Day 7 - Drowned rat

Ok so the weather isn't great in Bournemouth today so when I saw it had finally stopped raining and I'd finished watching The Wedding House (I love a good wedding!) I put on my PE kit and got out there. I decided I would just do 5km today and build up my longer runs next week.

Today I ran along the cliff top down the zig zag and then back home along the beach and up a hill back to my flat. As I got to the zig zag the heavens opened - it felt amazing! I felt really free and took big breaths of sea air however I was also getting soaked! The hill back home was tough but I kept going and I know that soon I'll be sprinting up it :) I ran just under 5km which is annoying so I'm going to change my nikeplus to show me km instead of miles.

Almost one week of Janathon completed - I'm proud of myself so far :) 

Day 6 - Kickbox Queen

Thursday is kickboxing day so I had a relaxing day looking for jobs and abit of shopping as my class isn't until 7.30pm.

It was a great class tonight. We always do a 15 minute workout of various exercises and running up and down the hall. We did some circuits as well then technique practice as it's a month until our grading. I'm currently working towards my green belt.

I felt great tonight I worked really hard but it seemed easier because of all the exercise I've done this week. Janathon is doing me the world of good - can't wait to see how I'll feel at the end of January :)

Back to routine

Today is my son's first day back to school. It's been great having the last two weeks together. My boyfriend who lives in London has also had the last week off so I've loved having time with both of them. So today I found myself on my own.

I'm not working at the moment and today is the first day that I actually missed work! I teach English as a Foreign Language and my last contract ended in December. There are not many students about so hopefully as soon as they start flooding over my phone will still start ringing! Until then I've decided to make the most of my time off by exercising and getting all those jobs done that I've been putting off!

Today I ran my first 10km for a while. I nearly didn't do it but now I'm really glad I did. I was starting to feel down about having a job but going for my run has really cheered me up and I feel positive again :)

Day 4 - Last day of the holidays

Today is the last day before my son goes back to school so rather than get a babysitter to look after him while I run, I decided to do a fitness DVD at home. 

It was hard work for me but a source of amusement for my son!

I bought the new 10 Minute Solutions Blast off Body Fat DVD which consists of 5 10 minute workouts for each body part. There were a few exercises I hadn't done before and lots of classics. I completed the whole 50 minutes and then did a 10minute stretch from another fitness DVD that I have.

Overall it was a great workout and I think the more I do it the better I will get at it. 

My son, Finn, is back to school tomorrow so I will be able to run for the next 3 days. I'm not working at the moment so rather than sit on the sofa and let my bum get bigger, I'm going to make use of the time and exercise to make it smaller (hopefully!) 

Bank Holiday run

I woke up this morning and decided to start my Monday with a run.

I've been using a running programme called Audiofuel to help me with my running. The music is great and it also has coaching to help you run to the beat of the music and it lifts you when you start to get tired. I don't think I could run without it now! I bought a new 30min programme called "Rocks Off" on Saturday so I tested it this morning. It was great - really inspiring :)

I live right by the beach (I know I'm a luck cow!) so I love running along by the sea. Whatever the weather, it's always beautiful there and helps me stay motivated. There are also zig zag hills from the beach to the cliff top so today I ran up one of them for the first time in ages - it was challenging but I did it!

I'm really pleased with my progress so far - I did 5km today - onwards and upwards :)

Back to Kickboxing!

I survived the first Kickboxing class of the year! 

Lots of circuits, technique practice and sparring. It was hard work but I feel great. Probably, no I definitely will be aching tomorrow! All good though - no pain, no gain!

Jan 1/11/11 - Day one

Today was my first run for a couple of weeks due to snow, work and being ill so I took it easy. I really enjoyed it and feel really motivated.

I managed 6km today which I'm really pleased about as I'm still not 100% better. I'm looking forward to going back to kickboxing tomorrow.

Definitely a good start to 2011! :)