Just spent a couple of delightful days down in sunny (but windy) Pembrokeshire hence the lack of updates. It was fun but once more I did the over indulgence thing. So I aten’t dead but after the run I’ve just done, I sort of feel it.

I’ve just been checking the calendar and suddenly realised was smacked in the face by the fact that my first race - a 5 mile cross country run - is in two and a half weeks time. Now I’m not out of shape but I’m not fit either. Plus my lack of activity and since the end of October (combined with my ability to inhale alcohol from fifty paces as well as the continuing experiment to see if I can get more than 5000 calories worth of food on a dinner plate) means I’m a tad on the heavy side. Especially for distance running.

So I’m now trying to motivate myself to get back into training properly, starting today. (I gave myself a run up into it by going to the gym last week but I’m not counting it.) I’m basing most of what I’m doing on the training plan at the Windsor Half Marathon site because I’ve also noticed that I’ve got a mere 10 weeks until my first half marathon for this year. Of course, I haven’t actually entered any events yet but I’m planning to… honest!

So anyway, I’m going to keep a Training Diary (more for my benefit than yours) and attempt to keep track of everything I do in preparation for the 10-15 events I’m considering doing.