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Thanks. I think I will. Just went out for a walk, and got bored after a mile. It took me 16 minutes though, so I need to speed up a bit to get the 4 miles in one hour level for Walking. I did play about with some pk stuff though. Practiced rolling, jumping, and climbed a tree, just because. Practised vaulting over a low wall; it was only just knee height, so it was more for technique than for height, since it's, y'know, over concrete and all. I also found two tallish walls at a right angle to each other. My goal is to run, jump, kick, and grab my way up one of them, at some point in the future. It was fun!

So, it was Cto5K, day 2, week 5 today. When I looked at what I was expected to do today, I was a little surprised. Just last week, I was running 3 minutes, and 5 minutes. Just yesterday, I ran 3 x 5 minutes, with 3 minute breaks in-between. And now they suddenly expect me to do 8 minutes, twice in a row, with a 5 minute break? For reals? ...actually, not as hard as I expected. I am super proud of myself. Also proud of myself for yesterday. As well as those three recordings in the above posts, I got one of my skills to level 6! I seem to have a natural gift for the Garland Pose (that, or it's from years of on-and-off running and yoga, and the fact that my natural go-to attack for Krav is a kick). Incidentally, this gained me another achievement, Squatter. I'm especially proud of myself because that move is quite hard on the hips, more so than normal squats, and my hips are slightly malformed. Not enough to be a problem on an everyday basis, just enough to click out of joint a bit when pressure is put on the wrong place. So very proud of them for staying in place. Yay me! Oh, and one more thing to celebrate today; in running those sixteen minutes, I covered 3k in 23:07 minutes. On Saturday, I'm going to try to run 20 minutes in one go. SprintGPS gives my split times for the 3k as my covering the first mile in 12 minutes and 57 seconds, but remember that I was only running for the first 8 minutes of that. So I think I can probably claim level 1 of the 1 mile run skill on Saturday. I'm not quite sure when to go for the 400m skill. When I'm doing longer distances (for me, long is still 8 minutes, remember!), I tend to try to save myself for later, so although I theoretically could try for the 400m and the 1 mile consecutively during those 20 minutes, I think I might jeopardise my chances of both. I did some push ups and things last night too, which bumped up my power. My character looks like slightly less of a cherry-tapping tank now. You'd want me as a Cleric in Monster's Den, taking hits and healing the fighters in the back row.

Hi. Where've you hidden Dr Jekyll?

Thank you! Quite pleased to hear I'm doing it right. I'm not letting go of that achievement without a fight, but I think it would kill my poor thighs to be put through that again.

Get well soon!

Well done! I can't even imagine doing that.

Well done. That's fantastic! You worked hard for it, and you deserved it.

That's awesome! I've been thinking of taking up tri for a while, since I run and cycle, but I can never seem to find time to swim. How do you organise your training sessions?

Well, from the goals you mentioned, you don't need to focus on long-distance running unless you want to, for its own sake. Running a quick 400m should get you away from an attacker, or at least get you somewhere where you can start screaming your lungs out. I love yoga, it's super relaxing. It is very toning, too. I would recommend strength training for you, but I'll let other people, particularly Spezzy, advise you on that, since they'd know more about it than I do. As for food, aim for things in as close to a natural state as possible. Fruit and veggies (frozen veggies are cheap, keep for ages, and can have more nutrients than fresh veggies), whole grains, if you choose to eat grains, lean meats if you choose to eat meats, etc. Also, soda is the devil (says the girl who downed 600ml of Classic Coke today). And lots of water! Lots and lots and lots!

I did it again, with a slightly different pose, more in line with . In short... (That said, if anyone does want to give me any more pointers, that'd be great). Oh, and in that clip, I was mostly talking about Chris Barrie with a Scouse accent. Except for a bit in the middle, where I talked about the fact that my hips aren't formed properly; the sockets are missing a teeny bit of bone, so my ball-and-socket joints will slip out sometimes. I'm quite proud of them for surviving. Go me! Incidentally, my tummy is kind of pudgy, but I'm no longer embarrassed or ashamed of it. It grew from delicious things, and it's looking very toned, compared to how it used to be. Can't wait to see how it looks in a few months! Nor am I going to apologise for the state of my room. I am a student, it's supposed to be messy.

Well done! Group hug?

If you're not thirsty and your urine is pale, then you're fine. You probably knew that, though.;p

Oh yeah, you can, but your levelling is based on your primary class. Final clip; Colours of the Wind. I lost it at the very end.

Well done!

Oh wow, well done!

Garland Pose skill. I think I just attained level six. I'm not certain because I had to teach myself the pose from images and vague descriptions, but I honestly can't see anywhere I'm going wrong. I'm trying to hold off getting too excited about it till I've got some other opinions. What do we think? Is my pose accurate enough for me to claim the skill? Do my legs need to be opened wider? 'cause I just checked, and I can do that. Feedback people! It won't kill me to attempt it again in a few days. (Also, I feel the need to point out that I am much prettier in the mirror, and when not sweaty. The camera does not love me. In other news, pyjamas + sports bra = comfiest thing ever). If you can't quite make out my comments then, if I'm looking up and to the left I'm commenting on The Others, while if I'm looking anywhere else, I'm probably swearing.

Wait, what what? What am I missing? Am I missing something awesome? I think I am.

Congratulations on agreeing to make such a commitment to someone who loves you. It's really great of you to want to go that extra mile (pun intended) for the day. Are there any specific skills you want to gain, on your path to being fitter? I find that if I concentrate more on how I look than what I can do, I get really depressed. If I'm going for a challenge, I get fit as a side effect, and I feel much happier in general.

It's the first level of the Scout Basic Skill, Jogging. Thanks.

Went running today. Well, first, I went down to the reservoir, to stand in the little barbecue shed thing and sing. The acoustics in there are great, like singing in the shower. I'm going for the Rockstar achievement, so if I can get an idea of how the clips below sound to everyone, that would be great. Also, I just realised I have a Juno kinda look going on there. I Wanna Hold Your Hand - I did pretty well here. I managed to do one of the long "hand"s loud, rather than soft. I normally have to go soft to get that high, but I think it kind of worked. The Book of Love Running, I did Cto5K, day 1 of week 5. So, I was running 5 minutes, walking 3, repeated twice. I did pretty good! It didn't even hurt all that much. Tried going for the 3k in under 25 minutes skill, but was 14 seconds short. Immediately afterwards, I did the Angry Birds Workout. Just aimed for level 1 on everything. Scores are as follows; 30 Squats (1 set!): *** 40 Knee Push Ups (2 sets, 23, 17): *** 60 Seconds of Planks (1 set): *** Go me! The inverted rows were difficult, because I don't have any weights. However, I do have a barrier, of around waist-height, just outside my building. I did negative inverted rows, just one set of 10. I'd like to get some opinions of whether or not this is the best way to build myself up. I have some encyclopaedias that weight around 5lbs each, so I can try one arm rows with this. If I go with negative rows, how many? And should I split between chin up/pull up style or just focus on one? Opinions please! I have a meeting with the Birmingham Fems right now, but I'll be back tonight, and I can do whatever then.

Well done!

I would like to interject here, and point out that while a lot of people here have had a great deal of success with Paleo, and while diet is the most important part of fitness, paleo is absolutely not the be-all and end-all, and you should not feel pressured to adopt it. Many people have great success with conventional diets, or vegan diets, amongst others, too.

Awwwww. Hi Laura. You know me. I think a lot of people here would be able to give you very good advice on getting stronger, faster, and healthier, so, for now, I'm just going to say; Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people don't kill their husbands. They just don't. Oh, and again, I strongly recommend checking out the OMFG game. It does seem super overwhelming at first, but it's a really good way to get an idea of which areas need to be worked on, and the skills give you some ideas of how to do that.

I've been feeling thirsty at 4l a day, but I've recently been making the effort to drink 5l, and I feel much, much better. The only reason I need to make an effort is simply because I put off getting up and refilling my water bottle; it holds 700ml. Plus, when I'm out, it can be tricky to find places to refill it, so I sometimes take the smaller one (500ml), which I can fit under water fountains. Oh, and I'm 5'5 and a half, and 124lbs.

Wow.:| I am impressed.