Not running tonight. The blister on the inside of my foot is as big as it was on Saturday after my long run, and very bloody. My new shoes (https://www.sportsshoes.com/product/asi5313/asics-gt~1000-5-running-shoe-~-aw16/) have not arrived yet so I would have had to strap it up, and I was worried it would just get wet which could aggravate it and make it a lot worse.

So, with 82 days to go, how do I think I am doing?

Overall, quite pleased. No matter how ugly it was, I ran a Half Marathon on Saturday, which has to be good. I have raced 10 miles. I have completed in 2 Park Runs. This is all good.

Areas I could try harder- perhaps an extra run a week? I now work on 3 runs to give myself time to recover- a 47-year-old slightly overweight man with Angina surely can’t do much more. However, am I being soft on myself?

I want to be faster, and I know that will come from speed sessions on a Thursday, and losing weight. My weight is being chipped off, and I am about where I would like to be- I would love to loose about 6ilbs before the big day, so that is less than a pound a week- surely achievable.

So going forwards, my schedule will be-
Tuesdays- Tempo run with Phil, zone 3.
Thursdays- Hill repeats/ Fartlek, no zones used.
Saturdays(optional)- Parkrun, zone 4
Sundays- Long run, with Ian- zone 2.

This is up to the Bideford Half Marathon on March 5th. After a gentle week, from then, it will be longer running in zone 2, to build up endurance and stamina. This with lashings of recovery in between.

All this is in conjunction with daily squats (currently up to 40), and some core work in the form of planking.

This should hopefully see me get to being able to get around and staying alive.

And damn, it is exciting!