On Runningfreeonline, I joined the 2013 miles in 2013 group. I realise this might be a bridge to far, but it might be doable. 2013/12 months = 167.75 miles per month and I had already done 236 in January and so was nearly 69 miles in credit. Unfortunately, despite doing some degree of exercise most days, this surplus had been severely reduced by the end of the month, so I might need to work a little harder in the future. On the bright side, the weather has to start getting warmer soon and February has fewer days than January, so less time to be able to exercise.
How am I going to achieve this? Well first of all, Stellian drew my attention to parkrun.org.uk which organises a 5k run in parks all around the country on a Saturday morning. I signed up to this almost as soon as she sent me the link, with Walsall Arboretum set as my home run. The good thing about ParkRun is that there's no fee or obligation and you can attend any run at any scheduled meeting around the country. All you need is your personalised bar code so they can record your time. This is just as well as the first weekend after I registered, we were visiting my in-laws in Liverpool.
Suprisingly, I dragged myself out of the house around 8:15am to drive the other side of the city to take part in my first race. When I arrived, it didn't look like there were going to be that many people there, but as the start time drew close, all of a sudden there were more and more runners there so I didn't feel out of place. My official time for the 5k was 27 minutes 32. Which I thought was quite good bearing in mind my sole aim was to keep it under the half hour mark. OK so it placed me 93rd out of 138 runners and it gives me something to improve upon as well. Despite it trying to snow during the run, it did remind me that it's nicer to get somewhere rather than stare at a wall on a treadmill (even if the gym is warmer).
The other challenge I've set myself (and so has Stellian) is to Swim 5km. This is a part of the Swimathon event in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care. The last month has really reminded me how much I love swimming, although the furthest I've gone recently is a little over 3km. I would like to try and complete the distance in under 2 hours, so we'll see how close I get. If you feel inclined to sponsor me, you can do so here.
You may (or may not) therefore be wondering how I've done at losing weight this month. Well, on 31/1/13, my weight was 201.25 lbs and now, the Biggest Loser scales say...
It may not seem much, but it puts my BMI at 26.2 and ever closer to a healthy weight.
February Breakdown:
Walking: 8.88 miles in 2h 23m 42
Running: 20.15 miles in 3h 40m 36
Cycling: 65.61 miles in 3h 21m 57
Cross Trainer (Elliptical): 8.82 in 1h 26m 58
Rowing: 1.24 miles in 0h 9m 23
Swimming: 10.13 miles in 6h 45m 54
Total: 114.91 miles in 17h 51m 30
Year to Date
Distance: 350.91 miles
Remaining: 1,662.09 miles
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