goodbye july

.....and goodbye summer?! After our beautiful week of weather it is already raining and grey again . . . urgh! Please come back sunshine! You make the world seem a better place!

So July was not at all like I expected it to be. The last two weeks have just been a blur, and I find it hard to believe July is now over. Most of my goals have been placed on the back burner as life has well and truly got in the way.

However lets end on a high note, and these past few days workouts have certainly being just that! After a great 45 minute tempo run on Sunday, I busted out a completely unexpectedly awesome speed workout yesterday. After it got to late to go cross-train at the gym as intended, I decided to do my easy run of the week. However once i got out there and was enjoying it I figured 'hey, why not make this my speed run?!' The air was cool and fresh, the sky was a beautiful pink wash with amazing clouds, the sun was setting and the moon came out as I busted out some of the fastest intervals I have ever run!  It felt amazing to speed train on the road as opposed to a treadmill, I was really able to push myself.

Today, the Olympic swimming on TV at the gym provided some serious workout motivation to give it my all. . . their faces revealed how important that moment was to them, and the effort they put in . . . wow!

The men's 200m butterfly final was so intense! I actually felt bad for Phelps missing out on the gold

Afterwards I had the best body pump class in a long time. . . I am finally showing body pump '82 whose boss! I still had Olympic fever and pushed extra hard,  boy did I feel the burn! I have missed strength training these past few weeks so much, and can definitely tell the difference in my body and my stamina because of it. Determined to get back on it next month!

Time to become unstoppable

I'm looking August for many reasons.... new month, new start and all that jazz... but mostly because my new monthly playlist I have patiently being waiting to unleash is off the hook! Seriously cannot wait to get up and run tomorrow morning. I will be going up to double digits in my half-marathon training this month which is exciting, and August is also my birthday month, so its time to start constructing a birthday wish list!!!!

What I am not loving is the fickleness of the British fashion industry. It seems like only yesterday you were urging us to buy that new summer wardrobe we needed, and now your not-so-subtly dropping hints about buying transition pieces as you reveal your a/w collections!! Summer weather only got started last week, t his is not the time to lust over knitwear and winter accessories and wish autumn here, give us a chance to enjoy it first please!!

How was July for you? How are you going to make the most of the last month of summer '12?