Another busy week with barely any time to run, just Monday and today (Friday) so far. Have been out after work a couple of times, one night for a spectacular curry with G, Matthew and Bern. Will make up for it this weekend, although looks like I might have to resort to the gym if the promise of 70mph winds materialises.

Poor, poor Krzys has injured his foot and can't run for two months, so no marathon for him, for the second year running. I feel so sorry for him; I think he is going to go out of his mind within a couple of weeks. And lord knows what will become of his hair that he vowed never to cut until he had the 26.2 under his belt.

3 x mile run. Slightly sore shins.

Got three hours sleep last night; some of my neighbours (next door) decided to have a party in the garden that went on till past 3am. It is late November and it was raining, but that still didn't put them off. But it wasn't them that kept me awake, it was the people who kept leaning out of their windows telling them to 'SHUT THE F*CK UP'. The last I remember is some woman, who sounded on the verge of a nervous breakdown, screaming 'IT'S SUNDAY NIGHT. IT'S 3 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP YOU... YOU WANKERS!' The last time I looked it was ten to four, and I was up at 6.30. Felt delirious all day and fell into a deep sleep on the train on the way home. Opened my eyes at Brighton and couldn't bear the thought of going to the gym. But I went anyway and feel better for it. Met Spock in there and we went to the Abs class again. We keep getting told off for giggling. But it is funny. It's so hard it's ridiculous. We both frequently collapse in heaps.

I also started following a half-marathon training programme today. Nice and easy start - two miles. It's three runs a week and two cross/strength sessions. I think that'll be ok. I can always substitute one of the cross sessions for more running if it starts to feel like that's not enough.

10 x mins crosstrainer
2 x mile run
30 mins abs class

I'm sure my gym is full of crooks and thieves. No-one has handed in my silver ring that I left next to one of the weight machines. What would most people do if they saw that someone had left a ring behind? Hand it in to reception or think "I'm having that"? It was probably the same stupid old bint who stole my ipod.

The gym is really, really empty at the moment. The same thing happened last year. I don't know if it's because it's a women-only gym but I think what happens is that it gets near to Christmas and everyone seems to give up for the year and think, right, I'll start again properly in the New Year. I remember last January it was insane. I had to queue at least ten minutes for a treadmill every single night. The place was packed. And then it starts to dwindle again through March and April and May. Anyway, it's nice. I like it when it's empty.

15 x mins crosstrainer
5k x run
15 x mins powerplate
15 x mins weights