My 5km Run Today

I started running in November 2014 after a long hiatus off running (about 5 years) and i realised as i have always known, i love running.
I love running slow though. When i mean slow, i mean i seem to derive fun running for more than 40 minutes at an easy pace.....I find once i get to the region of 40 minutes, i am always in love with running. I get a high when i am over an hour into my run and going through my app i use to log my running activities, apparently i started running on a good note as  within 2 weeks, i was doing long runs of 9km and above.
I would love to run everyday but i was being harassed by the boyfriend that i was getting too skinny so i reduced my runs to 3 times a week but then my fitness levels started diminishing. I think I'm the kind of person who needs to run more regularly and run further to feel the full benefits of a run. When i was running 3 times a week, i was getting lazier by the minute and a 5km run started seeming like such a big deal to me. I also started to put on weight running that way which is a no no for me....so i'm back to running 5 days a week (undercover....sssssshhhh!!!

Enough of me rambling about my running habit.....
Today i ran over 5km. I found it fun, exhilarating and liberating. I ran at an easy pace, which i have missed as since i was running 3 times a week and lacking the energy to do so, my runs became shorter although my pace improved.  It really is nice to run at a better pace but i HATE short runs. They DO NOT excite me.....They DO NOT make me happy, i DO NOT feel like i have had a workout and most especially they DO NOT give me a runners high.....and trust me, there is no such feeling as a running high.
So, today at my easy run of 8.22minutes /km, i had fun whilst running, i was even singing all my favourite songs whilst i ran like Alanis Morisette's '21 Things i want in a Lover 'and 'You owe me Nothing in return'....I also loved singing along to Dido's 'Life for rent' and 'Who makes you feel' as well as my all time favourite Eminem's 'Till i Collapse'. It was a great run! A fun run. And yes, there were times i was breathless but i really did enjoy myself.
At the end of my run, i am more in love with running than yesterday and i really enjoy the time i spend with myself running. Now i want to run 8km tomorrow but i'm reining myself in....easy does it Furo.....don't overwork yourself too soon......will wait for my run tomorrow and see how i feel during my run.

Are you a runner?
Do you love running?
What is your favourite running race? 5km, 8km, 10? Half marathon or marathon?

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2015 HEALTH AND HAIR GOALS

Happy New year everyone!
 i know this is coming late, but i have been on holiday and my laptop had issues so had to get a new one.

I have so many goals this year, but i'm going to stick to my health and hair goals on this blog.


My health goals are the following:

• I love running with all my heart. I cannot describe the glorious joyous feeling i get after each run, even if i am exhausted. So, i plan to continue to run for my health and happiness and seek exciting ways to make my runs more fun.  I plan to run 3 times a week with an additional long run on saturdays. I also intend toward on my pace as well. However i shall not get antsy about it, just enjoy my workouts.

• I intend to run a half marathon at the middle of the year. I haven't decided which country yet,  though. It will however be one in the UK or US once i make up my mind.

• to do some strength training exercises at least twice a week. I would love this to be at the end of my run workouts so will come up with an easy plan soonest.

• Motivate myself by splurging on workout gear......well, i have already done this by adding an Asics Women's Gel Keyano 20 running shoes (i haven't run in this yet) and an Adidas Energy booster 20 ( i love these shoes. They were excellent for running in the Uk and i even turned them into my walking shoes...lol, i know!).  I also bought a lot of tank tops, sports bras, shorts, cropped pants et al so no excuses....i'm going to look quite hot whilst i run!

My hair goals on the other hand are as follows:

• Aim for 6 inches of hair growth and to retain at least 5 of those inches. `Will trim my hair every 6 months or just dust it a little based on its needs. I intend to take hair supplements in the form of sublingual biotin. I am keeping my fingers crossed that they will not cause my skin to break out.

• Relax my hair every 3 months. I seem to have fallen into a bad practice at the end of last year of relaxing my hair every two months i.e 8 weeks. This is because i felt my hair is texlaxed and therefore strong enough to deal with having relaxer treatments. I don't know if this is /was a good thing for my hair as my hair has been under a weave for the past 5 weeks. What i do know is that it really is not healthy for my hair. I have to keep it at 3 months.

• Love my hair and not get too OCD about it. Last year, i was OCD about my hair. Spent too much money on products, spent about 8 hours washing and straightening my hair. This year, i aint got no energy for that. I intend to keep my hair protective styles mostly. Reduce the number of times i wash my hair to bi monthly except I'm wearing my own hair. Invest in a good hand held hair dryer.
• Keep my hair protective styled for a month at a go at least. I plan to retain as much length as i can and this is the only way to do so.

Generally, i just want to be happy this year and achieve my hearts desires., enjoy what i love doing and grow my business.

I wish you all you wish for yourselves!