Is there anybody out there?

It's been 4 years since my last post.

Its probaly been about that long since I have done any regular physical training too.

As I'm not one of those people who stay skinny regardless of what they eat or drink (damn my brother). Therefore I have stacked on the weight.

Pretty disapointed to tell the world I am now about 35 kilos heavier than my lightest, pre-marathon weight. The weight and plus some came back with a vengence when I stopped training.

I'm not sure if I can put my finger on what stopped me from training. Laziness is a big part but I feel the Marathon may have played a part in it too. I did so much training leading up to the Marathon I was a bit over it by the time it came around. Maybe I did aim for the 42.2kms too early? Regardless I think my days of being a Marathon runner are over. I am inspired to get back to fun runs like Run for the Kids and half marathons. They were a lot of fun without exesive amounts of training.

I am 40+ now and not getting any younger. People constantly comment on my weight and I hate it. I look around but don't see many fat old men out there. Fat old ladies is a different story but fat old men, no.

I need to pull the finger out.

I remember how fun it was to be fit. Playing with the kids and having the energy to keep up was a highlight of that. Strangely enough running 10 kms in under 50 minutes was also a memorable part. I would love to get back there again.

I have decided to take matters into my own hands and get out there and start (literally) pounding the pavement again. This is the secong week of my annual leave and so far I have had a regular morning run of about 3.3kms.

Recently I have reminicesed on how inspirational this blog was. I would like to start it up again but so many things have changed. I used to run with a Garmin Forerunner and a MP3 player but now I have a phone that does both jobs and even better. In this day and age of Facebook and Twitter to people even use Blogger any more?

Its been four years and I doubt anyone reads this. Still feels good to put my thoughts into words. Catch you soon.