Under 37!

4 kms in 36:45 but including. 500 mtr jog. However, not bad. Also fit into
the last Lee 38-34 jeans today. Still on stage 1 of chart 2 on 5BX but it's
all coming good. CAUTION: SNACKING ON TOO MUCH FRUIT. NEED TO CHECK AND
FIND ALTERNATIVES.

Under 39

4 kms in 38:50 comfortably, chart 2 first level comfortably. Weight 104.5 kg, not bad from 122 kg once upon a time. MOTIVATION FACTOR: the Suzuki 500 cc bike is only 20 kgs away – and if I follow Dianne's routine I can do it in another 4 months!

Go easy and keep going, go hard and stop

4.4 kms in 44:30 and lowest level on chart 2 for 5bx. Must say the second excercise on the chart is a back-twister. Have a slightly sore back from it - led to nightmarish visions of my last back injury and the whole fitness dream crashing etc. but fortunately things are on course though I have eased up for a couple of days on the pace. Also, have modified that excercise to something that supports the back. Have to look out for these traps. Moral: excercise less but stay fit and you'll excercise for life, overdo it and that's the end of the line and one goes back to a forced unfit life! So, go easy and keep going. Consistency is the key and injury will set you back by weeks if not months!

Also need to stay motivated, can sense it flagging.