Everyone needs to get out of their comfort zone every now and then!

I'm back in the USA again this week. Spent a couple of days in the Florida panhandle with Louisa and her team (thanks for the sponsorship money) and have now moved on to North Carolina. Of course I don't have my bike and it's less than 2 weeks away from the charity ride, so I need to keep up the training. Everyone needs a challenge that takes them out of their comfort zone......don't they? Well, yesterday, I decided I should live by that maxim, so I set myself the target of running a half marathon in the gym in under 2 hours. At half distance it had taken 1 hour and 3 minutes.....a bit behind, but everything to play for! The Florida heat and humidity got the better of me (or was that me getting the better of me?) and I finished the 13.1 miles in 2 hours and 10 minutes. I realise that running on a treadmill is probably easier than out on the roads, so anyone who finished the London Marathon a few weeks ago - you have my respect! I'm going to give it another go on Sunday morning, when I would otherwise be out with the cycle club and before I fly home......I'll keep you posted.