I’m getting asked ‘how’s the training going’ a lot at the moment. So thought it might be worth a quick update. 

I started training back in November. I know it’s a little late since I knew I had a marathon place back in June but better than not starting at all. I decided to enlist the help of professionals. So I signed up for personal trading sessions with Lift365. They are a lovely couple who have a studio just down the road from me. And it thankfully isn’t part of a gym. All the other trainers I looked at were either based at a gym or wanted to come to my home. My flat is only just big enough for me to train I doubt I could fit a second person in. 

Anyway Nishan and Rashmi from Lift365 have been training me for the last few months. They have taught me all about weight lifting and muscles and are trying to teach me about nutrition. It’s slowly sinking in and I am slowly making changes to my diet which is helping. Through them I am getting stronger, fitter and lighter. All good 😄

‘But what about running?’ I hear you ask. Some running training will indeed be necessary to get me through the marathon. I started running again in January and have been attempting 2 runs a week since then. Sadly illness has kept me from running for a few weeks but I’m back out there now in the very blustery weather. I’m hoping that running into strong winds will somehow help make me faster come race day but I’m not convinced it will. 

At some point soon I am going to push for 3 runs a week while also maintaining my 2 sessions a week with the trainers. Might try to fit in some yoga too as I think stretching will be key to keeping my hip flexors happy. 

If you want to know more about my training please comment below or message me. Alternatively check out the Lift365 website (http://www.lift365.co.uk). It’ll give you a good idea of what I do twice a week. Plus there’s a great intro video on the homepage you can watch and play ‘Spot Tam’ 😄. they have also just launched online training videos so you can sign up and work out at home. Much more fun than going to a sweaty gym full of strangers! 

Soon my long runs will be getting to a respectably long distance so I will probably blog about them individually (assuming I survive!). This week I’m aiming for 10k with a half marathon looming before March and 20(ish) miles by the end of March 🏃🏻😊 hopefully it will be less windy by then.