Day 352 – Week 50 – 50 mins (20)

Just the 20 minutes of stretching and strengthening today. A little mini strength work out – enough just to keep the muscles alive and functioning, which is better than letting them sloth about like they do for the rest of the day….

Suzi

Day 351 – Week 50 – 50 mins (40)

Forty minutes for my run this morning – is that a record so far? Think it might be close. Of course you DO know that doesn’t mean 40 minutes of actual running – I don’t want you to be under any illusions here. It includes 5 mins walking warm up, 5 mins walking cool down and 5 minutes stretching. And for the in between bits I run three minutes and walk for one.

Even so – I think it may be more than I have done before, so that’s pretty good.

Suzi

Day 350 – Week 50 – 50 mins (30)

Oh my goodness – have just realised I only have 15 days to go.

Of course, it doesn’t feel quite as satisfying as it would have done if I’d managed to keep up with the programme and was happily running for a full 50 minutes every day, but I am still pretty pleased with myself for keeping going despite the setbacks.

Today – I quite happily pottered along with 30 minutes of stretching and strengthening. I am beginning to think the stretching might be the most important part of all this….after a few days off any attempt to touch my toes reminds me I am not a 21-year old anymore. Who know how rubbish I’d be if I stopped stretching at all……

Suzi

Day 349 – Week 50 – 50 mins (37)

I think we’ll just ignore the fact I have been absent for a few days.

I blame it on the election – you know, this never-ending British election. I’m glued to the telly, I might miss a minor development, I can’t possibly go out for a run.

And after all, everything else is blamed on the election. The dips in the stock market, the deteriorating currency….it’s hardly surprising that my exercise routine has been missed in all the excitement!

But I was back this morning – a 37 minute run routine – so was pretty happy with that. Surely, nothing can stop me now…

Suzi

Day 348 – Week 50 – 50 minutes (0)

Pathetic.

Nothing at all.

You would think that I would be going through a period where I was going all out to make the targets as I approach the end of this experiment, but this is not happening at all.

Now, I just feel like I’m going through the motions until I get to the end.

The truth is, I just don’t care enough about being a superfit, superthin exercise nut. I want to be healthy, I don’t want to be a total slob – but am I prepared to push myself to get into the best condition I possibly can be? It seems not.

I will continue to do a bit on some days, and a bit more on others – but the truth is, it is highly unlikely I am ever going to be Kelly Holmes or Cathy Freeman. And, I really have no problem accepting that….

Of course, I DO have a hard time accepting I am never going to be Princess Leia…

Suzi