In just under one week, we are jetting off to sunnier climates…and yes, I am taking my running trainers !

Did not manage to run this weekend however, did a 5km run on Thursday in 34 mins (new PB both pace and distance !) and now I know I can run the full 5km required for the race in August.

I just need to continue improving my pace and I want to complete the race in under 30 mins…

Have just applied for a Golden Bond place with another charity (http://leukaemia.org) and we are hoping that our application as a Husband and Wife team is accepted !

Heres hoping !

Going for a easy 3 miler tonight in the build up for a 6 miler on Sunday….will update later

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Just ran a difficult 1.43m in 15.54mins….the heat was too humid that I had to stop….maybe just need the rest after yesterday’s 4 miler ;(

Training has now increased to 3 x 3 mile runs per week with a longer run at weekends (1 x 5 mile).

My progress is being hampered by the walk/run technique and I need to concentrate on completing 3.2 miles without stopping in order to be in with a good time for my first 5k run in August.

Did a 4 mile run yesterday in 50 mins (12.5 min/miles) so neeed to increase pace.  I think a bit of speedwork/interval training is required in order to boost stamina and endurance.

I am slowly becoming unconvinced by my Nike+ kit and feel that it may not be that accurate !  Roll on Christmas, when Santa should be delivering me a Garmin 405 GPS Watch

Will keep you updated….

Just synced a 2.48 mile run and have entered just myself on a Nike+ Challenge to run 50 miles in one month…

I will update the blog with the training & nutritional plans that I will be using to get up to Marathon Runner status very soon…so please check back

Yesterday was my best run in three weeks (4.81 miles) however this is still not even a quarter of the distance required over a marathon.  I guess the real training starts here !