I do hope that I get the hang of this blogging business. I am very happy to write it but I am not at all sure about the technical side of it...as in, will this entry start a whole new blog or will it, as I hope, be shown as a new entry on the original? We shall soon see.
Anyway, like a lot of people, I have decided that September is a good time to start a new regime. The summer is almost over, Christmas is not too far away and all of the bbq's, celebrations and general partying lifestyle of the holidays have taken their toll. 'From now on it's healthy living' is a favourite saying in our house, usually used tongue in cheek, and a reference to one of the children's favourite stories from when they were little. I don't suppose there will be any dramatic changes but there will be changes.
In that spirit, I set off on a spontaneous short run the other day and simply jogged to the end of a local street and back. It was just 15 minutes, just 2.25 km but it was more than I have been doing. Simply by doing that little run I managed to run my fastest mile and my fastest km. That has really spurred me on and so, today, Charlotte and I met at the usual place and set off on our usual route by the river. The weather has changed dramatically and we ran in the rain which was nice! We ran 3.5 km and knocked 9 seconds off of our usual time. Charlotte took a tumble last time we ran together and she decided to make sure she lifted her feet when she ran today. What a difference! She was much quicker than usual and I struggled to keep up with her. I think Charlotte's new running style is the reason why our time was that much quicker today so I hope we can continue to make progress.
I have a running app on my phone which records everything for me each time I run and it's great. As I was looking back over the history of our runs thus far I was really surprised to find that in July we only ran 8 times and in August it was only 6!! I was sure we had run more than that. Anyway, suffice to say, that is something else which will have to change if we are going to do this properly and do justice to the memories of both Jonathan and Nick.
I have been re-reading a book called 'Running Like A Girl' which is a book I first read on a flight out to Turkey earlier this summer. It's a great book which gives loads of practical, sensible advice. It's also funny and emotional in parts and I think I will be referring to this regularly over the next 6 months or so.
I've also been looking on good old eBay for bargains in the way of running clothing. I've already managed to buy a top and some trousers which I hope will be suitable. I do really need some new trainers but they will have to wait until next pay day. I hear they can be a bit pricey!!!
Well, enough for this entry. I hope to update this blog once a week but may do more as we get deeper into the training.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
A xxx
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