All set for the challenge...

The Global Corporate Challenge or GCC for short starts this Wednesday. Since my last post I have been trying to work out what I do now and how I am going to achieve 10,000 steps a day for 100 days (basically from this Wednesday the 23rd May until the end of August).

I have made a change to my routine for going to work which means instead of getting the work bus from the station, I now walk both ways.  This means on average going to and from work and all the walking while at work i do about 13,000 steps a day which equates to about 5 miles. So all good there.  The issue, and I can't believe I would ever complain about this, is when I am working from home. Literally I can average about 500 steps! So this is where I am going to have to go for walks and runs whether it be before, at lunch or after work. At weekends it should ok as parkrun plus warm up and warm down mean I am well on my way there for Saturdays. Then Sunday I can go for long walks/runs so that should be fine.

Overall I am really looking forward to it and I hope the website where you enter your website gives you all the stats so I can see how I am doing compared to others. Not that I am competitive :-P   I am a bit concerned that I'll end up doing too much walking instead of running.  And the last thing I want to do is to have to change the title of this blog to "Walking, walking and other adventures...".  So there's motivation right there to get the running shoes on!  I've got my team of 7 too so will be following how everyone in my team and people outwith my team get on too.  It would be good if we can spur each other on and get a friendly rivalry going. I've already got a few mini leagues set up. My main aim with this though is to try and get healthier.

Since the last post I have also had quite a few good runs including equalling last years best at Pollok parkrun for a 29.10.and an amazing one down at Eglinton parkrun.  It's such a nice park with some fun trails.  Plus I managed to record a time of 27.33 for the 5k which is my fastest 5k since 2011.  I was really pushing it and was pleased with the result. Photo by Kenny Phillips

Today I was at Tollcross parkrun which I have not run since New years day 2015.  I remembered it being tough and today was tough too!  I was breathing heavily after the first hill and that first hill comes immediately! But I stuck it out and unlike last time I didn't have to walk at all. I came in at 29.01 so was very pleased.

Killearn 10k is 2 weeks away and I would like to get up to 10k distance in the next week just to know I'm in the right shape for it.