I am still running!!!

I kind of fell of the blogging wagon... but I am still running! I finished my 10th week this week!! Week 9 was hard work, the first 30 min runs were a challenge, but it's gotten easier by the end of week 10. The first 10 mins of running is hard work, and the last 5 mins I have to push myself, but I can feel it getting easier in the middle.

I am starting to get a bit bored about half way through my runs. To try to combat this I have made some playlists of my favourite up tempo songs to listen to on my iPod while I run. I've also been trying to keep it interesting by mixing up my running routes a bit so that I am not always running the same paths.

I plan to continue with 3x30 min runs per week until the end of March, then start on the one hour runner program. I think a couple of weeks of running for 30 mins will help build my fitness level before I start tackling the longer runs.

I have started going to a weekly yoga class at the gym. I am enjoying the class, and I think it really helps to stretch my muscles so I think I'll keep it up. I'm hoping to start strength training a couple of times a week at the start of next month.

I mentioned in a previous post that I would share my goals for continuing running after I finished week 9. Well, since I finished over a week ago I thought I would share now...

1. Run the Mother's Day Classic 4k on May 10 2009 in 25 mins or under.
2. Continue to run 3 times per week through the winter.
3. Run the Burnie Ten 10k on 18 October 2009. Aim to finish!