day zero

Week 1

I am now a blogger, and this is a series of firsts, 25 years ago i run the Glasgow marathon and have been wondering if this would be possible again, believe me a lot has happened then till now and none of it involved putting on running shoes.

I am a 44year old architect - father of three - unmarried but permanently living in sin. I live near Manchester after 20 years in London caring for little except for sex drugs and rocknroll and most probably in that order. My blog intends to diary my attempt to get fit enough to run a half marathon March 2010 without boring myself and you to death.

After watching my 12 year old daugher take silver in the 200m at a sports meet, I have made this decision -

So it goes - Saturday 15th August - first run - my plan is for mornings - I dont want anyone to see me run - i have planned a route in my head but don't know how long it is I have read some other blogs and have an idea to do 20 mins walk run four days a week - it felt funny in shorts like I had someone elses clothes on - still its early no one will see me - I am running on soft ground on bridle paths but my body is not happy - Im not particulary overweight but could go that way - after about 100m I am knackered - sweating and knackered - and my body hurts - there are six or seven twinges around my body and one in my shin that is worrying. slow down and walk some more.

Now I remember - the finish - runners high - is this possible after 1 mile walk run -not much is it? will do again tomorrow - if i can stop sweating and hurting.