I feel like mission sub 30min 5k is back on. It’s been a long time coming but a few weeks out of the water and all my exercise consisting of running and strength training, I’m slowly seeing my park run time drop.
I know consistency is key to getting better – I talk about it a lot with the people I coach swimming too. Putting that into practice while in the stages where everything is hard – takes some doing.
Having a proper break from swimming and JUST running has been good for me. I’m nudging around the 31ish minute mark for my local parkrun and I am slowly finding myself enjoying running more – because I can feel myself getting fitter! Its always been something I find hard but it is genuinely easier to fit into my week at the moment compared to swimming.
All the events I have signed myself up for in the next four months are all running related, so maybe my running will see some good gains this winter. It’s the social side that is keeping me running and has kept the momentum. I’ve even managed some solo runs I mostly feel like I am in a good place – I just need to sort out the yoga habit and just be a bit stricter with myself!
I also want to get back in the pool – fingers crossed in the next few weeks I can fine tune the routine!
And maybe, before Christmas, manage a sub 30min 5k.
The Jilted Triathlete 