Training Log Archive: rachael

Family trip out round freshpond.
Alex pushed the double bob to the pond then I took over whilst he did a threshold loop. Some of it mattie rode on his bike so i was super slow pushing ali. Some of it they both rode in the buggy so i was faster but still nothing near quick. A few fast sections after we met alex again. Nice to get out and mattie made a new friend who was also zooming around on a balance bike.

I’d hoped to make the spin class but it was a bad night all round and getting the boots out the house for 8 proved too challenging. We were there by 8:10 but that’s too late. Probably not a bad thing tbh as I’m exhausted so just did an easy half hour of x trainer intervals and listened to the guilty feminist podcast. Then rolling stretching and 5 mins in the hot tub :-)

I’d planned to do 5 miles but at 3.8 miles I got a call from kids club to say Ali was crying. Sped the treadmill up to at least get to 4 then pegged it downstairs.
This must be the most treadmill running I’ve done ever. I don’t like it yet but it is starting to feel better at least.

Had a work meeting in Walpole and it finished earlier than I'd expected so stopped off at the Blue Hills on the way home.
First I had to express sitting in the car in the car park (being a running-working-mum is so glam) then headed up to the top of the ski slope. A lot of slushy slippy snow on the ground made it interesting. The ups weren't too bad but the downhills were lethal. Decided after the first hill i would avoid too much down. Then I remembered that they're not called the blue hills for nothing and i quite like running up hills so I did a few more anyway. Totally lost the trail I was on on the last hill as no one had been on it and ended up doing a sketchy clamber/slide down the hillside. Stuck to the big tracks after that :-) Lovely to get out and really lovely place to run. Didn't see a soul after I'd passed the ski slope!

~64 miles
I have challenged myself to run 1000 miles this year. Not quite up to scratch with january but it is the most i've run in a month in a very long time. Hoping it will pick up a bit now the boys are in nursery 2 days a week...

Through Danehy park and to the gym.

really like this class, it changes every week. my shoulders are going to kill tomorrow.

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