Sit up September

[El Gordo]

Nice steady injury-free progress, core strength developing ... you just can't beat that MLCMan. I've been laid low by a stomach virus, a parting gift rom Brazil, yet with recent steady mileage banked I'm not worried about the long-term effects of a short lay-off.

I find the lack of an immediate goal refreshing. There's no pressure to bank a particular number of miles; you can run as and when you feel like it. Should you feel overly knackered on any given day you can cut your session short and not feel the icy hand of guilt on your conscience.

These pressure-free sessions are worth their weight in gold. This is priceless foundation work building strength and confidence. When the time comes to put your foot on the gas I'll wager you'll be pleasantly surprised at the response.

Good work MLCM. Sweder's response pretty much sums it up. I'm hoping it might apply to me too. I'm not running at all, but trying to build cardiovascular fitness through spinning, losing a few pounds into the bargain, and also developing some core strength through exercising. I'm hoping that these are investments that will pay dividends when I do manage to get back out there. Often in the past, I've just abandoned all activity when injured. This is a bad idea, making it much harder to get back into it when the time comes. In fact, dammit, I should go for a short plod tomorrow just to see what it feels like.

If you can keep this up and stay injury-free, you won't be too far behind me at the Point-to-Pinnacle in November 2011.