Let Training Commence!

Okay, so since both Rhiannon and Adrian are acting shy, I'll put another quick post on here, just to keep you updated ...

Look who got their running shoes last night ...

Adrian!

He's hoping to go for his first run tonight!

I've found some 16 week training plans, which were recommended on Runners World, and so we're thinking of him using one of those, starting in about October, but he just needs to get used to running regularly first.  To start the best of the two 'beginners' training plans, he needs to be running about 6 miles 3 times a week, so we have until October for him to build up to that.

So last night, he went out and invested in a good pair of running shoes, and some running clothes, and now he just needs to get a pedometer to see how far he's running each time.

He also needs to think more about what he eats, because at the moment, his eating isn't great.  He doesn't usually have more than coffee for breakfast, usually skips lunch, then has a ginormous bowl of cereals when he comes home, and something light for his evening meal like tuna, beans and pitta bread.  Then once a week he'll treat himself to a takeaway.

As you can see, his diet isn't nutritious enough for a marathon runner, he needs to be eating fruit, vegetables, and plenty of carbs like pasta, so he's been stocking up on much more nutritious meals and has promised that once he starts training (ie tonight) he will eat much more healthily, because he knows that otherwise, he's just not going to have the energy for training.

Hopefully I'll get a few photos of him training tonight, so that I can put them up here for you, so you can see the work he'll be putting in, and hopefully someone will want to start the ball rolling with some sponsorship! :o)