I dont 100% know why I want to write a blog. Is it cause I like to show off, or is it just that I want to record my training etc leading up to the hardest challenge of my life. I dont know. All I know is that the lads at work took some serious amount of piss out of me when I said I was thinking about writing one.

With "The Bob" attempt etched firmly into next years calendar, I have trained quite hard all summer to get my general level of fitness up and in the process have lost a lot of my "rugby" bulk. I am just teetering under 13st and am down to a size 32 waist. I was probably a teenager the last time I bought trousers in a size 32 waist. The OMM beckons at the end of this month and then the specialist training for the BOB starts. I have also just rejoined the gym in an attempt to balance my training with a few weights and maybe some circuits type training sessions.

As I write this I have now just realised why I am writing this. Its not that I want to show off or that I will look back fondly at my training. The reason I am writing this is to help keep me focused on my training. Now I know why. Next question is why would i want to share it then..........................