Men's
support group Andy's Man Club again
takes over another Parkrun, the
international public-park-based 5km dash. After the success of last
month's Halifax event,
AMC will return to the Parkrun
scene, marshalling or running in branded AMC gear, this time in
Bradford in 2 weeks today. Both of
these towns provide branches of the group for men to talk about their
issues, and the movement is having a great effect on people's lives
and the perception of mental health in the UK.
At
the Halifax event I marshalled, wearing the branded outfits and
cheering on the runners. This time, I'm going to run. Yikes! I haven't ran in a long time, and when I did it was a
long time since I'd ran before that. The weight I'd gained had caused
a setback, shall we say, and I'm even heavier now. So here's the plan
for getting fit.
I
keep records of my personal bests when I visit the gym. My oldest PB-
the movement that I've left unimproved upon for the longest- is,
you've guessed it, running. I've not beaten my 10-minute run record
since 14th May 2013, running at 14.1km/ph, a fair dash.
My
second-oldest PB is chest press, at 103.75kg, set on 29th
November 2014. So here's the plan: work on these two movements in
every gym session, between now and the 17th. I'm very
unlikely to beat the running PB, and bench probably won't happen
either, but I'm aim to beat both of these, starting from 7km/ph and
5kgs respectively. I'll be at the gym 6 times a week, although 2 of
those visits will be classes, not actual gym sessions. I may also
throw in a few short outdoor runs on my days of too. Current body
weight: 82.4kg. I'll try and get under 80kg by the 17th.
Bradford
isn't exactly local to Oldham or Manchester but the camaraderie and
interest between Parkrun and Andy's Man Club was fantastic last time.
Members from various groups made it down It's worth getting there for
8:30am!
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