Self doubt and sh*t not welcome here…

I don't want to sound like I am whining a lot recently, but I really did have a shit weekend which saw me work through to midnight Saturday and nearly the same on Sunday. I've been on the go since then and have not have the chance to rest… As you can imagine I wasn't looking forward to tonight's run.

I nearly ducked out of the run as I feel so dead asleep on the train I had trouble waking up.

I convinced myself the run would do me good and set myself a smaller goal of a set 30 minute run.

I am so glad I went out as I had a brilliant run. I didn't intend on running a fast race but once I started the pace was great and it felt great to just keep going. My best pace was 6:10 on this run and I stayed within the 6 minute region all the way through. I honestly don't know where the drive or the energy came from but I am really pleased it was there!

It was cold but I kept going and enjoyed the fast pace. I felt liberated this evening and the run was just the tonic to help clear my head of all the crap that's happened recently.

I didn't manage one of my 10K training runs tonight as I just didn't feel up to it but I am really really pleased with tonight's run as my 30 minutes of fast pace got me close to 6K which was brilliant. Not sure how I will fit in the 10K “training” now but I am sure I will manage the run on the day (25th November – please sponsor me!).

Every time I feel I don't have the energy or am full of doubt the run picks me back up again. It really is amazing the impact it can have on your mental and physical well being.

I think I'll need to think about wearing my gloves soon though as my hands were cold tonight – brrr!

The fastest song tonight was Flamboyant by the Pet Shop Boys.