Welcome to a fresh, new month. How on earth did we make it to April already? After a lovely and sunny weekend we’re back to dreich conditions here.

How was your week? Mine was good 😃. I’m beginning to really feel in need of a holiday, but that’s a few weeks off yet so I’m trying not to think too much about it. Meantime I’m keeping busy with work, activities and- of course- exercise.

We had road closures all week starting at 7pm so Jacqui has no choice but to cut back double classes and to bring them forward to an earlier start time. Here’s how the week turned out:

Monday: Jacqui did a mixed class with Core Conditioning followed by some floor tracks from Veraflow and a short mindfulness section. It was a really good way to start the week.

Tuesday: I managed to get a short lunchtime trail run in- I didn’t think I’d manage one, but a change of plan meant I could squeeze a quick run in up the hill. In the evening, there was no time for Trigger Point Pilates so we had an hour long Sculpt class instead. It was tough but I definitely felt like I’d made progress from the previous week so that was really encouraging!

Wednesday: it was the end of our 10 week block, so we had no drills, just a lovely, relaxed 30 minute run with great company and good weather. I loved it!

Thursday: back to PiYo after a few weeks of either missing it or no class. I had the best hour, and it flew by! This really is my favourite class. I don’t mind admitting that I worked hard and I had DOMS for days afterwards!

Friday: during the day I could feel a bit of a cold beginning to start, which I spent most of the time wishing away. I headed out for a short run regardless, just to get the legs moving. It felt hard, and that’s when I knew I was definitely coming down with something!

Saturday: it was a glorious day, so we decided to make the most of it and go for a walk (with my pockets stuffed full of tissues!). No photos, but we did an hour around the Harbour before having a rest day afterwards.

Sunday: the plan was a long, slow run. But by then I was choked with the cold. It felt like it was just a head cold so I headed out regardless. My original plan was to do 11 miles in the sunshine but I knew that was unlikely. I managed 5 miles before hitting empty, but I pushed on to make it 10k and couldn’t have done more. Better than nothing- and I know it’s important to listen to my body and rest- so that’s what I did for the remainder of the day, and it was what I needed.

It was also day one of the next 5×50 Challenge so I was pleased to make a solid start.

I’m conscious that I haven’t done many hills in the past couple of weeks, so my plan when I’m over this cold is to get back out on the trails and into the hills. So with that in mind, here’s Monday’s motivation: Have a great week!