This exercise lark is awesome.

Marathon S.

After a blip at the weekend I've been right back at it, I've been listening to my heart and letting that dictate the speed.

Monday lunchtime, spurred on by the efforts of Marathon T who was going to the gym I slipped into my Nike sleek black top and shorts (This is just product placement for a big money sponsorship deal), Nike black socks, Brooks trainers and Garmin F305 computer god like device. (Myself and Marathon T have decided the Garmin F305 is probably the third best gadget ever after the iPod, Sky HD with Sky + and then the beauty Garmin)

Anyway, decided I didn’t want my heart to go over 170 so set an easy pace and trotted out a nice 6K in 45 mins, my shins were painful but I was mostly feeling awesome.

Headed back to work and tried to dry my beauty Nike kit out by draping it over the chair. This didn't work I'm afraid, so by the time 17:30 came round and it was time to don the gear again for some touch rugby training it was still sopping wet and stinking! :O(

Went down to Peoples Park and had an hour of running round the field with the work chums trying to improve my ball skills, whilst covering another 3K in the process.

Last night I decided to attempt the Holy Grail of the rowing machine, level 8, 20 minute 5000M challenge. I'd washed the Nike kit so donned the black shirt, blue shorts, black socks and Brooks trainers, set the pace boat on 2:05 and set about it. Did fairly well and my shrinking pot belly means I have more room for air in my lungs. Set a fairly easy pace though had a few 60 second bursts, saving the best for my sprint finish at the end. With 3 mins to go I was feeling buggered, however, was determined to "die on the line" so with 60 seconds to go I went for it, yanking on the chain and getting my 500m split time down to 1:43. I finished on 4810m only 190 short of the mighty figure I was aiming for, however, feeling really pleased as I know I can do it next time as I just need to start my srpint finish a little earlier!

Limped off the rower, had 20 mins on the cross trainer level 13, pace over 10Km/ph then ran 2 miles on the treadmill.

Loads of stretching then a sit in the steam room and Jacuzzi.

By the time I'd finished I was feeling like a machine and loving the fact I have never been so fit.

P.S - the shorts I used in the steam room and Jacuzzi are from Adidas - Just wanna cover all bases.

Marathon S on the rampage.