Well here I find myself doing the first blog of my life and not too sure how it is all going to pan out. The challenge that I have set myself suddenly seems quite daunting - did I really say that I was going to cycle the distance of the Karakoram (1300km), swim the distance of the firth of forth (77km) and run/walk the distance of 12 marathons and yes all in 365 day!

The first week of the challenge has gone by and hasn't started with the bang that I had quite hoped for and although I have set myself a mental target of what distances I want to achieve each week, I am fast realising that these won't always be acheived. With a husband who is dedicated to exercising and a toddler and baby, the time at the gym is going to be at a premium.

As of tonight, I have however managed to get out of Islamabad on my cycle ride (40km) and have crossed the starting line for my first marathon (3 miles). Hubby is away with work for a few days so not sure when I will next get out to the gym for a cycle or swim, but hope to get a few miles done walking and I am going to try a run with the pram (that could be comedy in action).

Keep my Dad in your thoughts as he is bored and understandably frustrated, being kept in hospital to receive a heavy dose of iv antibiotics, due to being given an infection when they harvested his stem cells ready for the transplant in january!

Auds
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