The End of the Beginning

Well looking at this now, Ive actually been on this walking thing for a week, a week today as it happens. This first week was good, ive really enjoyed it and when i think about it now, i have seen some improvements over these few short days.

I remember the first day, i actually didn't get very far, only half way on the 5 mile course i had picked out for myself.  The sticking point was a bit of a hill going towards a bridge and i remember feeling a bit anxious  as i was getting out of breath, probably pushing myself too hard for the first time out, my heart banging in my ears. This made me stop at the top of the hill, turn round and go back.
 This was a week ago today, how different it is from last nights outing. last night i walked at a brisk pace for ten minutes then i jogged  for a minute, then walked again. Yes i was actually jogging for the first time in years and it felt good. Although i wont be over doing that until i get a bit of weight off me as jogging is  "high impact" and can cause knee and ankle strain if you don't take it easy. It was nice though to feel that burst of energy again and i actually knocked 30 mins of my course time.

For those who are interested in my actual course, i made a video not related to this, this was related to a stopping smoking attempt, but the video follows the course exactly all the way to tesco's and back. which is my course at the moment..

So off i go again tonight, for the first time it is actually raining really hard so im going to get wet tonight by the looks of it.. Saying that though at least its warmer now. Last week was going into the -1 icy fog conditions, so if i can carry on in those horrible conditions, a bit of rain wont hurt.....

Update... 
                 Well that's another one under my belt. 10,415 tonight but what a walk that was, for a start i was determined to up the pace a bit with it being my second week at this, its always good to keep giving yourself a challenge i find with something like this or it just gets stale and boring and that's when you tend to lose interest.
tonight though i had to contend with really high winds, gusting and blowing me back, then there was the rain which at some point was lashing, so all in all not the most pleasant of walks tonight, but i did stick to my plan and did up the pace, so im pleased with my progress as i knew i was kicking it tonight but i didn't feel it, so that shows that my fitness levels are up already.
Oh and a bonus to all this is that im saving a fortune on  petrol going to tesco's.. i still go to Tesco's, but now i walk, so good for my health and good for my pocket too....