With the Beverley Lion’s 10km coming up next Thursday I thought I’d better put in a bit more distance today to check that I’ll get around without too may problems. I made an out and back route aiming to run relaxed out 5km and put in a bit more effort on the returning 5km. The first split was 37 minutes, the returning split was 27 giving me a total of an hour and four minutes - four minutes off the hour that I hope to achieve next week :) If you are in Loughborough and fancy the route - http://www.realbuzz.com/mapyourpassion/?item=257823.

So a new year coming up and a new resolution needed - for this site at least it’ll be making sure to keep the updates up to date! I’m also aiming to keep to my healthy eating plan though this is getting easier as I am now enjoying haddock a few times a week, and good portions of sweetcorn, carrots, mushrooms, onions and peppers (even if the last three have to be chopped into tiny bits!!). Anyhoo, busy rest of the day ahead - catch you soon, God bless…

It’s just as important to have good days off running as it is to do a good run. Today is my day!

Happy Christmas to all readers of the run[fatterboy]run blog and a warning that in 7 days the site and myself will be going into overdrive to get the fundraising started for the Bath Half, making money for the charity Shelter. There’s all sorts of stuff going on in the background, but mini-movie, new pages, special features and more are going to be appearing on the site over the next week ready for a cracking 2009!!

It’s also only seven days to my first real event - the Beverley Lion’s New Year day 10km. I went out training today doing a quick 6km loop around Loughborough just to keep me ticking over now I’m starting to find my feet again. The hope is to do a 10km tomo, rest Saturday, and get another good run in Sunday before travelling back to Beverley. I’m also now on proper schedule for my half marathon training which is exciting thanks to realbuzz.com whom I’m now subscribed to for the next year.

So lots going on and coming up - all in all a very exciting time, keep in touch, leave a comment (or two!) and a very Happy Christmas to you whatever you’re doing…