Well, not long to go now till HM55, infact its next week eeeek!! How's my training being going, well I was starting to get a bit worried, I know I have been putting the training in over the last 3-4 months but felt like I was lacking actual running. So what I've done over the last 6 weeks has been to incorporate more short runs and a few longer runs. My confidence is quite high at the moment, this scares me lol! What are my goals? What am I trying to achieve by doing the 55? My goal from doing the HM55 is to have used it as a stepping stone to the 160 in May, Ive found in the past it is a good indicator for where my training is at and it leaves me enough time to up it if I need to. I am trying this time to get a PB time which will be a sub-14hrs which may not seem great but it will show progress to me and that is what is key plus the confidence boost I will get from this. I am now starting to consider a 55 mile race as short so I want to really start improving on my time. What have done to try and improve this? I have firstly been trying to get some weight off, as I think as long as its something that is appropriate to you, which it is in my case as I know I'm carrying a bit extra, then to lose a bit will definitely make my job easier. I have also been doing a lot of strength training, not just in my legs but my core and my upper body. This is now starting to show more and the benefits are really starting to show and its paying off. Go's to show like I always say, 'its process, not always outcome' believe in the process and work at it. This has now inspired me to push on with my training and weight loss to the point where I can achieve my potential at this mallarky and enjoy it even more. This has now become a 2/3 year project of fitness and weight reduction.
