Run Everyday For 365 Days

Well I did it !!! Official chip time 2.03.57. I enjoyed the first 15km then I thought I needed a pee and stopped to have one! It was the worse mistake I have ever made, there was a queue and then my legs seized up. Meaning the last 6km were the most horrible ever! I told my running partner to just keep going but I stopped for too long and couldn’t catch up with her. I was constantly battling with myself to stop / keep going and the pain in the last km as it was going up hill was torture. I wanted under 2 hours and I think that if I hadn’t stopped and stayed with my friend then we may of been able to push each other to get under or closer to that!! But hey ho there is always the next time and I did best my last time by 6 mins so I am happy. I also got to spend time with family and friends and celebrate out in my old rien with a few too many beers. #chesterhalfmarathon2019 #loverunning #loverunningoutside #celebratewithabeer https://www.instagram.com/p/BxvOoxKi3ZJ/?igshid=sfquvdw7nbp7

Second to last run before Sunday 😬. Enjoyed today’s run and now have mixed emotions about running 21km on Sunday. I am excited but also nervous. #loverunning #loverunningoutside #halfmarathontraining https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxfi1qtCdM3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3pjdhszdl4t0

Back into the forest 🌳 today on my own with the dogs. I love running in the forest as the scenery and tracks change with every corner you turn. It’s no place for a PB with tracks so uneven and full with obstacles but the best place to clear your head and concentrate on just putting one foot in front of the other. #loverunning #loverunningoutside #halfmarathontraining #running #foretdebuconne #meandmydogs (at Toulouse, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw7mig-h-15/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=pv5rlsax925x

3 weeks till the Half Marathon and our last long training run 🏃‍♀️. I was really disappointed in myself today as I drank far too many beers on Friday night, ate crap food yesterday and as a result my body was not in a good enough condition to run 18km up and down hills. I felt like giving up so many times, my legs felt like dead weights and I was in so much pain. And I felt like I let my training partner @kellysaunders8402 down. That’s it from now on. Good food, no alcohol and early nights. #loverunning #halfmarathontraining #loverunningoutside #3weekstogo https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwz0gz9DNiy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qtshyrofd71z

Thursday’s run of 19km and feeling great vers today’s run of 11km and nearly passing out from it being too hard !!!! Almost the same route but it was like someone had filled my legs with lead and stuck me in a wind tunnel. !!! #loverunning (maybe not today!!) #running #loverunningoutside #halfmarathontraining https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkUTl3jy40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ed9jsyxzeag6

New Trainers 👟. I can’t believe how excited I get when it’s time for a new pair! Only 4 1/2 weeks till the Chester Half Marathon and this week we are stepping up the training. So these couldn’t of come at a better time 😁. #running #loverunningoutside #loverunning #foretdebuconne #addidasshoes #adidassolarboost #newtrainers #halfmarathontraining #chesterhalfmarathon2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/BwU6Uuhjoi7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ra9gn8dyzaww

13km Trail Race this morning! I hate hills with a passion and there was 4 of them !!!! I love trail running, being in the forests and having to concentrate on the terrain in order not to trip up! (But not the hills ha) I was dreading the run in the morning, as I was supposed to run with a friend who became ill and the first 2kms I felt nervous and worried that I wouldn’t be able to complete it or I would find it to hard. But after the first hill i started to relax and actually enjoyed myself (apart from the hills that burnt the muscles in my legs). #runfor365 #loverunningoutside #trailrunning #running #entresaveetgalop https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9zkpQjetu/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ceni3imax190

Short run today with some hill sprints half way!! Horrible horrible hills. Getting ready for our trail race on Sunday. #runfor365 #running #loverunningoutside #rain #trailrunning #hillsprints https://www.instagram.com/p/BvxDT5_D5gJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=101fjkosqa2rn

Last day of March and I managed over 100 miles this month !!! Pretty proud of myself to be honest. Got to say my knees have took a bit of a battering this last week with two long runs and making sure I hit the 100 miles. So the rest of today I will be enjoying having my mum here for the weekend. #runfor365 #loverunningoutside #running #loverunning #foretdebuconne https://www.instagram.com/p/BvrGDafD9MA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dhv3zwuykq2t

Lovely run this morning along the River Garonne. Not sure the one and a half bottles of wine the night before were a good idea though. #running #runfor365 #loverunning #loverunningoutside #rivergaronne #toulouse https://www.instagram.com/p/BvpajX_DUh4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aip9egdd9zyk

Day 29 of 365 Today I opted for a sunny dog walk instead of a run! My knees and legs are still a little sore from yesterday’s long run and I am still hungry !!! Burning so many calories on a long run does have its good point! Good food food x #meandmydogs https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvmz-9jDJQb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=i0oofw1wg4li

Day 28 of 365 Another long run with @kellysaunders8402 this morning. Wouldn’t of thought a few weeks ago that either of us could get to this point but it is amazing how your body can be pushed and improved with every run. The last 3km were hard as it was the furthest we had both ran and the wind was in our face. Only another 4km to get to that Half Marathon. #running #loverunning #loverunningoutside #runfor365 #longrun https://www.instagram.com/p/BvjpLrEjS81/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1tgykrind6q0d

Day 26 & 27 of 365 Two short runs after Monday’s long run and another long run planned for tomorrow. Running never seems to get easier !!! Tonight’s run felt slow and hard work. #runfor365 #running #loverunning #loverunningoutside #meandmydogs #shortrun https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvhd2ynjCsa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14vwhkfq529c7

Day 25 of 365 A couple of days rest did my legs a world of good today. As me and @kellysaunders8402 enjoyed a little 14.5km run around the Forest. Including a very unexpected never ending climb at the end. #runfor365 #running #loverunning #loverunningoutside #meandmydogs #foretdebuconne https://www.instagram.com/p/BvcZGL9DCg9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a80zh925frv7

I have been fighting with myself this weekend wether or not to run. The last few days my feet and knees have been aching where I don’t normally feel pain. I want to get quite a few km’s in this week, so I have opted to have two days off. Although today it has been hard not to go out for a run 🏃‍♀️. I kept busy with the lovely task of housework 😩 #runfor365 #loverunning #restday https://www.instagram.com/p/BvZ4bbkDAX6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11k6b9oicq4qh

Day 22 of 365 Such a lovely day today. Not a cloud ☁️ in the sky. After yesterday’s long run I wanted to do a shorter one today. #running #runfor365 #loverunning #loverunningoutside #meandmydogs #foretdebuconne https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUMBSojrx6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m8s0djdxszg2

Day 21 of 365. Nice run today with the lovely @kellysaunders8402 We have both now ran over 100km since 1st March. I hadn’t even thought about how many kilometres in total I was running but now I want to hit 100 miles for the month of March. So only another 35.5 miles to run in the next 10 days 😬. I am aching a little today and have been so tired, not to mention so hungry with all the calories that I am using. #runfor365 #running #loverunning #loverunningoutside #monthlygoalset #onthewayto100miles https://www.instagram.com/p/BvRorjNDApc/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l24gyk7ukhby