by Nicola on January 23, 2012
These boots were made for walking
I’m walking the
West Highland Way with five friends in May this year. Glasgow to Fort William – 106 miles – in seven days. This is my first sustained long distance walk. It’s going to be tough, so in preparation I’ve:
- lost weight – a stone so far with more to go, by eating less and moving more (see below)
- been attending a one hour Pilates class weekly since September last year
- started running regularly
- resumed cycling, sometimes accompanying my husband whilst he’s running – he’s in training for The Seaton Grizzly and then the West Highland Way
- got two more training weekends scheduled – long walks over tough hills with my co West Highland Way participants – and some local long coastal walks planned too
As we all know, preparation is everything, but it’s got to be fun and varied too otherwise there’s little incentive. Our training weekends involve us staying somewhere lovely, walking lots and enjoying the odd beer or two. Pilates classes are great fun and I’m really feeling the benefits too – hugely improved balance and mobility.
I think we’ll probably need a week off after the West Highland Way but I’m expecting it to be an incredible week!
by Katherine on January 16, 2012
My new pink trainers!!
Yes I have new trainers and YES they are very pink! But they are my inspiration for running (although as yet they’ve not been out on the muddy roads)!!!! So, like many others I have managed to pile on a few pounds and want to start the new year getting myself fit and shredding the excesses.
I have entered the Reading Half Marathon which is on April 1st 2012. It will be my first official run of this distance and Fiona and myself are now well into our training. We meet once a week to go for a long run together and then run a few additional shorter faster runs or interval runs by ourselves.
So what’s your New Year’s Resolution? How is it going? Do you need any advice?
Good luck with it and keep in touch,
Katherine x
