Getting Back on the Horse

Today was the day!

You'll remember that after my Half Marathon in February, I had a stress fracture and was advised not to run at all for four weeks and then to only use a treadmill for another four weeks. The 8 week mark arrived last Sunday so today, I got up and went running, OUTSIDE, for the first time since the half!

I've been so motivated following the tragic events in Boston this week. I've wanted to show my respects in any way I can: I dedicated my workouts on Tuesday to those who were unable to finish the marathon on Monday and today I am wearing a New England Patriots tee in honour of #WearBoston, an event where people are wearing anything Boston-related to show strength and support for the people state-wide. I wanted to run today for the people who were injured who love running. People who might never run again.

I had no distance or calorie burn goal, I wanted to see what I could get done in half an hour as a base, and then see how I can improve in the next few weeks. As you can see from the image below, I ran 2.26 miles in 31 minutes. I had a five minute cool down and a two minute warm up walk in that time.

It wasn't a straight run, I walked when I felt like I needed to but I was running for the majority of the time! I'm excited to see how much my pace and endurance can improve!

I was scared to get back out on the street again but I'm happy I faced that fear!

I've also included the check in video I made at the end of the run at the bottom of the post =D

Happy Friday!!

Love and hugs,
Georgie x