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Friday Aug 01, 2008
There is not just a first time for everything
This is the first time I have ever written a blog and I feel quite anxious about the whole experience, what if I'm judged on my poor grammar and shoddy spelling? What if what I write doesn't make sense? But actually that is the least of my worries as this is also the first time I have ever 'run' a Half Marathon and that holds many more questions for me!
Despite all these concerns you'll be impressed to hear that I started training for this half marathon about two months ago now, you'll be less impressed to know though that I have now 'started' training at least four times in the last two months. So far the pattern has been to start training and go for regular runs for one week, then take two weeks off. That suits me quite well. But now as the big cloud that surrounds the month of October (which is when the run takes place) gets ever closer I realise I simply have to stop starting to train and just get on with it and train.
This sounds fairly easy but its not, motivation is very low, the weather has been very hot and it's simply too hard to inspire myself to go for a run when Eastenders is on. Yes enthusiasm is that low!
Alas I'm going to give this starting to train malarkey one more go, I'm officially going to start training next Monday and for real this time, that's it I've said it on a blog so it must be true! So here is to a weekend of over indulgence and relaxation before the training really starts. Wish me luck, I'm going to need it!
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