Confessions of a lapsed half-marathoner...

I am lazy.  L-A-Z-Y. After impressing the heck out of myself with the half-marathon in October, I’ve pretty much been resting on my laurels.  Of course, I’ve consoled myself with myriad excuses:

“It’s cold, dark and rainy”

“I should be studying”

“I’m exhausted”

All of these are to some extent valid points.  The weather has been horrid this year in England.  Facing final law exams in about a week, I really should be studying and between the lack of exercise and hellish year of school, I am so very tired.

None of that is going to change, though, so these excuses are in vain.  Well, except the weather – it does seem to be growing incrementally nicer.  As such, I am resolved to start training again.  Which is probably a good thing as in the next few weeks I’ll be biking 100km and running 10k in 24 hours. 

I’m also quite vain.  I have three great weddings this summer and I would love to look fabulous in my dresses.  I don’t want to lose loads of weight as I’m never going to be an “American Stick Insect,” to quote Bridget Jones.  So I busted out the scale...and ouch.  No worries, I’m not going to publicise the weight.  I’m not that masochistic, but let’s just say there’s a way to go.  Time to try some healthy recipes!

I make the following resolutions:

1)     Run 10k in under 1 hour

2)     Stretch daily (commuting via bike has made my legs fantastic, but I am soooo tight!)

3)     Weight train twice a week

4)     Lose 5kg

5)     Blog regularly as per progress

I give myself until 1 July 2012 for these goals.  At that point, I’ll reassess and set new ones.  There should probably be a form of punishment for any failures along the way.  Perhaps a generous donation to the BNP?  That should lend motivation!