Ada81

I'm not banded yet, but as for running just make sure you invest in good shoes. I only wear asics kayanos as they have a lot of gel underfoot and great support. They are pricey but worth every cent to reduce injury, especially shin splints. When I started running, I did exactly what stalledout suggested. Small runs, get your breath back and run again. Eventually I was running instead of shuffling

I also train on the beep test, that starts out slow and gets faster and faster, it's a good way to see if you are getting better as you can beat yourself each time you do it.

I have just come across your blogs and wanted to say they are awesome! There are a number of people who have a real way with words and you my friend are one of them

Thanks for sharing and making me giggle, it's nice to see humour in our battle of the bulge!

Laughing again! You crack me up, I hope you are writing a novel - it will be a best seller! I need to stop reading your posts at work, people are wondering what I am giggling at!