Fitness Goals Update- March

To put this post into context, see my Fitness Goals 2016 post here and my updates for January (here) and February (here). For a third month in a row my life has been entirely about swimming. It was also my first full month back at running after my three month injury break, so I added that into the routine also. I''m very pleased with what I've achieved, particularly in swimming, this year. I've exceeded all my expectations. The goals I set at the beginning of the year now seem so basic. There's so much more I want to achieve now. 

104km combined total for swimming and running this month, 29 hours spent at sport, no wonder I was tired all the time and had no time for anything else. But it was completely worth it and I wouldn't have it any other way. The sense of achievement is incredible. I've also made friends which make training a million times more enjoyable and add to my motivation. Sometimes I can't believe I gave up swimming for 12 years prior to this year. 

Here are my swimming stats for March:

...and for running

From my list of goals for 2016, I have achieved the following but won't cross them all off because many are ongoing:
-return to running after injury
-return to regular Saturday morning parkruns (completed first one in three months)
-run 5km in under 27 minutes 
-improve personal best times for swimming 

Here's what else happened for the month:
-participated in another 5 swim club nights (thirteen in a row now)
-continued with 5.30am swimming training for each Friday of the month
continued working towards the million metres award with Masters Australia. I've completed almost 16% of the total distance required so far. 
-participated in Masters NSW Blacktown Swimming Carnival (two firsts and a second in age category)
-won open 100m freestyle race at our Club Championships
-completed first ever 100m butterfly at a long course pool (still not confident to race it yet)
-added extra training into my routine with my swimming friends
-first ever run at an average pace of 4 minutes 59 per kilometre (could only keep up the pace for 3km though!)

What have you achieved for March?
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