One month - progress so far.

Prior to this – couch potato, just stopped smoking, 2 broken toes at the beginning of the year.

So from no exercise (well one volleyball session a week) to the first week

Swimming – 3 sessions a week at about 300 yards
Bike 3 sessions at about 3.5 miles a time
Running - pah! 20 minute sessions – just over a mile each time


Over the last week –

Swimming – taken swim lessons – up to 550 yards and now focusing on technique and bringing the time down.
Biking – up to 12 miles in 35 mins. Generally found that 10 miles is fine
Running – well – walk 5 run 2 (read slow jog). Up to 35 mins and over 2 miles!

I’m actually finding days where I’m enjoying this now. Got a schedule sorted and I like the bike – just wish I could get outside and practice.

I have to remind myself that the target is to race in August – not earlier – plenty of time to build up and no reason to rush it. Therefore as a reward for the first month I have bought a CD walkman that can pack over 300 songs on one cd (I’ll have to be getting some trance music next!!) and I’m taking myself off to Montreal for the weekend!!

Thanks to the encouragement and help here – I’ve done gym work before but having a specific goal (paid for!!!) and the support and training programs from here means I can now track my progress – and fess up to you lot when I don’t do what I’m supposed to!!

Thanks.