One thing I would like to talk about in this blog is mental fatigue…when it comes to running sometimes the most difficult part is the monotony! There is a few things you can do to battle it:

1. Change up your route- if you’re running outside change up your scenery. Try a route through the river valley or the dog parks. Do some city running and hit up Whyte ave! Change your runs from mornings to evenings or vise versa!
2. Another thing which one of my favourite things to do is listen to music when I run. Its simple to change up your play list to songs that are energetic and will pump you up!
3. I like to also have a cappuccino or espresso before I go running for a bit of an energy boost!
4. Also throw in some treadmill runs in doors to change things up or as an easy ...

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So far my training has been going well…I am in week 2 and have been running three times a week breaking it up with intervals…doing some hill work and long runs. For my intervals I find it best to use a treadmill because I can really control the pace and timing and see my gains. For the hills I have been hitting the stairs in the River Valley which is nice because I am outside. It’s also very important to make sure you get your long runs in so on Sundays I am up to about 90 mins and I will add 10 ...