Moving to a new flatshare has meant that doing the P90x schedule is somewhat tricky as I'd have to use the living room....and I don't know my flatmate well enough yet to expose him to me working out there :)
So, with my gym membership cancelled due to cost, I decided that running would be the way to fitness in 2009, and the culmination being the Royal Parks Half Marathon on October 11th, 192 days from now. Last year I did finish the British 10k in 1h7mins, but a torn hamstring prevented me from really any serious effort for most of the year.
Now it's getting healthier, and I'm running.
After setting up a training schedule with the Smart Coach on Runnersworld.com, I began my training on the 12th of March with a very slow 2mile (3.3k) run. That run, plus a very tough baseball spring training session put me out of action for a few days, but I have since managed to complete just over 32km in 2 weeks, including a 5.2mile run last Sunday.
My current training schedule stipulates 3 runs per week, with 1 to 2 days rest between each with a longer run on the weekend.
This week I'm doing a 2 mile run today, a 5 mile on Thursday and a 6 mile run on Saturday. Right now I'm averaging a 6.10-6.15m km, but I'm hoping to push that below the 6 min mark in a few weeks time. My target for the half marathon is under 2h15min!
All exciting stuff.
My moving house also somewhat surprisingly pushed my weight down a fair bit and I now tip the scales around 96.5kg, although I haven't weighed myself for a few days.
Stay tuned
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