Today is the day!

Hello and welcome to my blog! The lady you see here looks happy and sprightly as she runs in the water... she is not me. I have never looked that happy whilst running (though I doubt she was really required to run far for this shot). But,  is it possible to look happy and be running? I have heard that there are people that love it, enjoy it even and I have always envied them and wanted to be a 'happy runner', but it has not come to pass as yet! 

Why am I rambling? Well, I have not become a happy runner because I haven't on any real level attempted to be. I have started, stopped, given up even. However I have made a decision that this year, I am going to overcome  my belief that 'I cannot run' and find a way of enjoying it and getting fit. 

I work with clients all the time on making changes, stepping out of their 'comfort zone' and getting over those things that hold them back. Odd as it sounds, I believe that my nagging desire to be able to run, but constant belief that I can't do it, holds me back! 

Despite this decision, I remain a reluctant runner... I have thought about doing this on and off for approximately 2 years! Since deciding to set up a blog and sign up to a run, I have already left it a week before doing anything about it. So, today is the day. Today I am signing up to the Great South Run and I am going to run for Charity. 

I am then going to blog about my experiences of making fitness a priority, getting off the couch and learning to run. I will say this at the very beginning - I am unlikely to get a good time, though I will publish my time at the end, my aim is simple - run and get round the Great South Run without collapsing. 

If you are interested in my progress... watch this space and I will provide links to my charity page soon!

Welcome on the journey...