Lift off........

The journey commences today!

Well, the crap runner is me and the Gates of Hell are where I live apparently, or at least according to the Church of England! This is a short diversion from my normal blogging activity and it feels a little strange to be writing about things which are personal and don't involve playing at killing people. 

New boots....

The mission is to run a 5K with other people in a Park Run towards the end of May. The primary objective is to get round it in one piece without looking a total wally. I have been doing quite a lot of prep over the past year. There is a story to all of this which will come out over the next few weeks. However, today's post is about my first actual trial run. Here is the AAR:

Starting conditions

Weather: 2 C, sunny and windy

Start time: 0810

Weight: 14 stone 4 pounds

Warm up: Two paracetamol, nice cup of coffee, one slice of toast with jam and half an Easter egg.

Kit: Shorts, shirt, running jacket, woolly hat and underpants (natch). New boots.

Course: 5033m cross country with a 32m gradient.

Result

Time: Possibly 33 minutes but then I didn't set the stop watch properly! Bah!

Satisfaction rating: 50% I didn't find a rhythm until the last 1k and my head was in the wrong space.

Ideas: Adapt the Blitzkrieg Commander combat rules to the Neil Thomas intro rules for WWII.

Adventures: Nil, just people with dogs. Hey ho.

Warm down: Coffee and the rest of the Easter egg! 

Do differently: Well, I'll sort out how to use the stop watch properly. I'll also need to look at the lacing on my left foot as this is a bit tight.

More excitement tomorrow!