So I've got my nerdy new trainers and just in time it seems. I went to Runners Need where they film you running and slow it down to show you how your foot hits the floor.My feet were landing at some strange angle that looked like it was going to break my ankles. So the woman assessing [...]
Goodbye old friends Brimming with confidence from Monday's run I headed for the gym yesterday lunchtime ready to put in another good time on the treadmill. I think the phrase we're looking for is 'over-confident'. In all my new-found keenness, I forgot to stretch before I started to run and it wasn't long before my legs started [...]
The next day I was surprised that I managed to run for 20 minutes yesterday, but even more surprised that I'm not hobbling around today. Any sort of exercise for me in the past has usually meant walking like John Wayne for a couple of days after. What's even more worrying is that, for now, [...]
Signing up for a 10k I've bitten the bullet and signed up for a 10K. It's not until October (at least, that's what I told myself as booking it) but that's ONLY about 14 weeks away. I'm now starting to regret it (especially as there's a huge hill involved) so I've roped in my flatmate [...]
Lazy girl credentials A quick google search brings up hundreds of books and blogs written by 'lazy girls'. Many of these are not what I'd term 'lazy'. I've never been overweight but I am unfit and incredible lazy. From getting out of bed in the morning to even convincing myself to go to the gym [...]
The story so far The aim of this blog was to be a diary of my training as a complete novice at running as I attempt to run a 10k race, hopefully followed by a half marathon and then the full 26.2 miles of a marathon. I may have cheated a little already, because knowing [...]