Well today is the end of the eighth week that I have been running, and I ran over three miles! Eight weeks ago I struggled to run for a minute, and now I can run two miles non stop - the three miles was achieved by having a two minute walk in the middle.
When I came back from South Africa at the beginning of September, I got on the scales, and while I was pleased that I had not gained massive amounts of weight, I had gained a bit. So, back on the diet again. Anyway, mid September saw me doing some overtime at another station, where I met a lady a bit older than myself who had taken up running and was competing in a 5k race. (Well it turned out to be 10k, coz she applied for the wrong one). She was so enthusiastic about her running, that she got me thinking.
It is always said that to lose weight effectively that you must exercise as well as diet. Now I have done the gym thing and frankly I find it really boring, not to mention the cost. So, running is free (more or less) so why not give it a go. At first it was hard, but the results are paying off, and I have now lost nearly two stone since we came back from holiday, and I can now run three miles!
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