Deja Deja Deja Vu

It's fair to say it's been a while since either:
1. my fingers stroked this keyboard with the purpose of making a blog entry
2. my feet hit the pavement with the purpose of making a race entry:)

Therefore it must be time to remove the digit & get back into it!
Since starting serious running (if Steve Moneghetti ever reads this - I mean 'serious' in a, um, relative way:)) in early 06, and progressing to finishing (painfully) the Adel HM that year, I've done very bloody little! What with a nagging PF problem, and a crazy work schedule, i have probably not ran more than 15k in one week for well over a year. A few bitsy 5-7k runs have been accomplished rather sporadically during that time, and a few bike rides but nothing of any note. I have spent almost 9 months of that time working away from home in Melbourne, Yorke Peninsula and Warrnambool, Vic but will be doing no more travel this year so looking forward to getting into some semblance of a routine again! As a result of doing ridiculous hours and being a lazy bugger, it's fair to say i am in great shape - round is a shape isn't it!
I had been doing a bit of weight training at the gym last year and keen to get back into that also, so should have plenty of spare time on my hands.....not.
So I am starting again with this running caper, and frankly, it feels good. 3 runs in the last week, Monday, Wednesday & Friday, all very modest walk-runs from 3-4k up to 6.5'ish k's in the latter two for the week. Ridiculous lengths of time being taken to complete these sojourns but, frankly Scarlet - I don't give a damn:) I am just enjoying doing it, and it has truly reminded me of the simple joys of running again, which I had almost (shame on me) forgotten.

Plans?? Goals?? Simple for now....live & breathe that last sentence again and again for the time being, and always i hope. My competitive urges are simmering in the background but i have learned that lesson before, will do my very best to do it slowly and enjoy it, after all that's what it's all about isn't it? Whether you run the 10k in 33 or 93 mins matters not a jot in the grand scheme of things, as long as it gives you pleasure.
So no predictions of (not that there ever was) a sub 3hr marathon in Adel, or a blistering pace at 6ft track, or even a confirmation that i will make it into the city to bay this year. I am just going to see how i go. I haven't run on these feet for quite some time, and although i hope a year off has truly eradicated my PF issue, i won't know until i pound the streets for a while so we shall see.

I will try and update here every week or so and have blown the cobwebs of my Excel running spreadsheet, so will start to record my efforts there again also. I have also been surfing Coolrunning over the last few days, and have been reminded of the tremendous fellowship our running community has to offer. It's enough to warm the cockles of a man's heart it is! (Where are the cockles anyway?????)
Looking forward to getting back into it, having already taken those first few steps, and will keep you (& me) posted:)