Autumn has arrived

Well it's time for my monthly progress report, I'm a day late with it as I was busy with photography commitments yesterday. September has been a bit of a watershed month for my running, at the same time as increasing the distance the times have come tumbling down.  The amount of time it takes me to recover has also decreased, it's quite incredible how quickly your fitness can turn round. I even got the pleasant surprise of seeing that I'd dropped a clothes size.

This month I’ve been out running 14 times, covered 85kms , burned 8,918 calories with a total time duration of 8hrs 16mins. I started the month running avarage km times of 5.08 over 4km, 5.20 over 8km and 6.10 over 12km. I've finished the month with average km times of 4.34 over 4km, 4.41 over 8km and 5.01 over 12km. I'm really pleased with how well the month has gone, but I 've still got a long way to go.

October is going to be roughly the same training plan as September, just a bit wetter. The next couple of months are going to be the hardest for motivation with the dark nights rolling in and the weather deteriorating, I really don't enjoy running in the rain. I've also got my first 10K run this Sunday, I'm feeling a bit daunted by it as it appears the race is slightly more serious than I'd realised. Mind you it isn't about time but getting used to running with others while keeping my own pace. Hopefully I wont come last.