Archive for March, 2010

That was interesting! That’s the first time since school I have ever run for fun. It was surprising, I am 16 stone 2 pounds, not too much of a couch potatoe as my job keeps me moving, however not a natural runner. Or am I?

I think overall I ran and walked too fast. Today is day one of the “Couch to 5k plan” and without a stopwatch I counted the seconds myself. As my breathing got heavier and my footsteps got heavier I started counting in time to my breathing, then got totally confused.

The outcome however was that I managed to finish! What a feeling! I stood in my kitchen dripping with sweat, short of breath and positively glowing with warmth. Oh and a massive grin on my face. My legs ached but not painfully, my chest was still pounding slightly and my lungs were still drawing in what seemed like gallons of air, but the smile on my face was amazing.

I had a glass of water and then jumped straight in the shower. After my shower everything had returned to normal, apart from the massive grin I still had on my face. I can’t wait till the next one.

The hardest part of getting fit is not the weakness of the body it’s the stubbornness of the mind. That almost sounds like a famous quote, if it is then I probably heard it somewhere before.

The first thing I needed to do was to buy some trainers, rather than my usual “head first” approach I decided to buy a relatively cheap pair (£29.99 ) just in case I didn’t get on with the running. I dug out my old baggies from the days when I used to lift weights at the gym, stole a hoodie from my teenagee son and finally had no more excuses left. It was time to open the door and get out there.