Happy New Year! I hope you all saw the new year in in the way that you wanted to and with the people you wanted to be with. I saw it in with my hubby at our beach hut. I know its not everyone's cup of tea but I loved it. We took a bottle of prosecco, a hot water bottle and a duvet and we were fine. It was a bit windy/rainy but nothing that put us off. At midnight we stepped outside the hut and watched the fireworks that were going off in Portsmouth and along the south coast and across on the Isle of Wight. Previous new years eves have seen us either watching TV (Jools Holland's Hootenanay) or going to bed early and we were determined that we weren't going to do that again. As it happened, we got back about 1.20 am and Jules was still on so we saw the end of it and went to bed.
January 1st brought the usual thoughts of resolutions, diets and healthy living changes. I haven't made any resolutions this year. I usually break them by the end of the month anyway to be honest so it's a waste of time. I just aim to enjoy my life and live it to the full while I can.
The Silverstone Half Marathon is now less than 8 weeks away and I am now back in the zone. I have a training schedule printed out and in prime position on my fridge. I am cranking up my walking and making plans to swim again. I'm happy to try anything that isn't too harsh on my joints. I am still investigating Nordic walking which sounds like excellent exercise for someone with my issues. Alas, yoga has taken a back seat again. I intended to go on Tuesday morning but didn't make it. Hey ho! Life is for living and we can't do everything.
The hideous weather has made the usual dog walking more of a challenge. Most of the places that we walk are either completely flooded and out of bounds or knee deep in mud. I'm quite happy to walk in the mud but I'm worried that I'm going to slip and hurt myself so i take it carefully and try to go around the mud and not through it. Harvey, on the other hand, is happy to plough through it with no problem...he just needs hosing down when we get home!
Charlotte has returned to training with a vengeance and has kitted herself out with a dayglo hi-vis running jacket. Jack and I have signed up to to a night run/walk at the end of the month at Polesden Lacey. He is doing the 10k run and I'm doing the 5k walk. We have to compete with torches, headlamps, etc. It should be fun and we're both looking forward to it. Jack is also abstaining from alcohol for January and he's doing well so far.
Training plan
So, that's it for now. Hopefully there will be more to report as our training increases and we have more tales to tell. The next 8 weeks are going to be a challenge and we are ready to take it on!
Oh, and by the way, Charlotte and I have individual justgiving pages that are linked to the team page. All of the money we raise on our pages will go to the team page. Click on the link:
https://www.justgiving.com/teams/runjojo
A x
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