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Went out last night for my first run and it was a bit of a shocker!

I was doing fine, at a steady pace for about 10min and then my old back pain reared its ugly head! I carried on at the same pace for a few more minutes but it just got worse and was really painfull, so its not really been the start I was hoping for!

I am going out again tonight to see how it is and see if I get the same troubles, it could be another short one tonight,  followed by a phonecall to the physio! Has anyone had any simillar problems? Any tips to help it or ideas as to why I may be getting the pain would be greatly appreciated!

Our motley crew of a 5-a-side team (Shipley Legends) have our second game this Thursday, hopefully my back won’t play up and I can help us get another win on the board, this time not by default this time!

Me and a group of mates have joined a 5-a-side football league this week. I’ve joined for some good fitness training and also because its a great laugh. We play on a Thursday night at Goals in Bradford. They have awesome pitches with the latest astro turf , which is great to play on.

We have started off in League D (the bottom league) and were due our first game last night. However our oposition never turned up (we put it down to them running scared of their mighty opposition!!), so this left us with no game, 3 points and a default 10-0 win in our first game. Quite a start to the season.

We did end up with a friendly against another team in our league and ran out 13-5 winners. I had forgotten just how much distance you end up covering in a 5-a-side game, it really is great fitness work. But I was struggling towards the end, so its time to get my running shoes on. I have been a bit lazy in getting out running but as of Monday I will be out on the roads and feeling the burn!!!

No cricket last week as it was my birthday and I was a touch worse for wear last Sunday. Back on it again this week with my new club which should be good!