Warm up to the marathon training

4Jan/090

This evening I ventured out into the freezing cold and took my first run of the year. In fact, it's more like the first run since I ran the London Marathon in 2007.

I can't believe it's been that long. Dressed for winter and a fleece hat, I can see how the next 16 weeks are going to be really hard work. Tomorrow will be the official weigh in, which will enable me to see how I'm getting along with the weight loss. I've not set myself a target weight, but it's fair to say I've enjoyed my eating and non-physical lifestyle for the last year. Call it somewhat of a 'fitness year out'. I think that's allowed, considering I've been a very busy person.

I saw on the front cover of Runners World this month a feature called Marathon Training Schedule For Busy People. That is certainly me all over!

It's a 16 week schedule, which starts tomorrow. OMG, it's starting to become a reality.