Week 14’s a wrap!
With two weeks to go until we hit the GoodLife Marathon, many are excited and eager to hit their goal that was set 14 weeks ago and I think equally as thrilled that itās time to taper and training is almost over! That is until the runners high sets in post race and we all start training for the next. š
I, on the other hand am excited to be back training with the Academy of Lions RunCrew after being off ill for almost a month. I had a severe eye infection that left me living as a hermit. No social outings, no work, little screen time, and the darker the space the better. My lungs were aching for the taste of air, my skin to feel that warm spring sun and my sanity to socialize and catch up with friends!
Coming back after 4 weeks off didnāt make for the easiest of runs but my heart is happy and it’s great to be back running with the Crew! With my first full week of training and Sunday’s long run of 16.5km, Iām happy to say that my body hadn’t lost all of the great training it had gone through and I feel as though Iāve bounced back pretty well! Iām pretty happy of where I am at physically and yes, I may be a tad sore but itās a good sore. A soreness that Iām thankful for because Iām back at it and still able to work towards running GoodLife on May 1.
Unfortunately with being off for so long, I missed the peak weeks of training and am falling short of being able to complete a full marathon, which I finally had set my heart on (I think haha). However, I have high hopes that I’ll be able to finish the half feeling great and ready to cheer on the rest of the Crew as they finish the 42.2!
It’s been incredible to see how far everyone has come in their training and see how they crush kilometre after kilometre after kilometre! I love that social media was able to connect us when I was down and out and allow me to follow their triumphs as each week passed. After all, we are #inthis2gether! I will admit I did have serious RunCrew envy when the sun grew brighter, the days warmer and they were all out crushing 30+ kmās each Sunday, but it made me even more excited to get back at it.
The solidarity this group has and the support they give is outstanding. They were able to connect with me while I was off, advise on what my next move should be and encourage me not to fret and that there will always be another race! It was humbling to know that people Iād met only 10 weeks ago were so genuine, concerned and supportive through my whole ordeal. Major crew love here and Iām super grateful!
Get Running. xx
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My good friend Natalie had always been encouraging me to come out to her crew, so finally I committed myself to doing just that. Once a week, half an hour, running with the community – perfection! I made it out a handful of times before the holidays and started to feel that happyĀ flutterĀ once again.Ā Plus, I got to catch up with some pretty awesome people!Ā I was excited to return in the New Year and with my luck – the launch of their first ever 
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