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After discovering that (assuming my mum's scales are correct) I now weigh over fourteen stone, I was today more quickly prompted into getting back running than I'd expected. Some of that weight over the last couple of years is a combination of new muscle from being on crutches and extra weight from pretty much falling out of the habit of running I assume. I used to run 150-200 miles per year (not much I know, but still), and have hardly done anything since I've lived here - moving away from my old running route on which I lived for about ten years removed my incentive - I only enjoy running when there's a time to beat.

So what I worked out today was to run for a set amount of time in one direction to see how far I can get, then I run back to the start and try to get back in a faster time. Next time I try to get further and to run back faster.

As for tonight?

Outwards: 15 minutes, somewhere over 3km.
Return: 15:43.

Well that's a start. If I can get somewhere near 4km in that time and down to somewhere near 13 stone, that'll be an improvement, and if I manage to run a negative split, then I might even do an okay time in the 5k at the end of June. Best 5k time? 20:43. Anywhere near that'll be a miracle.

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are you about next weekend? I'm in Edinburgh! :)

Just replied to your FB message :)

You should use mapometer.com to get a (reasonably) accurate measure of how far you've run! :P

That's pretty good. Did 3.6 miles it turns out. Not bad to blow out the cobwebs.

Also mapped my old circuit at just over 4 miles round the southside, never quite managed to beat half an hour on that one.

Yeah, that was one of the first ones I mapped on it!

IIRC, the one time we ran it together, you took about a minute off your best time! :P

Sounds about right, always good to run in tandem with someone!