Less talking, more running!

Ok, so I missed my run Wednesday, but I had a good run Thursday evening, I ran 5miles, no hills though, just the local track (it's a pitch with a gravel track around it). Also had a great chat with a friend whose an experienced runner, she gave me some great tips and it was just great motivation chatting about running! Planning a 3 mile run in the gym, using the incline on the treadmill tonight and aiming for an 11 mile run over the week end! Wish me luck!

Monaco Run!

So in November I signed up to a 15 mile run in Monaco on March 17th. I think maybe the hormones hadn't quite settled back to normality after pregnancy because I don't know why I thought that 3 months after having a baby (emergency c-section) I'd have the time, energy or ability to train for a 15 mile run! But there was method in my madness, I wanted to lose a bit of baby weight and feel fit again, so I figure its good motivation and the fact I had to book flights and accommodation i wont back out! I will admit I enjoyed running before I got pregnant with TJ but I was no Sonia O Sullivan! The furthest distance I had ran was 10km, but my norm was maybe a 4k run 3 to 4 times a week. So with a month to go until the race (march 17th) I have some serious training left to do! Before Christmas, with the initial excitement of signing up training was going great and I even started to think I'd aim to complete it in 2 hours! However the motivation began to dwindle in January and with a very busy month (Christening, Sister home from Oz) training took a backseat! So the longest run I've done, last week was 10 miles but it did take me almost 2 hours! I've to try find some hills too because the course is very hilly! Hoping to go for a 3mile run this evening that has some hills. Have you any tips for training or preparing for a 15mile race??