Mother’s Day Classic completed!

I managed the course this year in 1:06:56 – pretty much the same time as last year. Although I jogged most of the course last year, this year all I could manage was a jog for the first kilometre then lots of power walking with short bursts of running in between. I really noticed the difference this year having not trained – it was a hard slog but I’m glad I finished! I think my next challenge should be the Sydney Running Festival 9km Bridge Run. A couple of years ago I completed the 4km run, and it was fantastic to run over the Harbour Bridge on a clear, sunny Sunday morning! Here’s where you can find more info:

http://www.sydneyrunningfestival.com.au/enter/bridge-run

I’ve been doing a lot of walking with my boyfriend over the last couple of weeks. He’s more of a fitness nut than me and loves to take advantage of the warm weather and brilliant sunny days, and it’s nice to just wander and talk. Last weekend he took me to a beautiful bay in his area that he had recently discovered and it felt good to get out in the fresh air!  I really enjoy walking – it hardly feels like exercise, it’s free and it’s fun when you have a walking companion. It’s becoming clear though that while I can power along on the flat, give me an incline and I really start to struggle. It got me thinking as to how I can try and improve my fitness levels to try and avoid walking to the top of an incline and gasping for breath!

Suzie gave me a challenge a couple of months ago that I think may help. I work on the seventh floor of our inner city office block and she suggested that I take the stairs every time I’m heading up to the office. To be completely honest last time I tried I lasted two days! I’m great with the first four floors, but after that I really start to feel it! I’m going to challenge myself from next week to take the stairs to our office whenever I’m on the ground level to see if it will help! I figure that this goal is pretty achievable, doesn’t involve any major life changes, and doesn’t take up any extra time out of my day!  I’ll review my progress after a week and will let you know how I go!