New Year - WOOHOO - LETS GO!!!!!

As much as we love Xmas & New Year I was starting to think that myself & Mrs ATHelite were turning into the sofa. We always knew that the back end of December is a write-off for training - so busy in the shops & now online plus all the too-ing & fro-ing to see family also. We may have still eaten beyond our own expectations.
2009 is our Ironman Distance year so the training starts here in earnest. We are focussing on building a strong base for the time being & getting back into the routine. The hardest bit for us is fitting it all in - running the two shops, JogScotland groups, setting up the new ATHelite Triathlon Club, organising the ATHelite Run in the Park in February. So little time.
A good start so far though - we have eased ourselves back in to it on the 2nd Jan with half an hour of core workout followed by a gentle 40 minute trot, another gentle run at 7.00am in the dark on Saturday morning before work & an easy 1hr 30 today around Auldhouse lanes. Great to get out again, felt pretty sluggish but fully recovered the minute we stopped running.

Focuses for the coming week....
1. Remove every trace of Christmas from the shops!
2. Get the bikes out & try peddling. Need to cycle to work & leave the car at home.
3. 1st swim session with Jack next Friday. I may just sink to the bottom.
4. Work on the Run in the Park 5k - need to get organised!!
5. Work on the Triathlon Club set up.

All that and it's a busy time in the shops in January - everyone wanting to get fit & all the Spring Marathon runners start appearing for all their shoes & gear.

Busy times!!