The challenge - end of day 3

Today was more cardio. But rather than head over to the gym to pound the treadmill., I opted for tarmac. Not quite sure how my legs/knee and foot will last - but I will give it a go. (I have a stretched tendon in the arch of my right foot - ouch!!, and an old injury in the left knee - who said keeping fit was easy !!)

I am not yet fit enough to run for 30 minutes in one go, so I walked for a minute and ran for a minute...marking time with a 1 and 2 and 3 and ...roughly the same pace as a second per double step. A couple of things I noticed...I am considerably fitter than I was even a couple of weeks ago. I have noticed that the bit just above my waistline - at the back no longer moves when I run...ok wobbles. So definite progress. I have never carried weight (fat) on my back - so it disgusted me to feel the sub-cuteanous fat rolling under my fingers. But it is now reducing and with it, my ability to run has improved - considerably.

So I ran/walked for 35 minutes, and raced my son the last 200 metres - he cheated he was on a scooter - but it was a close run thing. But then I had to follow it with 3 x 20 reps of 3 different ab crunches and boy do the muscles hurt - which probably means that something is working.

Speak soon - elle xo