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My first run in (hangs head in shame) 3 months!
Mar1220101:14 p.m.
OK ok, I admit it. I am naughty. I haven't been for a single run over the winter. Have I been to the gym instead? No. Have I used my exercise bike? No. What exercise have I done, I hear you ask. Erm, well I went for a swim a couple of weeks ago! Bad Abby. All this is going to change though - honestly!
The last week or so I have been thinking about starting running again. I've put on weight (not a huge amount but enough to make a difference), feel sluggish and lazy and am not sleeping well. Last year I really fancied the Royal Parks Half Marathon, so in a flash of inspiration I emailed Bowel Cancer Uk about running it with them, as I did a 5k last year to raise money for them. They were great, so now (once I post the application form) I'm going to be doing a half marathon in October! Eek!
So today I decided it was time to go for a run. I had no idea how I'd get on, so rather than setting myself a target I decided to go out and see how I'd get on. And all in all, I was pretty pleased! I managed run 5 mins, walk 1 min, run 5 mins, walk 2 mins, run 3 mins, walk 1 min, run 4 mins, walk 1min, run 3 mins. So in total I did 20mins running, which I think is pretty impressive considering I've done NOTHING for months! Did I love every minute of it? No! Did I enjoy some of it? YES! Especially the bit when I turned around and started heading for home :) I genuinely did enjoy some of it though, and I feel good for having done something! The weather was nice - a bit blustery but the sun was out and the skies fairly clear. I'm not going to be able to run again until Mon prob due to work, but I think the legs will prob need a couple of days rest having not done anything for so long anyway! So yes, Abby (who still loves cake) has returned, and has no choice but to get her ass in gear and get running!
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Account_closed 'Well it's a bit late in coming, but here is your first comment. Good luck.' added 12th Jul 2010
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