High points:
- Trail runs in the snow: we had 2-3 weeks of heavy snow which made my home turf of the Meanwood Valley Trail a magical kingdom
- A corking 5k PB at Parkrun: timer said 24:02, Garmin said 23:58. I'm chuffed with either
- Getting my long runs up over the 9 mile mark: suddenly double figures doesn't seem as daunting
- First experience of spectating: I know how important it is as a runner to get encouragement from spectators, I never realised how passionately meant that encourgament is. My heart was bursting with pride as I watched people slogging through a very tough cross country
Low points:
- Knee problems: these were bad for the first few weeks of January, eliciting 'involuntary vocalisations' and forcing me to miss another PECO XC
- Snow stops play: missing out on evening runs due to trecherously icy pavements
Progress against goals:
- Time goals: when I feed my new 5k PB into the FE number cruncher, it tells me I can aim for a 50 min 10k and a 1:50 half marathon. Obviously there's a way to go to develop the endurance and strength needed to reach these goals, but it makes them seem more achievable
- Milage: breakeven point 84.93, actual milage 58.85. Reasons for difference: injury, weather. How am I going to put it right? Little and often to consolidate my knee's recovery, rest followed by long runs at weekends
- Race a month: only just scraped under the wire this month as the Pennine 10k was postponed to 18 April and I had to sit out PECO race 3. Ran PECO race 4 today, 36th woman home and 3rd club woman home. Very pleasing :-)
Inspiration of the month:
Rona! She cheered me up the night I found out I failed my FR exam, she made delicious flapjacks for us to eat when we did our first 'really' long run together, and we're doing Loch Ness 2011 together (aiming for sub 4:30). Yay!
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