Nike SheRunsAKL – Exercise Diary Week 5/6

Week 5 began much better than week 4, though I still managed to be late to the SheRunsAKL Monday group session. Just call me ‘Lani-never-not-late-Says’ from now on, K. Because I was late, it meant that I had missed the run for the slower paced group, who had already started off on their 5 km run. This meant I was in for a 30 minute work-out BEFORE an 8 km run. Strangely though, the workout seemed to have energised me, and around the 4km mark in the run, I started picking up the pace a bit and trying to pass people. I don’t know if it was the satisfaction of being able to pass a few people but for the first time ever, I actually started to enjoy my run. I was thinking ‘wow, this must be what people who like running feel like’ haha! Anyway, I was passing some people, but was nowhere near the middle pack of the group and with no one in front of me that I could see….I got lost. Woops. But I just kept running until the 8km mark ticked over on my Nike watch, then made my way back to Britomart HQ. I suppose I’d had never run long enough before to get a second wind, and when it kicked in, it felt good.

I spent the Easter break in Melbourne, and surprised myself by packing my pair of sneakers and running gear, and on the day we arrived, went for a 3km run around the Melbourne Museum park. I was thinking because I’d felt so good running the 8km, that a 3km run would be a breeze, but it wasn’t, it was tough – and my asthma which flares up every now and again gave me a little bit of trouble, but nothing serious. We’d also probably walked about 20 km that day up and down different streets exploring the city.

On the Sunday we got back, I ran my first ever 10km. I was hoping that I would get a second wind like I did on Monday night, but it didn’t seem to come. It was just hard work, but it felt good to know that I can do it. It took me 1 hour and just under four minutes to complete a 10 km run. It’s my goal to try an beat that next Monday, though I’m not sure if I will – I tend to run slower in the group runs, and I’ve been running flat ground this whole time, and I have a feeling the group run will not be flat. I’m just looking forward to completing it, and taking some proud selfies at the end. Not even joking.

The start of Week 6 began with a 15 minute ab workout and a 5km run, my legs were still tired from my 10km the day before, so again, it was tough, but it was rewarded with some easter treats at the end of the night. Tonight however, I ran I think the quickest 3 km I’ve ever done in 17:31.

On a side-note, I’ve been rewarding myself every week with a relaxing facial after a run. I was sent a bunch of goodies from Montagne Jeunesse NZ to help relax, and the facials are so good. I have the anti-stress cream and honey skin polisher mask on now, and it smells SO delicious. It’s a really nice way to wind down after stomping pavement all week.

P.S Next weeks exercise diary will be my last, and by then I will have run the #SheRunsAKL 10km run, woohoo!!! xxx