Personal trainer told me off today.......I didn't blog about our walk on Wednesday evening....well, my excuse is that I was then out on Thursday evening & Friday, well, I was recovering from Thursday!!!!
ANYWAY, Tracey & I walked 5 miles on Wednesday evening, very nice it was too! We walked it in 1hr 9mins, still taking care because of my knee.
Tracey walked during the day this week so I thought I'd do a quick 3 miler on my own on Saturday morning. As you may know, I don't call Tracey my personal trainer for nothing...for it is her who keeps me going, paces the walks, offering words of encouragement & being an all round massive support. So, the test was, could I pace myself to walk at the usual speed? Oh yes!! I was really chuffed with myself, walked the 3 miles in 41mins but did feel billy-no-mates whilst walking!
Imagine then how the lovely Dons felt yesterday....she walked 10 miles on her own!! How fantastic is that?!
So, to today......
I arrived at PT's just after 7am...poor me, out on the town last night, but I got up ok!! I'd planned a maximum 12 miles for today, but with options to do an 8 if need be. The morning was so lovely, really sunny. We walked the first 6 miles in 1hr 23, pretty amazing, considering, well considering ME!!!!
But, and a big but at that......miles 6.5 to 9.5 were a KILLER. The wind was right in our faces & as we walked along the High Road, I really struggled. I think I was so tired after my couple of nights out & I wasn't happy at all. I had doubts about whether I should carry on, but I knew I would be so very disappointed if I did. I really wanted to do a long one, I felt I needed to remember how these ones felt & how different parts of my body would ache at different stages, call it a mental strength test if you like. Oh boy, did I ache though! Even my hips at one point, but it was good to go through it...after all, this time in 10 weeks, it will all be over. We have got some very long training walks ahead of us!
So, I mustered up those trusty old thoughts about why we were walking & thought of those women suffering as I walked...it did the trick, before I knew it, we were turning for home, thank goodness. The final 2.5 miles were still hard but I knew we were on the home stretch. We finished in 2hrs 52, so the second 6 miles took six minutes more than the first, that bloody wind!!!
It felt fantastic to have walked the 12. I remember from last year how we'd be so happy to get home even if it had been a hard walk, a really good sense of achievement.
So, all is good! I am still juicing lots & am pleased to say that niggles seem to be well & truly under control!!
xx
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