1hr 37min, 9 miles

Great run today, I slowed the pace and walked occasionally, a combination and that and the new shoes means that my knees don't hurt as much as before on my longer runs, and my right hamstring seems ok. Had some pain in my left thigh and right knee when running, but it passed. Saw a beautiful red sunset too.

2.5 miles, fast, in the sunshine

Another great run with my new shoes. Only meant to do 20mins as my mum was on her way to Brighton for the weekend, but stayed out longer than planned. Another fast run, and the sun was out, beautiful. Didn't have to wear my headband to protect my ears and actually felt warm in the sunshine!

3 miles, fast, new shoes!

Really didn't feel like running on Friday evening but I forced myself to go out and was glad I did. Put the mp3 player on random, and off I went with my new shoes - got the next half size up so this was my first test run. Wow. Did a fast couple of miles and arrived back in my road, then decided I didn't want to stop and ran off for another mile. Felt like I was running on air...they have just the right amount of support and bounce.

2 miles, seafront

Went running with Bee this eve, just a couple of miles on the seafront, then we dashed off to see A Single Man at the cinema. Great film, loved it.

1 hour 15 minutes, 5.5 miles

A longer run today, (duration rather than distance). Ran slower this time and my body feels better for it. Went up to the Old Shoreham Road and round Hove park, then out along the Old Shoreham Road again West and back again, down the Drive and along the seafront to the bandstand, then back up to home.

My knees feel a lot better this time, but the ball of my toe in my left foot is suffering. Went back into Run this afternoon and they will hopefully have the next size up for me to try on Wednesday, so I can ditch these ancient Reeboks and protect my feet a bit more. The padded socks are great though. I'm getting some issues with my right hamstring, no pain but it's like a pulling sensation about every 10 minutes or so of running - I'm stopping now to stretch everytime it happens.

Used a gel for the first time today after 40 minutes of running, not sure if it did anything but it tasted good! Will definitely use again as my runs get longer. Also carried water for the first time, which was fine but I was aware that I was making a sloshing sound, even though I couldn't hear it with my headphones on! Was listening to the Audiofuel first hour for marathon training, it was good - amazing how handy it is to be reminded to relax your shoulders and breathe.

Saturday night, 3.5 miles

Did about 3.5 miles today, went back up to the Old Shoreham Road and up The Drive, spotted my dad doing some painting in his house and popped in to say hello. Was out in total for around 40 minutes.

Bought some amazing new running trainers today (in black) but realised when I got home that they were a tad too small when combined with my new padded running socks (£10 for one pair!), so will probably have to swap them for the next half size up. Went to Run on Blatchington Road, heard they were good and they were - they started by videotaping me running in the high street with my jeans rolled up to check my running style!

Up to Hove and down to the sea, 3 miles

Ran up to the Old Shoreham Road and along Westbound, down The Drive, then left towards home, but then decided to head down to the seafront and back up. Beautiful night, lots of stars in the sky and a Cheshire cat moon. Not many people on the seafront so didn't hang around for long.

When I was running back home I encountered some mp3s that Alex had secretly planted onto my mp3 player, one being "Girl I'm Gonna Make you Sweat"...I was so amused that I couldn't stop laughing, and as I was running at a fair pace it probably sounded like I was choking...had to stop and calm down before I could carry on. Hilarious. The tracks from the Buffy Musical and Propellerheads were more welcome.

45 mins, 3 miles

A slow run today, trying not to hurt my foot. Went up to to Hove Rec and back down The Drive and along to home. Felt a bit lightheaded half way round so walked when I needed. Need new shoes and to eat properly before my run.

Bruised sesamoids, left foot

Or in other words, pain in the ball of my left big toe. It's been hurting when I walk but I think it's easing now. Will make new trainers my first priority but will see if I can pad my shoe in the meantime to take the pressure off.

Alex's birthday tomorrow so don't think I can drag him to a sports shop to go shoe shopping! Will maybe go on Monday.

20 mins, easy, in the snow!

Took a rest on Monday as I was feeling it after the longer run on Sunday. Tuesday I had something planned so didn't run.

Today I ran on the seafront but the snow earlier in the day had made the front very icy and slippery. Ended up following the example of some of my fellow runners and ran on the lawns, which had a layer of snow but weren't slippery. Ran fast on the lawns and slowed to cross the intersecting paths which were icy, so forced me to do some interval running!

1hr 14min, 7.5 miles

Ran out towards Shoreham Harbour today, bit of a grey day but not too windy and it didn't rain. Ran continuously at a fair pace for the whole run. Used my new Audiofuel 1 hour long run mix today, it was fantastic. Good beats and just the right about of voice over, for example letting you know when you've completed another 10 minutes of running.

Knees hurt a bit when I finished, and I'm sure I'll feel the pain tomorrow!

Quick run, 10 mins

Did 30 minutes of cardio on My Fitness Coach today and then a quick 10 minute run round St Ann's Wells.

35 min, fast

Well, fast for me. Went along to the Babylon Lounge and back, finishing at the angel, which has become my focus point. It's good to spot it at a distance and know where I'm finishing. Then I can stretch and jog back up the hill to home.

Felt good today, saw tons of other runners, some in groups, some loners like me. It rained a bit but I had my waterproof on. Not feeling as tired when I get home now, think my fitness and stamina are improving.

Run with Bee, 40 min

Okay, so now I'm going to be running 5 days a week. My rest days are Monday and Friday.

Tonight I went running with Bee, who is very fit and a good runner, but not doing the marathon unfortunately. We had a good run, went east this time on the seafront to the Concorde II and back, at a conversational pace. We went past a pile of pieces of the West Pier which has been partly dismantled.