So 26.2 miles isn't quite a thousand, but I'll still be racking up a few hundred in the 14 weeks until the big day. I'll be keeping track of runs, other training, music, nutrition and motivational stuff on here for people to see how I'm getting on.
So after finding out today that I'd been confirmed by Working Families as their slot (more on their work soon) I set about organising how the next few months are going to get me to the goal. I've got an excel sheet set up that I put my milage and pace into and it gives me handy graphs to show progress compared to my goals.
My first run was 6 miles around Bangor. I headed over the Menai Bridge and back again after some stretches, then followed the road straight along to the pier. The excitement of finally knowing for sure that I had a spot on April 22nd helped me along, as did the late afternoon colours in the sky over the strait. I had the Nero album on which I always find is good for workouts as it has plenty of build ups and drops to keep you motivated. After some more stretches at the end of the pier I headed back into Bangor. The last hill got to me but other than that I was pleased with how it felt to be out again. Took me about 50 minutes, so I've got a benchmark as that's the distance I'll be doing a few times a week with my increasingly longer runs at the weekend.
Stocked up on food at Morrisons, plenty of carbs, protein and some jelly which I've read is good for runners. Also got some nutritional supplements for joints to help prevent injury.
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