I took A WEEK OFF from running! Why?!

So I took a week off from running- but why did I do this when I had just finished my 22 day running streak?

Before I get into this, can I just say how thankful I am to everyone who read my last post My 22 day runstreak is over as it had such a great response and has actually been the most popular post in the history of this blog!

So I took a break for a week for a variety of reasons- many of which were for my own good- some weren't but we'll get to that!


Many of you follow me on Twitter @fatrunnerste so thank you very much to those people- I find the twitter community so valuable to bounce ideas off and they provide great motivation!

So why did I have a break?

1- I finished my runstreak and simply needed a break. I went from doing hardly any running to doing running everyday. My body was simply tired and I could feel my calves- problem area- beginning to pull- a rest was needed!

2- Holiday! We went on holiday to the beautiful English Riviera and although before I went I did want to run along the beautiful coastlines, the reality is that that would take away from much more valuable family time. We had a great time and that was partially because I wasn't mithering about going for a run every 5 minutes. I simply chilled out and enjoyed it for once!

3- I needed to take stock I have a couple of running races on the horizon and I simply needed time to think about how to approach them. I have the Bury 10K in approximately one month's time- how should I approach this race, and how should I train for it. I have come to the conclusion that I need to run further (at least 3-4 miles per run) and have more of a break in between so get the strength in my legs. I don't want to stand at the startline in 4 weeks time worrying if I am going to be strong enough to complete it!

Also I have the Bolton Marathon to think about so the longer runs so gain strength will help towards that as well! Plus I think the longer runs and more rest will no doubt help me to run quicker ParkRun times.

Thank you for reading this post- I genuinely mean that- there are lots of running blogs so it means alot that you have chosen this one