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Hi all,
Thought i'd introduce myself. Im joe, 23yo from York. After 12 months of eating unhealthily and drinking lots i've finally taken control of the situation.
I used to be quite active, but since getting into business, ive found ive slipped into bad ways. In the past 12 months, my waist has gone up 4 inches, and my weight has ballooned 2.5 Stone!! :embarrassed:
Oh yeah, did i mention i had a 40 a day habit too!?
Anyway, i've finally kicked the cancer sticks, cleared out the take away menus and am on a mission to return my body to the former glory i enjoyed.
To give myself a target, and real motivation.. ive applied to run the 2007 Flora London Marathon for Cancer Research UK and started my training 2 weeks ago. Ive got a target to finish the marathon in less than 6 hours - sounds a lot - but bearing in mind ive not done anything but slowly poison my body for the last year, i think its a target worth aiming for!
I'll no doubt be posting on here for help, tips, do's and don't's from from all you expert runners in the near future.
My first question is:
1) Can anyone recommend me a good HRM for a total beginner - nothing too flash, nothing too basic, just a good well built reasonably priced one?
2) Where is the best place to purchase all your running gear from? Is there a recommended online store, or high street store which is renouned for good quality kit? (water bottles, trainers, socks, waterproofs etc). - I'm currently training in a pair of trainers i bought from JJB's about 2 months ago for the gym, a spare T-shirt, and a pair of gym shorts.
Anyway, thats enough for my first post... Speak Soon!
Joe.
Thought i'd introduce myself. Im joe, 23yo from York. After 12 months of eating unhealthily and drinking lots i've finally taken control of the situation.
I used to be quite active, but since getting into business, ive found ive slipped into bad ways. In the past 12 months, my waist has gone up 4 inches, and my weight has ballooned 2.5 Stone!! :embarrassed:
Oh yeah, did i mention i had a 40 a day habit too!?
Anyway, i've finally kicked the cancer sticks, cleared out the take away menus and am on a mission to return my body to the former glory i enjoyed.
To give myself a target, and real motivation.. ive applied to run the 2007 Flora London Marathon for Cancer Research UK and started my training 2 weeks ago. Ive got a target to finish the marathon in less than 6 hours - sounds a lot - but bearing in mind ive not done anything but slowly poison my body for the last year, i think its a target worth aiming for!
I'll no doubt be posting on here for help, tips, do's and don't's from from all you expert runners in the near future.
My first question is:
1) Can anyone recommend me a good HRM for a total beginner - nothing too flash, nothing too basic, just a good well built reasonably priced one?
2) Where is the best place to purchase all your running gear from? Is there a recommended online store, or high street store which is renouned for good quality kit? (water bottles, trainers, socks, waterproofs etc). - I'm currently training in a pair of trainers i bought from JJB's about 2 months ago for the gym, a spare T-shirt, and a pair of gym shorts.
Anyway, thats enough for my first post... Speak Soon!
Joe.