Training Log - Thursday 30th April

Thursday was a little different, since my sister came running with me for my first loop.
Recently I've been giving her advice about running, since she's pretty new at it (this was her first public run) and is training for the Race for Life.

It felt pretty good running with her, although on my second lap I slowed down a bit as she ran a little faster than I wanted to, and I'd been talking meaning my breathing pattern was slightly off.
I managed to do 4 laps for the second time, and I didn't feel as tired when I finished as I did on the Monday - which is great since it shows a good progress in such little time!

I had a running partner for some of my laps too, since a little girl of about 7 or 8 kept running with me for a stretch between shops before she stopped to find her parents again. In a weird way, this kept me wanting to do more just to race her again.

I ate my dinner on the Thursday at around 5pm, and ran at 6.30pm, thinking this would be better than eating on an empty stomach. It wasn't. I got a slight stitch in my stomach on my first two laps, and since I'd properly warmed up beforehand I knew it was through not leaving enough time between meals and exercise. Something to remember for the future.

THURSDAY 30TH APRIL
TOTAL DISTANCE RAN: 5.8miles