So long, I even forgot my password!

Wow... here we go again!

I dropped the ball big-style two years ago with a punishing finish to what should have been my biggest triumph. I got the job of my dreams, the girl of my dreams, and what I thought was the life of my dreams, but yet... I slipped.

For that, I owe you an apology, and more importantly, I owe myself an apology. At the end of the day, the only person who benefits from what I do is me, and I have let myself down in a big way.

Recently, I have been getting into a form of exercise called running. Perhaps you've heard of it, you've maybe even attempted it! For those of you that know me best though, you know I am allergic to it! So how did it start, and what am I doing just now?

On a recent trip to Canada to visit friends and family, and introduce my darling girlfriend Alicia to everyone, we made a short-break down to Oregon, namely Portland, and the surrounding area. It was here that I visited a Nike outlet, and came across the most comfortable pair of shoes I had ever worn, so I bought them, and then I bought Nike+, and then I bought an armband for my Nano, my new best pal.

I brought it all back to the UK, and went for my first run, and found that it had done something that no other thing in this world could do... it made running fun! I was partially hooked, and ran a couple of times a week, or once weekly, saving every run I did, tracking all sorts of valuable information.I will write about this in the future, I have decided! In any case though, back to the issue at hand, running.

I have only run a measly 11 miles with my Nike+ kit, but an odd seed was also recently planted in my mind... the dreaded 'm' word... yes, none other than the pinnacle of all running accomplishments, the 'marathon'. I have a friend and co-worker named Richard who has decided that he is going to run a full marathon, and says that I should try to do the same! 'The boy must be joking!' I thought to myself, but he wasn't! It was at this point that something in my mind, next to the crisp obsession and the sofa memories, switched on, and said 'Hey! I can do that!'. I almost pooped in my drawers, but I definitely caught a case of verbal diarrhea and spat out a 'Maybe'.

It is now, January 12th at 18:22 that I am committing to this. I will run a half marathon! This is my promise to myself, and if you guys want to join along for the ride, I'll do my best to entertain you with information, results, and hopefully some witty banter along the way! If you're interested in backing me again, I would be very grateful, and I look forward to providing us all with a little bit more to enjoy in life.

Thanks for your time, and your patience, and I look forward to bringing you more details about the training, and the results, and who knows, a few more of my recipes might sneak their way back onto this page as well, but for now... only commitment.