Hello, runners!

Posted: June 2nd, 2008 | Author: Mark | Filed under: General, Running, Training | Tags: , , | 6 Comments »

Here I am. If in doubt, start a blog – that’s my motto. With a week gone since my first ever race, a 10k through the streets of London which I struggled through for ninety – 90! – painful minutes, I have begun to get the itch again. Also, my legs have slowly stopped hurting enough for the idea of going for a trundle around Tooting Bec Common not to strike me as insane.

Tomorrow I am planning to begin a “5-week to 5k” training plan provided by the good folks at Runner’s World (since, honestly, I was nowhere near ready for the 10k to begin with!). I plan to attend a 5k time trial in Banstead with some workmates at the end of July, and have a 10k booked at Hampton Court at the end of September (paid for and all, so I have to do it).

JogBlog is what inspired to start this blogging-me-jogging lark, funny gal she is too.

6 Comments on “Hello, runners!”

  1. 1 jogblog said at 3:31 pm on June 3rd, 2008:

    Aw, thanks! Good plan to get a plan. Keep it up, I’m going to keep an eye on you. Are you doing Juneathon? We’ll let you start late.

  2. 2 Mark said at 3:33 pm on June 3rd, 2008:

    Juneathon? I’m not sure if I am up to a challenge just yet; it may kill me!

  3. 3 jogblog said at 4:06 pm on June 3rd, 2008:

    But it needn’t incorporate more than walking to the pub. Or to the shop if you don’t go to pubs.

  4. 4 warriorwoman said at 7:25 pm on June 3rd, 2008:

    Welcome to the blogging world. I love following the progress of newbie runners, it’s such a painful yet rewarding thing to put yourself through that it can’t fail to make interesting reading. You’ll love the time trials, I haven’t done the Banstead Woods one but think the Bushy Park and Richmond Park runs are great.

  5. 5 monica said at 1:33 pm on June 4th, 2008:

    welcome to this crazy world of runners and bloggers :) be aware…these too ladies will kick your a** if you don’t run, right ladies??? [is lady offensive?? oh dear...I'll never learn :)]

  6. 6 Jonathan said at 5:34 pm on June 5th, 2008:

    welcome to the running world Mark

    Don’t let anyone kid you. As you improve you will go faster but it will still hurt like hell…