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June
It's been a couple of weeks since I managed to kick-start my running again and I've managed to push myself out there half a dozen times at least. Which is a good start.
I've mostly been doing a 5.2 mile circuit which is my 'base route'. It's grim having to haul yourself round a route that you previously negotiated with relative grace and ease. But such is the life of an irratic runner.
It's not much fun at the moment, but it will be soon. Another couple of weeks of this and I'll be up on the moors abit more around Howarth, Ilkley and Bolton Abbey.
Some more good news is that I have a new running partner. My neighbour Scott is about 5 years younger then me and is pretty ambitious in wanting to run big races and run them at a fast pace. Plus he has some history with running for a club. When we run together I notice a difference in the pace and effort. If you can train with somebody a notch up from yourself it's a sure way of improving quickly. I think this goes for most sports.
Glaconwoman has also started running again which is great. She has knee problems, but I'm hoping she can manage this problem and really start to enjoy it.
Meanwhile the main battle goes on in the kitchen and during working hours when one of the few diversions from work itself is eating. When Andy and I used to regularly share a pint and an ashtray he would say that smoking, and quitting, is an intellectual problem. You just have to acknowledge this then take it on as such. Over-eating is probably similar in this respect. And for me it's just as important as the training itself.
I've got a long way to go, but the views are pretty good already.
Must post some pics on my next run.
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