I've written in the past months about my attempts to get fit - getting a bike, going to the gym and trying to eat properly. My goal was to be able to cycle to work, and now that I'm cycling to work pretty much every day it's fair to say I've met that goal now.

Time to set a new goal, then. I am going to run a race.

I've registered to run in the Leeds Abbey Dash, a 10K (6-and-a-bit miles) road race being held at the end of November. It's something to train for, and I've set myself a modest target of finishing in an hour. I've no idea how I'll perform in such a race, so it'll be useful to set a benchmark time to aim to beat in future races. If all goes well, I'd like to run more than just this particular race.

Wish me luck!