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It’s a busy period for the AVA at the moment so I haven’t really had time for this blog stuff. Training is literally plodding on and we might have our celeb!

 

Watch this space!

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Sunday

Well to be honest I’m a little disappointed tonight. I might have overdone it. I ran further yesterday that I have in a very long time and today I ran too far I think. I did my 5 Mile route but suffered.

It’s fine. It just hurt. I just  need to remind myself that I am “permanently disabled”.

Tomorrow I will do a gentle trot over a couple of miles. Tuesday is a break because I’m working, Wednesday will be another gentle one and then a 5 miler on Friday.

That sounds like a plan!

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Saturday

I went out for a gentle trot tonight and it was really good. Beautiful weather, beautiful countryside and my legs carried me a  whole 5 1/2 miles… with no tabbing, ran all the way apart from to take this picture.

I’m getting fitter and life is good.

Looking out over the Stour.

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Quite a nice run today although the weather is a bit toilet.

When I first started about 3 weeks ago my trots were interspersed with sporadic tabbing but now they are steady gentle jogs.

I mean, I’m not starting any fires but that’s never been my intention. My intention has always been to lose weight, get fit and do the Para 10 Pcompany challenge in the fastest time I can.

I’m still on stage 1 lol

A sunset view on one of my runs. This is about a mile away from my house.

I haven’t weighed myself for a bit but I don’t think I’ve lost any although my head is a bit thinner

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I managed to get some miles and hills in yesterday and I enjoyed it. I mean, I’m not fast or anything but I’m keeping my feet moving and I can feel myself getting fitter. Happy days!

I can’t get out today unfortunately. I’m on night shift tonight but before that I start my German course, also at work, so I’ll be there from 4 this afternoon until 7 in the morning… and then I’m going for a run

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I’m back!!!

Unfortunately I had a catastrophe with my laptop and had to restore it to factory settings so I haven’t managed to get on for a while.

Training is plodding on… literally but I have still lost not an ounce in weight… but I am feeling fitter. Bonus! I’ll write more and start placing pics of my beautiful Suffolk training ground as soon as I get a chance.

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…snot problem!

My nose runs like a hose while I’m running and it p****s me right off!!!

Is there any medical reason why you can’t take Contacts if you haven’t got a cold???  Tune in tomorrow and I’ll tell you if I die.

As for todays run… HY-frikkin-DRATE!!!

I had cotton mouth so bad, I could have knitted a jumper!  Between that and the snot I looked like a bog monster. I was scaring kids and young mothers as I ran by. More than usual! I really have to get a grip of my water intake.

PS We are looking for a celeb to join us to make a team of 4. Anyone know a celeb who wants to beast him/herself for a year in the name of Help for Heroes? Gratis of course.  John has someone in mind. Let’s see if the bloke is man enough I hope so.

Saturday by the way

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Friday (but written in the early hours of Saturday)

I dipped out on training last night because I had something to attend. Not all bad, it was enjoyable.

But I got out tonight for 3 and I’m looking at another 10 over the weekend and I’m looking forward to it.

Honestly… Looking forward to it

Oh, and last night, John Hirst joined our team. No getting out now John

I looked at the site tonight and they seem to have changed. I’m sure that I read that for this years race, a team was a minimum of 3 people. For next years it looks like 4.

So maybe, maybe we need one more… Shall we find a celebrity?

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Wednesday

Day shifts at work today, tomorrow and Friday so I didn’t get out to run until I got home at half seven… It’s getting dark then!!! (soon be Christmas)

So it was another 3 miler and guess what? I enjoyed it. I know… I haven’t enjoyed a run in a very long time. This mightbe a turning point. Here’s hoping.

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Tuesday

Just a 3 miler today. The weather was bloody aweful and the run I used to do a couple of years back has had about a mile added to it because of Shotley Marina’s new fence.

Ah well the miles are mounting up now, but the weight is not coming down yet.