So after nearly 10 months of not running due to illness, injury and general stresses and upheavals in my home life, I'm trying to start again. It's a bit difficult since a lot of time is spent commuting between Nottingham and Sunderland, and there are also the tight work deadlines to contend with.

Anyway, I thought I'd use the Great Women's Run ( Read more... )

Just got back in from a very busy day ( Read more... )

Had my first session with a new personal trainer today. I tried another person a couple of years ago. While she was very pleasant, and is generally considered to be the best at my gym, somehow it did not really work for me. Cathy, whom I saw today, leads the Tuesday night running group in which I participate and just from that is already aware of ( Read more... )

I went running for the first time with Holme Pierrepont Running Club. I have rarely been made to feel so welcome by any group in any field of activity. I will be going back on Monday with completed membership form.

Hrrmph, just as I get back into this running lark, I get lurgified. Had a lovely morning cocktail today of fizzy vitamins** + echinacea extract + Beechams powders and hope to be reasonably presentable again by Sunday for mile 17 duties supporting fellow Runners World forumites who are doing the London Marathon ( Read more... )

I've had a new boost to my running after three months of very little (January, February) or no (March) running and then the awful 10k on April 2nd ( Read more... )

Well, I did my 10k today. It was neither my worst time nor my best time, but I didn't enjoy it. Just over a week ago I keeled over while visiting a friend for a few days and had a day in bed after that. I am amazed how depleted that little episode has left me. My muscles feel like water today. At the 2k point, I saw the marshals had a car and I ( Read more... )

Discipline ( Read more... )