Who am I?
Hello. My name is Charlotte and I am a grade 10 student. At my school, we are currently doing our personal projects which is a project where we find something that we are passionate about, and use that to create a goal and project that we will finish by the end of the year.
Last year, when Covid first started I found a new interest in running and began to do it quite often. However as school started again and the summer heat came, I stopped, and haven't run as frequently as I have before. Having said this, when it was time to come up with a personal project, I thought that doing something related to running would be the perfect opportunity to go back into it.
This challenge is pushing me a little out of my comfort zone as I do not typically run long distances such as 12km. Having said this, I also have not run regularly in quite some time, therefore my endurance may not be high enough, making this preparation for 12km and the run itself, harder. Nevertheless, I am excited for this new challenge I can work towards and complete!
What is this and why am I doing this?
For my personal project at school, I have chosen to run a set distance of 12km. However, in order for me to achieve this distance, I need to work up to it. Therefore, I have decided to create an 6 week plan that will allow me to run 12km by the end of it. I will be giving a small description of what I do each day on this blog!
Throughout my journey, I will also experiment with different aspects that may impact my running such as nutrition, sleep, psychology etc.
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The purpose of this blog is to inform and give insight to beginner runners who would like to run a long-distance over a period of time, as well as some things to do and not to do - and overall, my experience with this project.