Jantastic: Month One Done and February Goals

So the first month of Jantastic is complete, and it's on to February's runs!

The last week of January I slipped a little, and only managed 2runs. A last-minute and badly organised meeting at work put paid to my lunchtime running plans, and I never managed to slip it in anywhere else. But after reading this article the other day I'm OK with that! I did manage two Bikram Yoga classes and a hula-hooping session though 🙂

Even though Jantastic is called "Jan"-tastic, the idea is actually to continue running and setting goals throughout February and March. With that in mind, I thought I'd keep up with my 2014 New Year theme of giving myself smaller challenges to achieve each month...

February Goals

Keep up with my Jantastic goals- running 3times per week. In February you also set distance goals for your longest run of the week, so mine will increase from 4.5-6miles over the month.

Run a Parkrun at least once (Edit: done already actually!)

This Saturday I joined my friend Ali at Bushy Parkrun, for a very muddy and windy 5k. The last 500m we were just trying not to slip over, so there was no sprint finish!

But it was fun running with someone else, especially as Ali is a bit faster than me, so trying to keep up with her was a good challenge.

She had never done a Parkrun before either, so spreading the word about what a great initiative it is felt pretty good. And of course, Bushy Park is a gorgeous place to run around, even when it is cold and windy!

And we followed it up with an amazing brunch at The Pickled Pantry in Surbiton on the way home too 🙂

Bikram Yoga once a week

I have a post coming about my experience with Bikram Yoga, but so far I can say it's been pretty positive! I started as part of the 21 Day Yoga Challenge and have been going twice a week for a few weeks now.

Foam roll every day

This is a big goal, and one I really need to stick to, as I can totally feel the difference when I skimp on the rolling for a few days! My knee niggles and ITB issues are mostly resolved now, but I still feel tightness if I neglect the stretching and foam rolling, so this is really something that needs to stay top priority on my agenda if I want to avoid injury as I continue to up the mileage.

ITB foam rolling and stretches

Eat up the food in my freezer!

A non-running related goal, as I'm hopefully moving at the beginning of March, and need to eat up as much of the items in my freezer and cupboards as possible - there may be a few random meal combinations ahead!