Tomorrow it will be exactly 3 months since I completed the Great Midlands Fun Run and so this feels like a good time to look back and take stock.
Here are the stats for the whole experience (AKA 'The Mother of All Stats):
Total distance covered (training and the fun run itself): 97.38K
Total number of training runs: 14
Total sponsorship money raised for Mencap: £360 (£442.36 including gift aid)
Total number of kind people who sponsored me: 30
It seems such a long time ago now that I staggered across the finishing line in Sutton Coldfield, panting and exhausted and on the verge of overwhelmed tears. Especially as I haven't gone on a single run since that day.
I don't feel bad about this. It's been hot and I can barely cope with *walking* in hot weather, let alone running around in it. Heatstroke would have inevitably ensued had I been foolish enough to attempt it...
So it's been the crosstrainer for me this summer (admittedly somewhat sporadically). I can't say I really enjoy it but it has at least maintained a semblance of my fomer fitness and it should hopefully make the reintroduction of regular runs less of a shock to the system.
Because, oh yes, I'm starting up again.
The crosstrainer may be functional and convenient but it can't really compare with fresh air, changing views and, you know, actually moving.
Roll on Autumn!
