"What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."

and

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

So this marathon lark, which has always been a secret dream of mine (to one day run the Comrades marathon) but lets not bite off more than we can chew...yes!

i have been scouring the internets in search of tips, tricks, traning and motivation. am also off to buy a couple of books this evening after work. NOw most traning schedules that i have seen recomend three runs a week with one long run at the weekend (i am assuming this works on an amount of time available etc :D) so i am aiming to do my three runs a week and then a longer one at the weekend. But actually set out a routine for this because atm my running is very sporadic for although i run every two days or so... sometimes it doesnt happen for a whole week.

the other thing i would like is to be able to get it done in the morning. (i am currently sharing a room with my sister who hates being woken up, but i disturb her when i get up at seven... i will just try and get up quitely at six and have my running gear next to my bed) and since i want to make it a routine and cant run every day (well mon-fri type routine) then the sapre two days will be devoted to an hour of yoga practice instead.

So, monday - yoga
Tuesday - run (has to be this way round as i have a full yoga session at work on tues afternoon)
Wednesday - yoga
Thursday - Run
Friday - Run
and then a long run on sunday afternoon

Now i know i am putting two runs next to one another, but i dont think this should be too much of an issue? This question is aimed at the running types who read my blog :D

So first mini goal (besides going for a jog tonight) is to get up at six tomorow and go for a run. and the try it again on monday and then again on tuesday... etc until it becomes a habit.

I will not let this year be like all the others and fail. Just take it one step at a time in managebale chunks and slowly you will get there. I dont think i have ever been serious about my weightloss or excercise ever. I had it in my head that (besides fooling myslef that i am not that fat) if you dont really try you cant really fail.

Well as Dwight D. Eisenhower says "What matters is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog."

I may be an over weight labradoor on the outside, but inside is an energetic Jack Russel waiting to get out and fight. And the size of this dog is not going to hold me back any longer... the size of my fight is bigger than that.

Three cheers for weight loos
Three cheers for excercise
But above all that Three cheers for COURAGE and small dogs :D