for the week so I finished the night with just over 7km altogether. I was going to run home but laziness got the best of me! 

On Saturday we were missing our 2 coaches and some of the other runners as there were a couple of different events going on over the weekend. I started off with the rest of the group but found myself pulling away. I find that I need to run at a particular speed otherwise I burn out too quickly from going too slow. I ran the route we usually do but backwards so as not to interfere with parkrun,  along with an extra few kms of the Killala road. It was  quite tough on my own as I don't have a pace function on my fitbit so I couldn't tell how fast I was going. At some stages I felt like I was just crawling along and then I would get a second wind and I felt like I was flying it. 

I really had to push myself, as the week before we had done 12km in 68 minutes I thought I would manage the extra 2km at 80 minutes (reaching)  but by the time I did a small loop of the soccer club I was totally exhausted and dreaming of water and a nap. My legs were on fire and I was totally out of breath and finished almost 3 minutes over my predicted time. But it was the furthest I have ever run and I didn't have any niggles or need to stop. An achievement!