By George, I think she's got it!

This evening I did a mile in 11.33 minutes ..... up hill!

In my world this is the equivalent to the first 4 minute mile. Fair to say I could barely stand when I got to the end and getting back down the hill again took almost 2 minutes longer but I was so chuffed with myself. I also did another 2 miles at lunch time, I did do them on the machine - but I wound the thing up to almost 1 kilometre an hour faster than usual and concentrated on taking longer steps, I didn't manage to run the whole 2 miles but I was very close.

It may not sound as though I'm doing too well but I do feel as though I'm making progress. For the first time I'm running slightly out of breathe and I think that by doing this I'm pushing forward all the time, hopefully getting up that hill tomorrow should be just a fraction easier and in a couple of days I will be able to turn around and come straight back down again. I also arrived home with not exactly a high, lets just say there was a slight lift in my head ... could I at last be getting 'the bug', somehow I seriously doubt it!