28:53 today. Same time as run number one. Two minutes faster than run number two.

I'm guessing your job must help with burning off extra calories too.

I think you said you're training for a half marathon, didn't you?

If I've remembered that correctly, I would be aiming for distance (or time on feet) over speed at the minute, then throw in a fast run every now and again.

Obviously feel free to ignore me but that would be my tactic

Totally agree. That is seventeen weeks away so I thought I would spend a few weeks getting back into the feeling of it all, then after that on a Monday do thirty minutes easy pace, Thursday forty five minutes at a pace, and then a longer run on Saturday.

I bought a Huawei fit band pro 2 or something. It does GPS and stuff so I can leave my phone at home. It was forty of your earth pounds.

Heart rate reads high, though.

Huawei wearable you say?

The Malchurian Candidate begins.

Something I heard that rings true, is that your cardio capacity improves quicker than your tendons, joints, etc.

So you may start to feel good quickly, but then get into trouble if you get carried away. Or you'll just have to be carried away. Take it easy. If you feel good enough to run, try - genuinely try - to do the same distance, but at least 5 minutes slower. Still a cardio benefit, less pressure on everything else. And varying pace is good, even if you feel a bit odd slowing down.

I went on a running machine in a shop and a man sold me some Brooks Ghost 11s. MrsA went on a running machine, too and bought some Ghost 11s.

I am a bit disgusted but still a fashion leader

Tbh that just makes me think the shop has a surplus of Ghost 11s they want to get rid of

Good news! Trainers felt very good and I looked like a 55 year old man in a bandana.

Bad news! 1km my leg went LOLZ and now I am in an NHS walk in centre.

New shoes took off five seconds per km. Wrapped knee and lower leg in ice on my return.

...I loathe cycling as exercise, it's the opposite of relaxing with all the cars everywhere and also I hate people who clog up roads because they want to use them as a fucking gym while everyone else is just trying to get where they're going

How about cycling off the road - mountain biking or BMXing?

Not fancy cycling on the seafront mate? I know it's fresh at times but at least there's no traffic.

Upped my weights a bit at the gym and increased resistance on the bike.

Stamina definitely improving and noticed my heart rate isn't getting as high as it used to which is a good sign.