The Jantastic team have also introduced badges, which I have 2 of currently- one for a perfect weekly score (completing all of my planned runs) and one for being one of the top 10% most consistent scorers in my location. Another incentive to keep running, as now I want to collect all 28 badges! This week you can now choose your goals for February too – in addition to setting a personal target for the number of runs you’ll do each week, in February you also set a distance target for your longest run each week which is useful as I’m aiming to race a 10k in March…

Week 2 (week 5 of HM plan)
Tues- 30mins. 2 x 10min run/5min walk
Fri- 45mins. 5 x 6min run/3min walk
Sun- 50mins. 4 x 8min run/2min walk + 5min warm-up/cool down

I’m still running at least once a week at lunchtime, along with my friend Alice. It’s a great opportunity to get out of the office and have a chat!

Week 3 (week 6 of HM plan)
Weds- 30mins. 20min run + 5min warm-up/cool down
Fri- 45mins. 5 x 6min run/3min walk

Fri was my first evening run so far this year – I’m finding it really hard to be motivated when I get home from work after a long day, in the dark and rain and cold! Once I’m out there I love it, so maybe I need to change into my kit before I leave work so I just dump my bags and run when I get home!

Sat- 60mins. 4 x 12min run/3min walk

I’m much more of a sunny daytime runner, and Saturday’s run was perfect conditions. It was beautiful!

I went up to the river in Walton, the floods have subsided now but it was pretty muddy!

I loved it, although I had to take it a bit slower than usual so I didn’t fall on my face!

I took a High5 Energy Gel at about 40mins- I hadn’t had one before and was a little apprehensive, just in case of stomach issues 4miles from home! It was ok, although I didn’t really love the taste and the texture seemed really watery compared to the sticky thickness of Gu. Perhaps a good thing as it was easier to swallow without needing loads of water, and is apparently made with real fruit juice rather than artificial ingredients.

I have a few other flavours to try, so I can see if they grow on me! I do really love the Zero High5 electrolyte sports drink– the citrus flavour is great and refreshing and they’re really helped with any post-run headaches from dehydration.

What’s your running fuel of choice? Do you love running in the mud?! 🙂

 Beki x