Eight years ago I was celebrating completing my first marathon. I still remember how excited I was to stand on that start line in London. Over 35000 people took part that year. Previous to that very exciting Sunday the farthest I had ever run was 18 miles, just 2 weeks before, on a training run. It’s sometimes hard to believe I was once ever that fit.

Today I celebrated completing the second run of week 1 of C25K. Just 8 minutes of running over a 20 minute session. How times have changed! That said today’s run went well. It was a lovely sunny day with a slight breeze. Sadly the C25K app doesn’t seem to store stats on your runs. But according to my fitbit I was running faster than on Monday and spent more time in peak heart rate zone. So progress, yay!

I am feeling a little sore in my shins and ankles now. Need to be careful as I have a history of shin splints. Hopefully if I keep to the schedule then I can stave off any injuries while my legs get stronger. I had a horrible headache after Monday’s run, hopefully just due to not drinking enough but will see how I fare tonight.