Talk the walk

I found myself in a situation this weekend, a flu from the devil himself . I lost all my senses and had dozens of medication. Hardest time, sigh! Hate, hate, hate ..... Can I emphasize it anymore! Now mostly I would settle for vegetation mode. Sit in, movies, mushrooms or chicken soup and a box of Kleenex. However I wasn't gonna sulk, not to say I don't love it, its therapeutic. With a few weeks to my race, its not top of my priority.

My goal was to get a clue of the 10 kilometers I signed up for. I did have to do a lot of resting since I fell ill, actually too much for my liking and I wasn't gonna let it drag over to a long weekend. So since I couldn't run, walking was the only option plus it helps clear my head.

I set out, on not my usual early morning, the weather was fine, not raining. I can't even say I was unwell, my energy levels were way on top. I was excited. I didn't have any time expectations, it took me two almost hours to complete and considering I took photos and made new friends, it wasn't too bad. I also got to listen to all the songs on my phone :-)

Below an overload of pictures ....

This boards kept me in check 

1 km was easy peasy I must admit, I had a runner and a biker pass by, I was happy I wasn't the only one hanging out alone because all morning was couples parade, cute though.

I got to this pretty part of the reserve, where there were swings and a slide .... the kid in me was all jumpy. 

                                                                      

3.5 km to go !!!!

It is interesting that everyone was either riding bicycles, others walking puppies, picnicking. Actually I only came across couples walking, which made me remember my mum backed out on me that morning.

I really need to get a bike 

All this boards were too helpful , it felt like I was playing a treasure hunt. But after a while I got to the waterfalls which were too beautiful. The weather though was chilly and my persistent cough and sneeze were back.

I followed a route from The waterfalls that led to a couple of caves, oops !  The howling voices got my heartbeat pounding I just wanted to be out of there.

     

cute steps   

cave 1

Cave 2

I was happy to be out of there literally and craving ice cream. The rest of the trek was great nothing conspicuous to report. I got to see a couple of cheeky monkeys who wouldn't pose for my camera (shy I guess) others were too fast for life. I was reading trees hahaha I know crazy but it was just in line with being an environmentalist for the day and I love reading.

what pose is this  ?

I was almost 6 kilometers in, trying to locate a lake which I later found out had dried up when I found a toilet. I didn't need a bathroom break but I found a nursery where they plant tree seedlings. I need to get into the farming thing too. I know a friend who would love this trees.

I made a few friends here and we used a different route to get to the exit. I couldn't take as many pictures because they kept with the questions which I was very happy to answer plus I didn't want to scare them off. The way back had quite a number of tunnels with safari ants. Also the forest was thick and breezy which cooled me off.

I got to the end, happy I conquered 10 km and set to run come next weekend. I'm ready to feel better and run, also need to get a puppy, *insert cutest puppy face ever* , we just wont name him roger, right ???

Too serious !!!

Cheers

Martie 

Chasing the sun

6am sunrise!!!

Vacation is over! Or rather it was a couple of weeks ago, but I still haven't let that sink in quite yet. I have procrastinated training for all sorts of reason, other times I did a noncommittal run just for the sake. I guess am lazy or bored plus I really miss my workout buddy :'(

This week it dawned on me that the marathon is just a couple of days away, so I really need to put more effort. Also am encouraged that my friends are catching up really well on this fitness movement. (I just had to say it, lol) Physically, my body is adapting better than I expected. Mentally, I have to admit am a little bit scared.

My mum called me an adult the other day. This coming from a lady who has always seen me as her little girl. I can take in. She said I was the kid who wouldn't wake herself up, or went back to sleep even when dressed in school uniform, sleep addict. I don't know how it happened but my morning alarm got nothing on me! So for commitment am all in!

I love my morning routine, clean fresh air, new scenes and the fact that I have some new friends. (wazaaaah). However, I'm still not doing it all right, I don't know what my running pace is, or how many miles I accomplish each morning. I have just being going along. I saw this phone the other day and it caught my eye. So now you know what to get for my Birthday !!! Thanks

Samsung Galaxy S5 Fitness features :-)

I still haven't seen the Abs form, that makes me nervous.I really don't know what to think.  Of course this is post - long runs, planks, squats, sit ups etc. I have found that a burpee is the hardest exercise to coordinate and considering I multitask very well, am surprised and devastated mostly. My body is going to have a rough couple of months if I have to reach my goal. I don't know about you, but my Christmas countdown starts in October. I just find that these months go by so fast with the holidays and birthdays and then My birthday, sigh!

Aside from the bicycle am going to get as my gift for running the marathon, my mum will do a walk, my brother 21km run (jealous much) and my sister will laugh at me the whole time. She thinks I run funny, not true. Each day am figuring out new horizons, I feel good, accomplished. Am not out to become some bad ass athlete. My motivation mainly is me, I love that I challenge myself each new dawn. I'm figuring out what my body can do, handle or how hard I can push it. I'm healthier,  and happier.

selfie-ing !!

It is so awkward that I have been saying a 5km marathon, I went to register on the website only to find that 5km is a family fun race. The will be a 42km full marathon and 21km half marathon, my legs are not up to the challenge as of yet. I settled for the 10 Km road race hopefully I get to finish, yikes! If you want in go to the website http://www.nairobimarathon.com/ would be fun having as many of you there as possible.

Also, unrelated, today morning I said goodbye to my sneaks.They were a present from my cucu (grandma) a couple of years ago. 

Thank you for taking me miles :-*

Love

Ivanress