An email this week reminded me that I have six weeks to go until my five-mile trail run in May around the shuttleworth estate (http://www.dirtrunners.co.uk/).
With a new job and a new baby I've let my running go totally, so I have treated this email as a reminder of the need to run. I'm not worried about covering the distance, but I look back at previous posts and realise I was aiming to set a decent pace and at the moment, the only way I'll get to the end is on a St. John's stretcher.
So I'm back on a calorie controlled diet (and hungry already) in order to lose 12 lbs in 6 weeks and went out interval training this afternoon. 25 minutes of sprintervals was a good kick start to this training programme using the ITGO app on iPhone agin.
Latest bit of kit I've bought is the inov8 Elite3. It got a good rating in the TrailRuning magazine and I bought it for a bargain on http://www.wiggle.co.uk/. while I'm not a fan of the phrase "bum-bag" (as it brings back fashion faux-pas's from my past) you can't argue with how useful they are. This one holds a 500ml bottle tightly enough that it won't fall out, has a storm/waterproof pocket and will also hold a load of other kit.
I'm looking at advertising some runs over Dunstable Downs in the near future as a few people at work seem interested in doing the Black's event in October. Should be good training and interesting to get others off the road and onto the trails.
Weight 13st 4 lbs (04/04/11)
Body fat 20.5%
Target weight = 12st 8lbs.
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