a bit of a slow start- thanks George!

The aching of my pectorals is beginning to subside now my body is accepting that I will be doing pressups every morning! Due to the initial aching I've been going steady and just doing girly (from the knee) ones, but today I did a set of 20 with a set of 10 manly (from the toe) ones followed by another set of 20 girly ones, and I began sit ups today aswell, so I'll see if my stomach is sore later!!!

I set out for a jog on friday. i was quite psyched up for it, and to help keep me going and so I would look less of a prat I took my sisters dog George with me. Not such a great idea as it turned out. We did a brisk walk and when we got onto the common, I started running (training plan suggests 20 minutes of running for 1 minute followed by walking for a minute and a half to begin with). George began limping badly so, feeling bad for him, I checked out his legs and shoulders (nothing wrong there) and turned for home, at which point he began running in the homeward direction! Thge little bugger was feigning injury to avoid running!!! We continued on our way and unfortunately the main field I wanted to run around was full of tents for the Cmbridge Folk Festival, so I knew it would be a nightmare as the nosy french bulldog would want to investigate the interior of each tent, so we went up to the top of the field where there was more space, and I could let him off the leash. I began running again, and about 50 yeards on, turned to see George had come to a halt, and then turned around to take himself home. I sprinted after him, clipped him onto the lead and gave up, but not before dragging him around a circuit of the front field of the common so he would know he hadn't won. So all in all a bit of a failure. I'm going to try again on monday (it's the monthly reptile and bug meeting tonight) and go alone I think!

Let the training begin!!

Gosh what a long time it is since I updated this blog! Now I am getting down to business and plan on updating regularly to use it as a log from my most recent adventure. True to my regular style I have found myself involved in some mad-cap idea without really thinking it through first;this september I will be flying to Peru to take party in the Great River Amazon Raft Race!! I'm the 4th team member paddling for my friend Bethyns charity, Action4Cancer. We aim on raising £2000 each for the charity and will do this by getting sponsorship for building our own raft and in just 3 days, paddling said raft 112 miles down the Amazon River!! EEEK!

Now I do not consider myself the fittest person. Granted I am probably fitter than the average (non gym going) person due to my insanely heavy duty zoo keeping job, though in the last 6months I have neither boxed or been swimming as I used to so avidly. I'm not fool, I realize that this raft race is going to be an excruciating measure of my fitness and both pyhsical and mental endurance. i also hate pain. I will happily admit to being a bit of a wimp. So in order to reduce the discomfort of this crazy project, I am starting fitness training in the form of the following:
Running
Boxing
Swimming
Press ups
Weights
Belly dancing.

Unfortunately I hate running with a burning passion. In the last 2 days I have been swimming and also on each day done 20 pressups. I am already aching!!! Tonight I plan on executing the first step of the running training plan sent to me by the lovely Bethyn, who is a sports teacher. I'm not feeling too wild about it.

If you would like to follow my progress and donate to this most worthy and charitable cause, you can send cheques made payable to Action 4 Cancer to 134 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EG or go to my facebook page via this link: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=134736266557666&ref=ts

More soon, inc pictures anddetailed descriptions of the ways in which this training is hurting my body!!!

xx