urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lissafoss lissafoss lissafoss 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:lissafoss:11321 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z After signing up for the Race for Life again I realise how much I slacked off over the winter with my training. <br />At the end of last year I was running 3-4 times a week and at least 2 of those runs were 5k+<br /><br />I did a 5k run at the weekend in 40minutes and it killed me. I was doing the same run in 30minutes at the end of last year and it didn’t hurt in the morning.<br />And my little 2.5k runs I do when I cant be bothered used to take under 15minutes but now take 18minutes and kill me. <br /><br />The good thing is this time last year I wouldn’t have managed 5k without at least one walk in the middle so I am still fitter then the same time last year. <br />This means it shouldn’t take as long to get to back to running 5k in 30minutes again. <br /><br />The difference is this year I want to take part in my first 10krace (cancer research run again) so I need to double the distance I can run in 6months. So i need to up the miles i do each week by increasing the length of my runs and I must go out for at least 3 runs a week if I want to be ready by September.<br /><br />Also, I really want to get to goal weight before the summer, I’ve got about 7lbs left to lose but have been at this weight for 6months now and need a good kick to get me going again. <br />I don’t think the yummy pizza I eat at the weekend is going to help me lose weight at this weeks weigh in hehe