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So last time I was here I left in a slightly odd way. I worked all the way up to a real bucket list goal and then.... Didn't fucking do the run. It was a weird event and I can't really explain it. Anyway, after that, i wandered off and tried a more formal structured plan for a while. It didn't go well. I am not very good at all that technical running stuff with watches. And whatnot. It's not me. I am free-range. I flollop. That's ok though, i started increasing my distance again, up to half marathon distance, set my sights on another bucket list goal (the Lisbon Marathon) then my dad died and I sort of drifted a bit, as you can imagine this was not a good time. When I was back on solid ground and able to start taking care of myself again I started where I'd left off, running weekly long runs, but with more waling, trying to find time for shorter, more intense workouts in between, still aiming for the Lisbon marathon in October this year. I'm up to 15 miles on my long run, but not really doing as much as I need to. And I thought "hey, maybe this is the time to return to my spiritual home, Nerd Fitness, to focus my efforts back on what I need to be doing". And so, here I am. 9 weeks to go. Nerd power is needed. In this challenge I will * Do a weekly long run, increasing distance by one mile per week. * Do two shorter runs each week * Do something challenging every day - whether it's some heavy gardening work (lot of that, this time of year) yoga, upper body work, or something else. * Count Calories and adhere to gentleman calories. Rawr!