So much to show you again this week!

……. they steal my chair.

I’m now on my fourth month of running training, well I suppose third month, really, because of being sick all of January. Anyway, I’m up to 3 miles now, and am alternating long run days with short run + kettlebell workout days. Between the two, I am getting my butt seriously kicked! Yikes. Some evenings I can barely stay awake past 8pm. But it’s totally worth it, my mood stays high, I sleep better, I’ve got a sense of achievement with every little goal I reach, and my body continues to change, getting leaner and stronger and fitter. Why, oh why, didn’t I do this years ago??   

Because it’s hard. Really, really hard. I’m constantly pushing myself through boundaries, stretching that little bit further all the time. And trying to do without hurting myself too much. I learned a nasty lesson on Saturday about running too soon after a meal (2 hours after, which you think would be enough, but it was a very high fibre meal, so needed more than 2 hours, I guess), and recovering from that took up most of the weekend. But Saturday also saw me running the furthest I’ve ever done, which was a huge morale boost.

Yes, sometimes exercise hurts. But you know what? It hurts more not to exercise. Ask me how I know.

The shop preview is up, see you Sunday!