Yes, again.

3 months ago I wrote a self motivating post, one that outlined my return to running after a 3 month break… cue orchestra and stage lights.

Didn’t work out.

So lets start over. It’s been 6 months now since my wonderful wife gave birth to our very active and amazing boy. He’s in his own room now, so we feel like we’re actually getting some sleep and I’m distraught by how unfit I’ve become in such a short time frame.

Goals

I won’t ask much of myself in 2012. Despite only running in the first half of 2011 and getting my first DNF (Did Not Finish) at the Lochaber Marathon I achieve not one, but two personal bests – one for 10K and one for Half Marathon distance. So it wasn’t too bad. You can see highlights of my 2011 stats here.

This year I’ll keep it simple. No PBs and very rough and low mileage guidelines (rather than targets). I do however, intend to race at least one 5K, one 10K and one Half Marathon. Just something to aim for in training really. To keep the motivation there.

Getting back into the swing of things

My intentions in the last Back on the Road post still stand. I’ll take it easy, building up mileage slowly. I doubt my long run will regularly get past 10K, except during Half Marathon training, but we’ll see how it goes.

As always, I post my workouts on Dailymile. If you’re on there too, say hello!

Happy running folks!