End of week update

Today is Friday. Well duh, you know that already, but it’s a good thing to highlight. It’s also Friday 13^th, which if you’re a Templar Knight is bad news, but I think the rest of us are ok.

It’s been a good week. I’ve enjoyed myself. Work has been flowing and I’m getting through things and things are moving along nicely in many areas. I’m developing relationships, managing my workload and getting through and ticking things off my workload as I go along. It feel good.

It also feels good that my body moved this week. I enjoyed the exercise on Wednesday night and my body still has those slight ‘pulls’ to remind me I worked hard. It makes me want to do more of that. I’m going to look for another aerobics class I can do in the gym or something. Something that will get me moving again and stretch me a bit. Plus if I do the lunchtime classes, it will both give me a good break from work and not eat up the evening time.

I’ve been reading this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nonrunners-Marathon-Guide-Women-Training/dp/1580052053 It’s excellent. It really is a nice account of what to expect and strategies that may or may not help. The main thing is? To start. Apparently once you start, it gets easier to keep going – mentally anyway. Physically, I’ve got 4 months of pain to look forward to. And I won’t lose any weight. Apparently. I think if I eat properly, I might lose a bit, but we’ll see. It’s not the main aim of this marathon gig anyway. The walking for an hour in preparation hasn’t happened, hence the mention of gym classes in the paragraph above. I reckon 3 classes a week would make a big impact.

There’s also another book on my reading list that I’m planning  on getting through this weekend and then tackling the weeks one at a time after the honeymoon. So, for two months it will be C25k program, the two months after that the C210k program, then the four months to a half marathon, then finally, the marathon. So by next summer I should be ready to tackle one. The notions of ‘long runs’ of up to 20miles are a bit worrying, but I want to do this. I can, I will, I am able. I may print that out and hang it on the wall.

So, it’s been a good week. Next week is going to be better. I’m determined to stick to my eating plan from now until Wednesday, to get some exercise over the weekend and to attend 3 classes next week (Rosemary Conley and two others). I’ll book onto them today to make sure I do it.