No new gear being used today but the great task was the first injury free 20 mile week for ages, usually its a real chore to pass through the sunday mark without some significant pain or ache causing discomfort or real jarring pain.

3 yesterday, a 6 today and these are real gingerly taken steps in order to step up to 25 miles and then further for the next few weeks.

A change of shoes has helped - they were the cheapest I have ever bought - and also not using the elliptical trainer has improved my right foot's gait. Its also recently got a lot colder so theres more of a pressing opportunity to use all of the impressive gear recently bought to no avail.

Excited and not cynical at present.

4.3 mile yesterday without any of the usual nagging pains. 3 for tonight and that will prove to me that these legs are fit enough to run in.

been well out of touch, injury afflicted to the outside of the foot probably caused by my eliptical trainer has made me put on about 1 stone and 2 inches around the waist. I tried on a dinner suit today which was fine 2 years ago this time and i embarrassed myself - I hope this excess can be lost in time for the holidays.

Cheeriness from the day was halted by this discovery though not all the day was confined to fear. I got myself a new toy for £11 under the asking price.

I fear as to its usefulness but it got me out of a rut. Next up will probably be the descent into mad electrical toys, like gps etc but not yet. 3.5 miles today - good to get out into the cold wind and open moon.

Just discovered genius on the itunes after fearing its information hoover sucking all my records from the laptop, its pretty cool after all.