It’s been a few months since my last post, and that’s just poor blogging (as Sam pointed out). I’ve been meaning to start writing again, but … well, haven’t got around to it.

Primarily the reason for that is guilt.

I finished the Couch to 5k plan, and am extremely proud of myself for doing so. Unfortunately, I failed dismally to keep up the running after the end of the plan.

In the last week of the plan, my shins were painful while running, and I decided that since the plan was finished I’d take a week off to let my legs, and the rest of me, recover. A week turned into two, which turned into a month (procrastination is powerful). All the while, I was trying to motivate myself to write about the end of the plan on here.

After a month, I managed to make it out for another run. I assumed I could go out and run 5k straight away after a short break. I was wrong. The cold had set in, and I found breathing difficult during the run (throat and lungs were burning fiercely after a short part of the run). Since then I’ve not been anxious to go out again, and without someone else to run with its fallen by the wayside.

That is, until last week, when I decided the best thing to do would be … to start the plan all over again! I know what’s involved now and know I can do it. The first run was a doddle compared to the first time I did the plan. And I can work back up to reasonable distances. All I need now is a way to ensure I keep running when the plan’s finished this time.

For anyone who was following my progress, the plan was awesome. The last two weeks were actually bordering on enjoyable - I found myself able to relax while running and felt really good about the whole thing. 3 times a week was managable, and I was certainly feeling the effects.

Since then, I’ve not been a complete slacker - I’m now playing squash and racketball 3 or 4 times a week, and have joined a local league. All is not lost!