2008 - Autumn

[El Gordo]

Thanks Sweder.

Boston 2009 isn't too soon if I stay injury-free and don't lapse into bad habits. But they are the big ifs.

The race is 28 weeks away, definitely enough time to shed a couple of stones and build up enough endurance to plod the distance.

I'll try not to go on about Boston however as I have a very bad track record in naming targets then failing to follow through, either through injury or a change of heart. My plan at the moment is just to shed some weight (have managed to lose about 6lbs this week after my gym trips), and try to build up some fitness through the autumn. I've entered the Brighton 10K, 6 weeks away today. If I can jog those 6 miles in reasonable comfort, without having to walk, I'll think of that as a success, and enough of a platform to move into a marathon schedule. The weight element is important though. At the moment I'm around a stone heavier than the absolute minimum I'd like to be for even the 10K. Also, the heavier I am, the greater the chance of aggravating the knee, so it's a real big priority. If I can make good progress with that, the rest will follow.

Boston is a dream for me, and should be enough of an incentive on its own. But no more on that subject just yet.