I plan to add running to the fitness programme this week. I’m starting off nice and easy: 5mins walk, 5mins run, twice and over the next 10 weeks or so I’ll gradually run longer and walk less. The goal is to be able to run 30mins three times a week without any stress on my legs. Hopefully by starting easily I will give my bones & joints enough time to adapt, thereby avoiding injury. We’ll see how it goes.

Niall had suggested I do the City 2 Surf in August, which sounded like a great idea. It’s a bit of a Sydney institution, so it would have been a nice goal to have, but I just realised this morning that I’ll be snowboarding in New Zealand at the time.