Training update from Jules

It feels good when you hit your goal.

Last week I ran 3 nights - 3.5m 3.5m and another 3m. On the Friday 3-miler (as my wife was at the Hillsong Colour Conference and can thoroughly recommend it) I pushed my son Samuel in an aluminium 3-wheeler - it was easier than I thought. Except I knew I was going to be in trouble as I lost one of his shoes along the way.

So I thought I'd retrace the steps having picked my 3rd daughter up from playschool on my bike now pulling Samuel in the 2-seater bike-buggy - the second space being taken up by said daughter.

A 3m bike ride later - no shoe. 'Twas only as my wife moved her car on her return I found the missing shoe under her car.....mmmm.....it still benefitted my training.

After a Saturday ride with the family into town and to Launton playground my legs were well worked. And my knees were very painful so I went to Up&Running in Headington, Oxford for the gait analysis. "Proper" running shoes make a huge difference.

This week just gone I have added the 10% gain ready for the training plan Phase 2 - Strength and Endurance, with a 3m 4m and another 4m run. Knees and legs in great shape too. Very pleased.