Easy day yesterday.....

[OldNed]

....only 15 mins. But I made up for it today with 8.2Km in 52mins (longest run ever; an hour is within sight). Someone I met yesterday who had been following my occasional updates on Facebook said "Ah, the athlete". I demurred of course but thought afterwards that I'm a damn sight more athletic now than when I started this in January. My body shape has changed, apart from anything else. I've lost some (not all, but some) of middle-aged man paunch and become generally leaner. Who says men aren't vain?

[lucylocket10 Graduate]

Wow! Running for 52 minutes is fantastic! It's great that you are noticing changes and improvements to your shape too!

[gypsydepp Graduate]

Well done! Keep it up! You'll be running for an hour soon

[Rose885 Graduate]

Great Ned, you're making good progress.

[Grammadog1947 Graduate]

Good job, Ned....yes you ARE an athlete....sometimes 99% of the "workout" is getting out the door. I'm plugging away hoping for the day when I start seeing some of my OWN "paunch" disappearing. I know the longer run times are where it's at...

[mair99 Graduate]

A good run Ned. It makes me chuckle when people refer to me as someone who is an athlete or fit in general... not that long since I was a couch potato... i much prefer it this way.

Now about that hour... go for it!

[OldNed Graduate]

Thanks All; I've got that hour in my sights!!