A postcard from a familiar place

[El Gordo]

Thanks Dan. Yes, a plan is taking place. I've been in touch with Phil Chalmers, the sports therapist who helped me a lot pre-Boston, and am waiting to hear if he thinks my goals realistic, as well as asking him for a new insight on a training regime.

That, as well as the (knowingly) slightly absurd post, is aimed at the same thing -- forcing me to get off my backside and do something. A bit of ambitious bluster helps. The plan is to start next week, even if it's just a focus on the belly and the diet for a week or two, with some walking. It's pointless pretending that I'm going to do much running in the summer, so the gym and the treadmill beckon.

I looked at Henley and Marlow, and may still consider them -- they are about the right time, though I'm also toying with the idea of Cardiff around then. We'll see. I will definitely aim for one of those, just to give me something to aim for. No PB attempts likely though. Just a reasonably comfortable half would be fine to give me some confidence before the marathon trianing starts again. Something I've learned is that it's much better to be running decent distances when you start the 18 or 20 week training programme, rather than using the training to build up those distances. It would be nice to be able to put that into practice this time.