April Reflections and May Projections

My goal for April was to run 4 times a week, including one interval/hill training session and one long run, plus do one cross training session a week as well as make it to yoga each week.

I almost achieved this.

I ran 4 times a week every week except for the week before the week before the half marathon when my knee was acting funny, but then ended up running 5 times the week of the race because I just felt like I needed to run.  I did some sort of cross training, or what I claimed to be cross-training (moving suitcases all day?) every week except for the week right before my race.  I think I made it to yoga twice, but to be fair, it was cancelled for two weeks around Easter and I was out of town for the final class last Wednesday.

I also had a vague goal of eating healthier food in April.  Hmm.  I'm not sure about that one.  I feel like maybe I ate healthier food in April than I did in March, but there's still lots of room for improvement.  The problem is, when I get busy, I often forget to eat.  So I'll get up and eat something for breakfast, do a bit of work, go for a run, come back and get back into work and forget to eat until late afternoon and then end up eating popcorn for lunch.  It's not that popcorn is an unhealthy snack - it just doesn't add up to a balanced meal.  Oh, and there's that weakness for dessert.

May Goals:

In May, I will run 5 times per week, increasing my mid-week mileage, and overall weekly mileage to 50 km (31 miles) by the end of the month. 

I will also cross train once a week by attending on On The Ball class or other aerobic class at the rec centre.

For the month of May I will track my eating on http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/ paying special attention to protein and iron (often low in vegetarians) and sugar (often high in dessertivores).  I will also keep nuts and dried fruit on my desk for snacking during the day, along with my 2L jug of water.

I am still thinking if I will run the Prince George Family Y Half Marathon on June 6th.  I would like to, but my 87 year old grandmother is flying across the country to visit me that week, and I'm not sure how good a granddaughter I would be if I asked her to sit her arthritic knees on the sidelines for a little over 2 hours while I take part in a race.  Will decide by mid-month.

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Today's run was my first since the half marathon on Sunday.  Since it took me about 3.5 months to get off my lazy butt and run again following my first half marathon, I'm pretty impressed with myself for only taking a 2.5 day break after my second. 

I just went out on my "lazy" route, the flattest 5 k I can do from my front door.  I was aiming to go slow, around my half marathon pace, just to move my legs so I could get the good stretch I couldn't get after the race.  I moved a little faster than planned, felt a bit tired, but overall pretty good. 

I also found these teeny tiny photos of me from the race.  I'm the one with the white long-sleeve with the pink and purple across the front.  I like the one on the left because it looks like I'm going fast and blowing past everyone else!