Almost there!

So here we are with less than a month to go till race day on May 29! So little time left!  That said, things are going well. My fundraising goal is within sight, and the training is progressing on track. With spring now here, the days are just packed, so I am actually looking forward to a bit of a rest after the race. Ok, maybe the week after the race as I am registered to do the 6K Mud Hero on June 4th. Then the Perth Kilt Run at end of June. Maybe that rest will be a bit further off than I might like. LOL  Oh well.

The personal training sessions are continuing. We've moved into doing mostly strength training on Mondays, and some cardio kickboxing on Wednesdays. I still follow both workouts with some additional cardio. I mix it up with the rowing machine, the elliptical, and the bike. I go for ~3k walks on these days at lunch most weeks, and I have decided to run at lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Nothing far (~4-5K), but since my time has been not entirely my own these days, its about the only window I have found to fit in the running I need apart from Sunday mornings. Speaking of the Sunday morning long runs, I have now run 15k without walk breaks! I have also set personal best times for 10K for the last 3 weeks in a row! Fingers crossed that this holds through race day too! For last weeks 15K I did it in 2:03. Previously that had taken me at least 2:18 to do, so that's about 15 min better, or a minute less per km pace.

I have been running for 2 years now, and everyone has been telling me that if I keep at it I will get faster. I had been thinking they were nuts, as it was not happening for me. Till now. I am nowhere near fast. However I am visibly better this past month and I have been feeling so much stronger. I am actually excited for race day, and seeing what I can achieve. My goal is still finish injury free, but if I just run as I have been these last few weekends, I am optimistic that I will have a personal best finish for a half marathon.

Looking back on my two year journey so far, its been quite amazing what I have been able to accomplish. The journey is far from over, but sometimes its motivating to stop and look at how far one has come. From couch potato to run/walking half marathons, to running 15k without walking, and still going. If I can do this, what else can I do?

If I can do this, what can YOU do if you set your mind to it?