Day 4 - A long and winding road

Today was not a good day, fitness wise. Not sure whether it was because it was New Year's Day or if it was just too blustery and wet out, but I only managed a few miles of walking. Plus, thanks to going out this evening, I'm now full of an ice cream I really didn't need to eat.

I'm a little disappointed in myself to be honest. The realist in me says that the problem is to stop thinking about this as a roadblock or a setback, and the important thing is to get back on track. I know it seems stupid to be treating one bad day as such a big deal, but to me it is. I'm trying to be focused and determined and it's letting myself down. Not happy.

What makes it a little harder is knowing that my running partner for the Great Wall is spending time hiking and preparing. I should be doing that too. More so really.

But I'm trying to be positive, one day is not going to make that big a difference if I pick up the slack now. I can see the good things today too - the diet seems to be having results, I did walk about four miles (not far enough, but better than not far at all!). And I think I'm still enthusiastic about going out tomorrow morning and catching up.

And the best way to do that seems to be to set new targets. If I'm going to be doing the Jurassic coastal challenge by the end of March then working backwards I need to be able to do a very comfortable half by the end of feb. If I'm doing that then I need to be doing a comfortable 10k by the end of January. So in the next week I want to be working from a 5k to 10k.

It is also apparent that thanks to the new job I'm now home by six-thirty, lots of time to do something else in the evening. If I'm running first thing, evening could be gym or cycling or even just some distance walking. Something to think about anyways.

Anyways, although it feels like the weekend, it's not. There's more to go, but I hope to be more positive about the direction I'm headed tomorrow.

Day 4 - 135 Days to go
Distance : 0
Comments : A little bit disappointed that I couldn't force myself out today, trying to focus on the goal. Tomorrow will be better.
Weight : -2.4lbs, (6lbs total)