Baseline - learning to run again
Sydney, Australia. I have arrived in the land of beautiful, happy people. Sydney is everything I’d hoped for and a hell of a lot more besides. It took 18 months of organisation but I finally made it.
A big part of my fitness motivation over the last year or so has been thinking about getting a body suitable for public inspection at Bondi Beach. I think I have come a long way on that path (losing around 8KG and shedding 8% body fat), but I am not happy with where I’m at. I’m not embarrased to take my top off, which is a huge start, but I can’t quite say I’m really proud of my body yet.
So I am now drawing a line under the last 18 months. I am a lot fitter, significantly healthier and much better educated about exercise. I now want top set me goals for the next year and see where I can get to with another step up in my approach. I will reinvigorate this blog with lots of new ideas, my ups and downs along the way and my path to being able to run well and look good.
My new program started this morning and I am feeling the love for training again (after a long holiday and lots of stress/hassle associated with moving 12000 miles with a wife and four kids). My wife has been incredibly supportive of my fitness program over the last 12 months and I am so grateful. This is a huge part of the liklihood of success or failure.
I hope you enjoy following the journey and pick up some tips along the way. Please feel free to add comments or email me directly with any questions.
Cheers for now. Mark
I have seen an advert in your window in Stalybridge , Cheshire.
I haven’t ran since school i am now 37 years old
Iwould like to know how to start again to lose the 3 stone that as crept up over the years.
I’ve tried all the diets and weightloss programes and i know running is the answer to a quicker transformation and i wont get bored.