keep on running

Me and Ella were on the sports field again tonight for the Jog Scotland 5k challenge. They ran a 1k fun run for under 12s which Ella did - it is quite a bit further than the school races but she did really well and came 4th overall. There were about 20 taking part and many were smaller than her, but she is only 6 so quite a few of them were bigger (more than the 3 who finished in front anyway). She was delighted with the medal and goodybag, though it was a bit of a wait until the 5k was finished too. I didn't quite manage the sub-30, but that was a bit ambitious in any case. I finished in 31:18 which is a PB over 5k so far, and finally breaks the 10-minute-mile barrier which is also a first, so I was pleased all in all. Having run for the past 5 days in a row though, tomorrows big cycle is unfortunately cancelled. Half-marathon training gets underway now though, so this is not the time to push my luck - 12 weeks to go.