Friday, August 18, 2006
10k run
It's a bit of a random decision, but I've decided to run the Cancer Research UK 10k run at Castle Howard, York on October 8th with my friend Jenny.
She said to me last year that I should run the half marathon with her, and I said she was completely crazy, that I wasn't fit enough...However, I've managed to lose some weight, and now I'm getting motivated to get fit, and in order to do so, I need to set myself a challenge. Now, getting prepared for the 10k seems to be a good way to start relatively gently (and as it's a charity event, there will be slow people walking at the back, so I won't finish last!!!).
As a further bribe, I've invested some money in a gadget to force myself to train, so as to not waste the money. It's a heart rate monitor, which records your heart rate over your training sessions, and then you can upload the data to the internet to follow your progress.
So, yesterday I went for my first little run, and today I'm not feeling too bad...but we'll see, maybe later on I'll be in agony. I just hope that Jenny goes gently on me...
As soon as we're officially registered, I'll post details of my sponsorship page at Just Giving.
She said to me last year that I should run the half marathon with her, and I said she was completely crazy, that I wasn't fit enough...However, I've managed to lose some weight, and now I'm getting motivated to get fit, and in order to do so, I need to set myself a challenge. Now, getting prepared for the 10k seems to be a good way to start relatively gently (and as it's a charity event, there will be slow people walking at the back, so I won't finish last!!!).
As a further bribe, I've invested some money in a gadget to force myself to train, so as to not waste the money. It's a heart rate monitor, which records your heart rate over your training sessions, and then you can upload the data to the internet to follow your progress.
So, yesterday I went for my first little run, and today I'm not feeling too bad...but we'll see, maybe later on I'll be in agony. I just hope that Jenny goes gently on me...
As soon as we're officially registered, I'll post details of my sponsorship page at Just Giving.
