The First Week

Another day, another dollar. Or in my case pounds. 4 of them lost to be exact.

It's been a good week.

I have got a new training plan which has no running involved. Shock horror! A running blog which isn't going to mention running. What it does include is a lot of non-contact cardio work involving medium effort cycling, crosstraining and rowing. And also high-rep medium weight muscle excercises.

 I have managed to get through 30 miles of high intensity road cycling, 3 gym sessions and a swim this week. I have probably done more worthwile excercise in the last week than I have in the last year.

Unforunately, due to my hamstring injury I haven't been able to push myself as hard as I want on the cardio but I think at this stage better to be safe than sorry.

 To strengthing my hamstring I am using a wierd stretchy latex band.

 

 I find it strange that with all of the medical advancement in the world it's the really simply things which help the most.

Finally it looks like the marathon I am going to enter is the Gloucester Marathon in January 2014 giving me about 14 months to train. Fellow blogger and superior runner http://baldypete.blogspot.co.uk/ suggested it to me and nicely offered to pace it with me.

Here is to a good second week!