With this run finished I felt pretty good overall and with what I've accomplished up until this point. And with the training plan in place I'm looking forward to getting that much fitter and faster too!

Just before 10:00am they called us all to the start line, it was at this point I began to wonder what I had let myself in for! But I didn't have too much time to dwell on it, the race briefing was over and the start bell was tolling and we were off.

With one eye on the weekend and the race I thought this would be an ideal time to go out and stretch my legs, the idea was to keep it relatively light and still have enough time before the race to recover.

Another evening run, another trip to the park! I slipped on my shoes and headed out the door, immediately I felt like my feet were going to slip out my trainers.

In an attempt to look and feel more like a runner I thought it was about time I got some decent gear, can you believe it's been over 10 years since I last brought a pair of shorts or a top!?

You know, I'm spoilt for choice when it comes to where I can run. There are numerous parks close by and even a river, it was to the river that I decided to head towards for a lunch-time run. Therewere no linger side effects from my previous run so I felt good to go.

Not the first you might expect though, I'm talking about my first official entry in my running journal, not the first place you gain by winning a race but still a great achievement, especially for me. What this isn't though is my first run, over the last few weeks I've slowly tried to get back into running but this is the first time at recording it.