Richard's Juneathon

Welcome.

After the success of the 2011 Janathon, I'm back for more in the form of the 2011 Juneathon.

With 2 days to go before the start of the Juneathon I thought I'd have a recap of what's happened since the Janathon and what I hope is going to happen during and beyond the Juneathon.

So first up... What's happened since the Janathon??

Quite simply, this has been a busy 6 months. I've been to China for 2 fun-filled weeks, I've just bought a new car (no doubt there will be more on that next Saturday) and I've got a new job to start at the end of June. It wasn't planned but it seems 2011 is the year of change.

But the updates you must all be champing at the bit to hear about is... "How's the running going?" The answer to that is "brilliantly!". I've tried to keep it consistent with 3 runs a week and some sport thrown in for good measure and the results have been fantastic. I actually enjoy running now (compared to really not liking it last year) and I'm looking at how running can move me into other sports and hobbies (more on that tomorrow).

I've also learned a lot more about running over the last 6 months too. The main lesson has been that I don't have to run at a 100% pace all of the time. Running at a slower pace allows me to run further and further with each run and I'll work on my pace in 6 months or so once I've got the distance sorted. I've also learned that running can be quite expensive if you want to buy all the little accessories to make running life easier.

Tune in tomorrow for my thoughts on where the Juneathon is going to take me this year and where my running is going to take me next year