When Life Get Complicated, retreat and hide.......no, try and keep going

So the last time I ran was almost three weeks ago and during that time life got very complicated indeed due to a few family issues.

As a result I found myself sinking under the weight of the problems that I was essentially running on autopilot hoping to get through each day hoping that the following day I could have a bit more energy to go beyond autopilot and be a positive fully engaged active person.

I have found it too easy to retreat, disengage, and lethargic, and boy it is tiring work being tired!

Anyhow, I now clawing my way out of that malaise, and today along with a very gentle three mile run, and I have been out in the garden, cutting through the jungle, I mean cutting the grass.

In a month's time it is the Humpty Dumpty 10k so I am planning when I will be running between now and then in order to be ready as I can for that race.
I renewed focus on what I eat between now and then will support the running, as will doing some exercises - I picked up from the library a Bear Grylls book (Your Life - Train For It) which has a range of bodyweight exercises I can try to build up to doing.

I am aiming to post more frequently to highlight every small "win" that contributes towards a good run on race day next month, and results in new good habits that become installed to a point that it is automatic.

April Forward Planning to be ready for my first race of 2016

My first race will be late June when I will walk all of two minutes to turn up at the Humpty Dumpty 10k - always good to have one race that you do not need to travel for.

Now it is my intent to not only run that 10k but also get a big improvement on my 10k PB which is 59 minutes something from about three years ago.  My target will be 55 minutes or less.

My plan for April is to not focus on times but get the base mileage in, particularly on Sundays when I do my longer runs.
The aim is for all the April long-runs to range from 6 miles to 10 miles, most likely 6, 8, 10, and 8.
Mid-week runs (hopefully at least two per week) will ideally be 2 to 4 miles each depending on available time.

Now more importantly I will be upping my game in respect of eating better, especially as I have just purchased myself a spiralizer machine which I hope will result in more veg being eaten not just by me but the rest of the family - I have always eaten a decent amount of fruit on a daily basis but veg outside of roasts or having it with a pie has been more tricky.
I am meat-eater and will remain to be one but I would like to eat more veg irrespective of whether a meal with veg ends up being vegan, vegetarian, or carnivore.