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Today I almost did not run home. I got changed into my tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt at work, and then hopped on the train. My wife called to say that we needed to do some shopping in Tesco, and that she could pick me up at the station. I agreed, but by the time we got to Tesco I was feeling really tired, and just did not fancy running at all. I wanted to just get in the car and curl up on the sofa.

Anyway, fortunately my wife encouraged me to run, saying "don't you dare get in the car!". I helped with the shopping and put our son in his car seat, then headed off on my run home. The route from Tesco is slightly shorter than from the station, but it is still a reasonable distance. I did not time the run, again. I really need to invest in a good heart rate monitor/watch. My wife thinks that we left Tesco at 7pm, and I got home at 7.25pm, so I ran for at least 25 minutes.

It was a good run, and ran steady all the way, and then sped up across the park again - but this time did not have to stop/walk - and then continued jogging after on the last stretch home, before doing a final sprint up the hill to my house.

It felt good. I felt physically exhausted afterwards, but I do not feel so sleepy now. So another benefit of running for me is that it wakes me up a little in the evening after a busy day in the office.

I am thinking that it is time that I reviewed my running technique - so time to review the running articles Jogging and Running tips and Jogging and Running Benefits for Health ad Fitness.

Must bear keep remembering that like martial arts, running is a good way to stay fit long term. By improving my running now, and losing more weight doing so, I put myself in a better position to stay fit and healthy as I get on in years. I am still young, but can see how quickly I could get seriously out of shape if I did not stick to my new fitness and weight loss plan!