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So here we are once again, at the start of marathon training and the next 16 weeks of my life all planned out.

Yesterday was the Trail Run and today I woke up very tired and really not ready for a week of marathon training but this is week one and no excuses.

Monday as always is rest day but it's also gym day and I haven't been to the gym for months. This is for a few reasons : 

1 - I hate the gym 

2 - I hate the gym

3 - I hate the gym 

4 - I much prefer lying on the settee and not going to the gym
5 - I really hate the gym

But today I have to go and start doing some core work, I have a plan and I'm totally focused this time, I've downloaded an app, I've drawn up a programme of exercises, I have my gym gear laid out ready.

I didn't go to the gym.

I lay on the settee and watched Squid Games.

I'm not sorry.

All about the easy miles on a weds, it's planned as 5 miles easy but recently I've been doing 10km easy on a Weds so thought I'd stick with that.

I did 7 miles.

Saw Steve who was also doing his 5 miles easy and he swore at me, I deserved it.

Home, mushroom and noodles for lunch, off out for a haircut, home, work, cook tea, work, tidy the house, work, shower, tea, draw London marathon ballot, squid games, bed.

What a day.

Oh and I also ate a Honeycomb Yorkie today, they are superb.

I think I also ate a Creme Egg.

Friday is always 4 miles easy and some hill strides.

To much work on today and just don't have time, so a day working, listening to 6 music and eating cream crackers.

And.... and....

It's new trainer day!

So for Manchester I got a pair of Adios Pro 3 in pink and purple and I love those shoes and then Adidas announce the Pro 4's out this week, so naturally I need a pair for my big birthday year of 2 marathons (more on that in weeks to come).

They are releasing them in white with black stripes, a classic good looking colour.  Also in all black for that stealth look, again a good looking colour that looks good.

I order the limited edition Ekiden metallic silver and red version, it looks like I have robot feet when I wear them.  Bloody brilliant!

I also ate another Creme Egg today.

Today is the first long(ish) run of the plan. It's 14 miles at slow end aerobic, so that's 14 miles at 8:30 mile pace.

It's cold and icy, I double up on the long sleeve tops, jacket, double gloves and out the door to tiptoe along the ice to the bottom of the street and then get into the run. Head up towards Sluice for a loop and the pavements are pretty good and I'm cruising along, see the EMC crew out and get abused by them, then loop round and back along the coast where I see Steve and get abused by him. I'm starting to think people from the Poly aren't a pleasant lot.

Anyway, it was a shitty run.

I started too fast and instead of slowing up to get on the right pace I just kept going. Slowed up in the ice in Whitley and Tynemouth but still finished averaging about 20 seconds a mile too fast over the 14 miles.

I am, once again a bit of a twat.

Went home and listened to some Fat Dog.

Two multiplied by ten plus one, week one done.

That was a So Solid Crew reference because I heard them on telly the other day and it reminded me how utterly shit they were.  They had over 30 members in the group, so many that they used to forget who was in there.  I might have even been a member at some point, I can't remember and nor can 'the crew'.

Maybe I was Oxide? Or Lisa Maffia?

Week two I am determined to do it properly which means back to the gym, no more Creme Eggs and Toblerone and back properly on the mushrooms and noodles.  

I've lost no weight this week so need to focus properly.

Whilst I'm writing this it's Sunday night and I'm eating a rock bun that Gail made today.  It's my second one already and I'm planning on eating a third as I walk upstairs to bed.

I'm a disgrace.