Forth One are running a '5K a Day' fundraising challenge this October. I've been hearing all about it every morning on the radio for the past few weeks, so I decided to have a look on their website to see what it was all about! I decided not to sign up as a fundraiser because I know everyone is struggling at the moment, and so I don't want to start asking people to sponsor me for something random like this. So I've come to the agreement with myself that I'll pretend I've signed up in order to convince myself to do it every day...
So what Actually is '5K a day?' In order to complete the challenge, I have to walk, run, or cycle 5 Kilometres a day. This can be done all at once, or in little bits. For example: a short run in the morning, cycling to work, and an evening walk. Renee has put her bets on that it'll last 2 weeks tops so I need to finish it to prove her wrong! Here's my progress so far: Week 1 01/10/2020 I started my morning with a 0.6K walk to warm up, then I ran until I got bored (1.2K) and walked the 0.6K home. Thursdays are my day off and this week Renee was off too! So we watched a film together - Enola Holmes on Netflix, I would highly recommend - and I had a ballet class in Edinburgh in the evening. It's just over a kilometre to the studio from the bus stop, so after having a look in the shops I walked down with my friend to ballet. We had a little catch up over some drinks before walking back up the hill again. This was a great first day of the challenged and I ended up running/walking 6.6K in total. 02/10/2020 I went for a run this morning while Renee was still asleep, and today (after my 0.5K warm up walk) I Ran 1.35K which I found really tough for some reason! We went food shopping - which by the way was a whole 1K of walking! - and I taught for a couple of hours in the evening. I also went for a little night time walk before picking Renee up from work. Today I ran/walked 5.1K in total. We also had a really exciting deliver today of our new fitness trackers! We've been looking in to them for ages and decided on a Huawei Band 4 Pro. They have built-in GPS, sleep tracking, heart rate and oxygen monitoring, message notifications, and lots of workout tracking options. So far I really love it and I've realised how full on my job is through my steps!! 03/10/2020 I went for a super early morning run today after dropping Renee off at work. I find running so much easier when it's early because there are less people and cars around. I also feel much more fresh in the morning and I love starting my day with a run! (When I can be bothered). I ran 1.5K and walked 1K this morning. I taught for 6 hours (Which actually turns out to be the equivalent of a 9K walk!) and then came home, ate a pizza and regretting none of my choices (You've got to have a balance right?) 04/10/2020 I started work at 9 this morning, and I was struggling to wake up so I didn't fit in my morning run today. I taught until the afternoon, and then ran (1.7K) around my parents' area before having dinner with them. I then went for a walk in the evening (3K) and picked up Renee from work. 05/10/2020 I had to drop my car off for an MOT this morning (it failed...) so I went for a run as soon as I got home. I did my usual 0.5K warm up walk and then managed a 2K run (!) Before walking the 0.5K home again. I went for a wee 2K walk before leaving for work and then taught for 4 hours. 06/10/2020 This morning I went for an 8am run and managed just over 2.1K (3.1K including walking), and then convinced Renee to get wrapped up with me and come for a walk around the village. We walked 3.7K so I was really pleased that I'd already completed over 5K before 11am! (I'd also already done my 10,000 steps for the day!) We had a chilled day watching TV before work for both of us in the evening. 07/10/2020 Today is the final day of week one, and so far I'm still feeling motivated and positive. I've worked out that if I increase my running distance by just 0.1K a day I will be at almost 5K by the end of the month. This is keeping me keen and motivated and I want to keep this commitment to myself (and prove Renee wrong!) However... Today I decided to have a rest. My body was tired and sore and my watch tells me I'm usually doing an average of 10K through my steps anyway... So I took some time to rest today after work :) Check back next week to see how week 2 has gone! And let me know if you think I'll make it to the end of October! Love Sophy x
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