Time is of the essence

The last weeks runs have by and large been pretty good. 12 niles sub 2hours and last nights 5 miles run in around 8.30 pace being the high points. Three one mile runs with a five minute rest was tough work.

been a little while

Been a couple of week since my last entry and the roller coaster goes on. The end of last week's exercise had to be cancelled due to gout type attack again. The times are gradually improving thr diet is yoyoing. Eight weeks to go and I'm feeling good, very tired but confident,

surpassing my expectations

Today's run was possibly a turning point. Three little miles round my local area, in the scheme of things nothing much, very short by my standards but ran in 23.30 on a hilly course makes me a happy man. My new running shoes are super too.

focus

oh how easy the focus goes, to be fair thou' my 50th has come and gone. Eight mile run on Saturday which was once again wet, windy and hilly. A new pair of Saucony shoes are on their way to me courtesy of my work collegues. My data entry is becoming a little lax. Slight groin strain is becoming a little problematic. Today's run has been cancelled in favour of 30 mins on the bike X box, dvd's and the internet have all become tools to use.

getting back there

Today's run was meant to be a recovery run, nice and gentle. The reality was the fastest I've run for some time sub nine min mile on a hilly course. Think that I really need to change my long run to Saturday and make Sunday my recovery run. Feeling pretty tired and constantly hungary but I am sixteen pounds lighter than New years day and regularly sub ten mins which was a problem early January. It's all heading in the right direction, I am enjoying my own company training wise. A very positve week.

on the up

four weeks in and it's coming together nicely. I'm a stone lighter and five miles on a hilly windy course in just over nine minute miles. The diet is being stuck to religously and the exercise routine is spot on.

same old etc

Three weeks into my latest plan and lo and behold The dreaded gout is back, just as I was making headway into a fitter existance the dreaded affliction strikes. A trip to the quack's and at least I'm getting a blood test. I just hope that the exercise isn't the trigger that starts the pain. This week has been truly annoying with a awful cough, the gout and a case of the trots. On the plus side Mandy is back in the swing of things and I've been told I'm wasting away-bit of an exaggeration.