Day 53,54,55

Day 53 I had a rest day! It obviously paid off cos on Day 54 I did something that I never really thought I would be able to do! I ran 17kms! Yup - a long way huh! It was a great run and I felt good the whole time. I mentally broke it down into a lap-by-lap approach. Each lap of Safa Park is 3.4 ks. I ran 5 laps, making a grand total of 17ks. I love the lap concept as it easily allows me to picture my distance. I was (and am) still so proud of myself. I broke down into tears of elation when I finished! I am slowly but surely edging my way to my goal of being about to run 20ks. It is looking more and more likely that this goal is well within reach:) I celebrated my run yesterday by having a few beers, a couple of mojitos and watching the Royal Wedding at a fun beachside bar! It was a great day.

Day 55 I will go either to yoga or swimming :)

Day 51 & 52

Day 51 I got out of bed as promised and hit the treadmill. After 20 sweaty minutes, I thought I was going to puke. So in the interests of preserving my body, I settled on just 20 mins (instead of 30) on the treadmill then finished off with 10 mins on the bike.

Day 52 my buddy and I hit the pavements for our morning 5k run. It was really hot but it was a good run!

Hopefully, that is now all the sickness out of me and I can get on with my challenge!

Days 46 -50

Jeepers! I thought it was waaay longer than 5 days since I blogged. Phew.

Days 46-49 I was down and out for the count. A massive headache and a crazy fever took me by the shoulders and shook me up real bad! All I could manage was a yoga session on Day 49 once I finally got rid of my fever.

I'm still not sure what exactly I 'had'... I have two theories:

1. It was a detox reaction to my green smoothies. Although I am now into Week 3, so it was kinda a late reaction????
2. A REALLY bad bug was trying to take hold of my body, but cos I'm so healthy now cos of my green smoothies, my body fought it off and all I got was the fever / headache?

All I know is I'm happy I'm better!

The other good news is that I was so mega healthy over Easter. I easily maintained my healthiness. Easter Egg count = ZERO!!! First time I can say that's EVER happended! And I did it without even trying! These green smoothies make you crave healthy food...honestly! Hot Cross Bun count: Three. But I didn't even enjoy them much and we have had 8 leftover hot cross buns sitting in the fridge for days!

Today (Day 50 - woohoo! Half way!) it was back to school after the Easter break, so it was also an exercise free day. Just getting through a school day was a major acheivement given how yuk I've been feeling! Anyway, I survived, so rest assured I will be on the treadmill at 5am tomorrow!

Day 44 and 45

Day 44 I took the liberty of having a day off exercise! I generally try and 'force' myself to take at least one day off a week. I say force as I really do love exercise and often do more than one session a day ... so I figure my body probably needs a break from time to time. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Day 45 my running buddy and I headed out to a warm, foggy morning. It was quite lovely but we both sweated a crazy amount due to the high humidity. Yuk! Love my morning runs! 5ks done before 6am - happy with that!

Day 42-43

Day 42 I went to Power Yoga. This is such an intense workout! Who ever knew that literally stadning still could make you sweat so profusely. I loved it...as always :)

Day 43 I went running at 4.50am with my buddy. It was a gorgeous, cool morning and we both loved it!

We're both still loving our smoothies. We hit the 2 week mark yesterday and are still going strong! I look forward to them every morning! I also usually have one when I get home from school - a lovely after school treat! Seriously. I have started putting just one lot of fruit in each smoothie as I find I am really craving the 'green' taste and one lot of fruit makes it sweet enough for me. Plus, that means that I have 2 servings of fruit a day which I think is enough for me as I don't like to have too much sugar.

So there you go! Something must be working cos today I'm wearing my new skinny denim skirt ... a few weeks ago it was too tight to comfortably wear it! Yay!

Days 37 - 41

Don't ask me where last week went! It was a blur of early mornings, late afternoons and general back-to-school craziness. Phew - I was pooped.

Day 37 & 38 I was lazy and didn't do any exercise :(

Day 39 I went for a 5 am run with my friend.

Day 40 I was lazy and didn't do anything.

Day 41 I kicked some major butt and ran 14ks! No joke :) It was a fabulous run and I loved every minute. It was just one of those days where I felt good and every step was not a battle.

I left home at 5.30am to beat the heat - now that is some major commitment if you ask me! The run was complete with the following 'incidents'. .. running 14ks takes a long time and therefore there is a big window of opportunity for 'things' to happen :)

1. I swallowed a bug. As if breathing isn't already hard enough!
2. I had a full on collision with an oncoming walker ... who clearly does not understand the principles involved in avoiding a collision i.e do not step DIRECTLY into my path as I am coming towards you. I was all set ready to pass her without incident and next thing I know, she took a step to her right meaning she stepped straight into my path. OMG. It's not rocket science lady. Thankfully no injuries were sustained.
3. A lovely man who was running the opposite way to me cheered me on saying I was doing great!!!
4. I got the BIGGEST smile from a little old granny who was trying to run! So cute.

So that's that. Overall I feel I probably should have done at least one more workout somewhere in the week. But hey, I guess 1 yoga session; 30 mins on the bike; a 5 k run and a 14k run ain't too bad.

Day 34, 35, 36

Things are going along just nicely in the excercise and health department. We had last week off school, so it was nice to chill and focus on being healthy. Matt is also getting into the groove which excites me no end!!

Day 34 I went for a swim. 40 fabulous laps.

Day 35 I went to yoga. What a perfect end to a stressful and ultra busy day at school.

Day 36 I got up to do a treadmill run, but our gym at home had no lights due to a storm last night. Fearing I may fall off the treadmill in the dark, I opted for a 30 minute bike ride instead! It was great to have a little break from running and mix it up a little.

L.O.V.I.N.G my green smoothies. This morning I had apple, pear, parsley and a giant amount of greens. It may well have been the best yet :)