My 5 Kilometer Jogging track can start at this footbridge over the Goulburn River at Shepparton or at the Bridge at Mooroopna opposite Kidstown. Good parking at both locations and about a 7 kilometer round trip into Mooroopna from my home if I want to leg it all the way.  I could continue this trip even further by walk jogging around the large lake in Shepparton.  I am going to love Springtime in Shepparton and my new fitness schedule :-).

Well I had a beautiful day today. I had slacked off a lot and slipped into workahloic ways, overwork, under activity and overeating.  I knew that this 100 days to Christmas date was the absolute deadline for me to shape up and take responsibility to walk away from my work for part of each day, have fun outdoors with Reg again and today was the day. I enjoyed it so much.

Reg took me out for a walk along the waterways of Shepparton. I ended up jogging for 1.1 kilometres on the pathways.  Then we visited my daughter and grandchildren who lives in the region. I wanted to show her the fantastic gift sent to me by my fellow writer friend, Carol Willis.  With a sedentary love like writing I have to make an effort to be active to offset the hours of inactivity spent writing.  

It is 100 days until Christmas and I knew I wanted to make some goals but I was unsure what these would be.  Today enjoying myself, running beside the river I decided.  In 100 days’ time, even with an operation somewhere around the middle to the end of October in there, I will be running 5 kilometres along the riverside tracks between Shepparton and Mooroopna.   The distance from my home to the Aquamoves Gym, beside the Goulburn River in Shepparton is close to 12 kilometres return via the river side track. I should be ready to part walk part run that distance, by December 25th 2010. 

Now I do not actually want to be able to run 5 kilometres on hard pathways that is not a goal of mine.  My actual goal is a fitness one. I want to be and remain healthy, free from lifestyle disease.  This ability to run 5 kilometres or to part run part walk 10 kilometres is my measurement of having achieved this fitness level.

As it is springtime, September being the wettest month of the year here in Victoria, I will head out and train on the fine days, rather than stipulating that I will train three days a week. 

I will alternate short sprints for longer runs when I am able to get outside to be active each day.  Lots of lovely gardening weather coming up too and my Wii Fit Plus, Biggest Loser, full body workouts to be done alternating with using my own weights.  Note there is no gym membership planned.   After a look though my bank statements for the last 18  months I have decided I do not need to spend any more money on learning to be fit, or for the equipment or motivation to do it, I simply need to DO IT.