Today was a sad day.... The final TBT class with smiley, smiley instructor. *sniff*
Blooming hard work, but at least we didn't have to work on our arms (again!). My arms are barely functioning as it is! Won't be at TBT next week, and so it'll be a fortnight before I find out what the new instructor is like...
Otherwise, I had a rather Biblical trip to work today. It's like the traffic Gods looked down, thought "Hmmm, in a rush to get to work today? Got a meeting with customer at a set time?"... And deployed delays accordingly. Random roadworks, random delays, bridges with temporary closures... That'll be a half-hour journey that took an hour, then....
Aaargh!
:o}
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Thursday, 30 August 2012
33. Sweet inspiration
My on-going mission to taste test all the confectionery released "in support of" the Olympics and Paralympics has reached a new height.
I have discovered Swizzels Champions!
These are truly great - a small selection for your edification....
But I did get slightly confused by this one:
iMOM, I'm thinking. What's iMOM? Hmmm.... 10 minutes of careful thought later, I happened upon another version of this particular sweet, from a slightly different angle...
Wow, indeed! Hom dim am I?! WOW! Still, tasty...
*sigh*
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour (Tuesday)
I have discovered Swizzels Champions!
These are truly great - a small selection for your edification....
But I did get slightly confused by this one:
iMOM, I'm thinking. What's iMOM? Hmmm.... 10 minutes of careful thought later, I happened upon another version of this particular sweet, from a slightly different angle...
Wow, indeed! Hom dim am I?! WOW! Still, tasty...
*sigh*
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour (Tuesday)
Sunday, 26 August 2012
32. Bats in the belfry
Disaster struck en route to the cinema this evening. Yet again one of my earphones died a death and left me with music blaring in one ear and silence in the other. It's a wonder that I managed to get where I was going with the lopsidedness that resulted....
It would appear that I am rather hard on earphones - that's my third set! - although I really don't know why. It's not like I'm using them for purposes for which they were not designed, like hanging Christmas cards or washing off them. Hmph.
The upside was that, in a bit of a mood, I finally found the spare earphones that I knew I had in the house. That I looked for and could not find last time my earphones failed. In the drawer where I thought they were. In the drawer that I had already been through 3 or 4 times looking for them.... Which, while extremely vexing, is ultimately a good thing. Yay!
Cinema trip was good, if long-delayed (we had to interrupt the scheduled trip for the Olympics... Ah, the memories...). Batman (or, rather, "The Dark Knight Rises") was the film of choice. We could have done with a picnic to get us through - it's a loooooong film. It's good, pretty, and full of gadgets, but... The second film felt a bit long at times, but was saved by Heath Ledger's performance. This time... It just felt long. And a little overly-convoluted. And worryingly relaxed about the effects of nuclear fall-out, frankly... It also ended in the same way as the second film - everyone died. Or did they....?! But less confusingly, as I remember waiting for Rachel to reappear at the end of the second film (everyone else had) - apparently it was really important that she die, though. Can't say she was missed - Anne Hathaway was v good as Catwoman - I'd happily watch all of her bits again. Cillian Murphy remains brilliantly mental - I do like the way he just turns up in each of the films (staying true to the revolving doors policy of Arkham Asylum). You do have to wonder at the miraculous powers of prison, though - 8 years of limping, all sorted by a short spell of incarceration - there's surely some profit in that?!
Half-price cocktails remain a very, very good way to finish off a cinema trip. And I went with the healthy option for dinner - fish and chips (what? Fish is very good for you...). All made better by the company of good friends.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what happened to Bodypump (well, OK, I do know - I didn't go) but I was glad I went to Bodybalance as I was so wobbly that it's obvious I need to start doing the Pilates DVD again... But not right now - everything in moderation!
:o)
Latest stats:
Bodybalance - 1 hour
It would appear that I am rather hard on earphones - that's my third set! - although I really don't know why. It's not like I'm using them for purposes for which they were not designed, like hanging Christmas cards or washing off them. Hmph.
The upside was that, in a bit of a mood, I finally found the spare earphones that I knew I had in the house. That I looked for and could not find last time my earphones failed. In the drawer where I thought they were. In the drawer that I had already been through 3 or 4 times looking for them.... Which, while extremely vexing, is ultimately a good thing. Yay!
Cinema trip was good, if long-delayed (we had to interrupt the scheduled trip for the Olympics... Ah, the memories...). Batman (or, rather, "The Dark Knight Rises") was the film of choice. We could have done with a picnic to get us through - it's a loooooong film. It's good, pretty, and full of gadgets, but... The second film felt a bit long at times, but was saved by Heath Ledger's performance. This time... It just felt long. And a little overly-convoluted. And worryingly relaxed about the effects of nuclear fall-out, frankly... It also ended in the same way as the second film - everyone died. Or did they....?! But less confusingly, as I remember waiting for Rachel to reappear at the end of the second film (everyone else had) - apparently it was really important that she die, though. Can't say she was missed - Anne Hathaway was v good as Catwoman - I'd happily watch all of her bits again. Cillian Murphy remains brilliantly mental - I do like the way he just turns up in each of the films (staying true to the revolving doors policy of Arkham Asylum). You do have to wonder at the miraculous powers of prison, though - 8 years of limping, all sorted by a short spell of incarceration - there's surely some profit in that?!
Half-price cocktails remain a very, very good way to finish off a cinema trip. And I went with the healthy option for dinner - fish and chips (what? Fish is very good for you...). All made better by the company of good friends.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what happened to Bodypump (well, OK, I do know - I didn't go) but I was glad I went to Bodybalance as I was so wobbly that it's obvious I need to start doing the Pilates DVD again... But not right now - everything in moderation!
:o)
Latest stats:
Bodybalance - 1 hour
Saturday, 25 August 2012
31. To arms! To arms!
So, Wednesday arms better. Thursday arms back to barely functional. Spent all day dramatically wincing and using 2 hands to lift cups of coffee. Oooh, the pain... Took comfort from the fact that I don't need arms in order to run a half-marathon (in a way... Well, some comfort... Possibly slightly sarcastic comfort, but still...).
Then went to TBT. Smiley, smiley instructor was obviously inclined to torture me, as she decided - despite my dramatic wincing - that we'd do some more conditioning work on our arms...! Luckily, there's always an easy option, and I unashamedly easy-optioned my way through the entire session. Arms were again feeble after the class, but at least work today. No doubt they will again fail just in time for Bodypump tomorrow... The endless joys of trying to be fit and healthy continue.
Shock news from yesterday was that smiley, smiley instructor is quitting TBT as of next week! Reeling at the thought of having to get used to another instructor - God knows who we'll get next. As long as there's no requirement for grace to be involved... I can see that I'll have to re-think my entire exercise plan from the start of September...
Bother.
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Then went to TBT. Smiley, smiley instructor was obviously inclined to torture me, as she decided - despite my dramatic wincing - that we'd do some more conditioning work on our arms...! Luckily, there's always an easy option, and I unashamedly easy-optioned my way through the entire session. Arms were again feeble after the class, but at least work today. No doubt they will again fail just in time for Bodypump tomorrow... The endless joys of trying to be fit and healthy continue.
Shock news from yesterday was that smiley, smiley instructor is quitting TBT as of next week! Reeling at the thought of having to get used to another instructor - God knows who we'll get next. As long as there's no requirement for grace to be involved... I can see that I'll have to re-think my entire exercise plan from the start of September...
Bother.
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
30. T-Rex are us
So, another unscheduled mini-break there... Um, I was tired, it was hot, I had a headache, then another headache... Look, I was tired, OK?
Paid for my sloth today. Today (for no good reason) we decided to focus on arms in TBT. Now, I am aware that my arms have muscles because they move... But really my arm muscles can do little more than this. They are weak, and pathetic, and puny.
So an entire conditioning session focusing on arms is not good. Cue comedy moments where I'm working my triceps and after 8 reps my elbows (which must be pressing inwards) start spontaneously springing outwards, threatening to face-plant me into the gym's floor. Or when working other arm muscles (I'd lost track by this point) and my arms start locking and failing (again, face in danger of meeting floor at speed). Oof.
End result of all this "strengthening" activity is that I no longer have arms, but T-Rex-style appendages which are weakly flopping at my sides. I'm having to use both hands to lift anything. It's really very embarrassing...
Lots of work yet to do, then...
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Paid for my sloth today. Today (for no good reason) we decided to focus on arms in TBT. Now, I am aware that my arms have muscles because they move... But really my arm muscles can do little more than this. They are weak, and pathetic, and puny.
So an entire conditioning session focusing on arms is not good. Cue comedy moments where I'm working my triceps and after 8 reps my elbows (which must be pressing inwards) start spontaneously springing outwards, threatening to face-plant me into the gym's floor. Or when working other arm muscles (I'd lost track by this point) and my arms start locking and failing (again, face in danger of meeting floor at speed). Oof.
End result of all this "strengthening" activity is that I no longer have arms, but T-Rex-style appendages which are weakly flopping at my sides. I'm having to use both hands to lift anything. It's really very embarrassing...
Lots of work yet to do, then...
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Sunday, 12 August 2012
29. Modern Pentathlon
Had visitors this weekend, which means the house has been tidied and cleaned. It now looks like a house in need of some tidying and cleaning, rather than a house which has recently been turned over by burglars.... So, progress...
My visitors were very useful. First, lots of walking on Saturday. Then my little sister (for it was she) dragged me out for a run (which went well, although it should be noted that she completed 8 miles in pretty much the same time that I did 7...). And, after that, her boyfriend fixed my bike. Yes - the bike is now fixed!! A whole range of cycling-based activities can now stretch before me! Assuming that I ever take the bike outside the house...
But the bar is set high now. No longer will visitors be allowed to just visit my (desperately tidied and cleaned) house. No, from now on they must: (a) inspire me to and/or join me in some sort of exercise activity; and (b) fix something in my house that is broken. I have standards you know...
:o)
Latest stats:
Running - see http://reluctantrunnerdiary.blogspot.co.uk/
My visitors were very useful. First, lots of walking on Saturday. Then my little sister (for it was she) dragged me out for a run (which went well, although it should be noted that she completed 8 miles in pretty much the same time that I did 7...). And, after that, her boyfriend fixed my bike. Yes - the bike is now fixed!! A whole range of cycling-based activities can now stretch before me! Assuming that I ever take the bike outside the house...
But the bar is set high now. No longer will visitors be allowed to just visit my (desperately tidied and cleaned) house. No, from now on they must: (a) inspire me to and/or join me in some sort of exercise activity; and (b) fix something in my house that is broken. I have standards you know...
:o)
Latest stats:
Running - see http://reluctantrunnerdiary.blogspot.co.uk/
28. Athletics
Busy, busy, busy today... Cleaning and tidying and running to the library and the bank and the chemist's...
Ready for a nice sit down and a cup of tea now...
Went to pick my dry cleaning up: it will give you and idea of how much dry cleaning I had managed to pile up if I tell you that the bill was £84! And that's after a "3 for 2" discount, and a discount card percentage off! Not sure whether I should stop wearing so many clothes, or just stop cleaning them.... Hmmm... Either way, probably best not to let such a big pile build up again as that many clothes way a ton - and it's all uphill to the dry cleaners...
Picked up a pile of books at the library (amongst other little jobs that I had to do today). Included in that is a book entitled "Get Into Running": perhaps this book will be the thing that cures me of my hatred of all things running...? Although I got it more as a support text for the theory in fitness training course...
After my tour of the town for practical reasons (quite a long walk), a short rest, and then off again to tour some of the sights in the town at the moment. Up hill and down dale (via quite a few hostelries, it has to be said) and then home again...
All in all, it's all been a bit hectic for me for a Saturday - shall hopefully return to my life of sloth tomorrow!
:o)
Latest stats:
Walking - 3.6 + 4 miles
Ready for a nice sit down and a cup of tea now...
Went to pick my dry cleaning up: it will give you and idea of how much dry cleaning I had managed to pile up if I tell you that the bill was £84! And that's after a "3 for 2" discount, and a discount card percentage off! Not sure whether I should stop wearing so many clothes, or just stop cleaning them.... Hmmm... Either way, probably best not to let such a big pile build up again as that many clothes way a ton - and it's all uphill to the dry cleaners...
Picked up a pile of books at the library (amongst other little jobs that I had to do today). Included in that is a book entitled "Get Into Running": perhaps this book will be the thing that cures me of my hatred of all things running...? Although I got it more as a support text for the theory in fitness training course...
After my tour of the town for practical reasons (quite a long walk), a short rest, and then off again to tour some of the sights in the town at the moment. Up hill and down dale (via quite a few hostelries, it has to be said) and then home again...
All in all, it's all been a bit hectic for me for a Saturday - shall hopefully return to my life of sloth tomorrow!
:o)
Latest stats:
Walking - 3.6 + 4 miles
Saturday, 11 August 2012
27. Synchronised Swimming
Another day, another opportunity to go for a run missed... Anyone would think that I didn't enjoy running! As if...
*ahem*
Weather is still warm and sunny - makes me want to curl up on a sun lounger and snooze. Sadly there's this work thing going on...
On a sudden rush of optimism, I have entered my name into the ballot for the Ride London event in August 2013 (see http://www.ridelondon.co.uk/). This is obvious insanity - was last on a bike around 4 years ago! - and my only reassurance is that it's a ballot and I have extensive form on not being lucky with such things. Or at all. In fact, if luck is required for a positive result, I'll be over in the negative camp. Not that that's a bad place to be, but still, you have to wonder - did the Irish have to take all the luck? Leaving a few bits and pieces lying around for the less fortunate would have been at the very least kind of them...
I'm going to stop there before I descend into long-winded ramblings about leprechauns.... For the best, really...
:o)
Latest stats:
Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5
*ahem*
Weather is still warm and sunny - makes me want to curl up on a sun lounger and snooze. Sadly there's this work thing going on...
On a sudden rush of optimism, I have entered my name into the ballot for the Ride London event in August 2013 (see http://www.ridelondon.co.uk/). This is obvious insanity - was last on a bike around 4 years ago! - and my only reassurance is that it's a ballot and I have extensive form on not being lucky with such things. Or at all. In fact, if luck is required for a positive result, I'll be over in the negative camp. Not that that's a bad place to be, but still, you have to wonder - did the Irish have to take all the luck? Leaving a few bits and pieces lying around for the less fortunate would have been at the very least kind of them...
I'm going to stop there before I descend into long-winded ramblings about leprechauns.... For the best, really...
:o)
Latest stats:
Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5
Thursday, 9 August 2012
26. Taekwondo
Hmmmm... Should have gone for a 5 mile run yesterday and kind of didn't... Did manage to drag myself to TBT tonight, but still - is this really the preparation necessary to be able to run a half-marathon? I think not... Must do better.
It also doesn't bode well for Challenge 3 - 5km daily (walk, cycle or run) sounds fairly easy-going, but I've not managed anything that routine since I started this madness - I do like my days off... Still, by the time September comes, I'll probably have been inspired by the Olympics (and Paralympics) to new heights of sportiness... Or something...
The heatwave continues (one more day and the complaints will start that it's too hot and sunny - do love to discuss the weather, and negatively is usually best...). Obviously it will all be over by the time Saturday comes, but in the meantime I expect the "garden" to undergo another growing spurt soon. Torrential rain followed by blistering heat - ideal triffid-growing conditions... I still have my shears ready and waiting - more gardening exploits to come, methinks. Yes indeedy, the excitement never quite ends round here!
:o}
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
It also doesn't bode well for Challenge 3 - 5km daily (walk, cycle or run) sounds fairly easy-going, but I've not managed anything that routine since I started this madness - I do like my days off... Still, by the time September comes, I'll probably have been inspired by the Olympics (and Paralympics) to new heights of sportiness... Or something...
The heatwave continues (one more day and the complaints will start that it's too hot and sunny - do love to discuss the weather, and negatively is usually best...). Obviously it will all be over by the time Saturday comes, but in the meantime I expect the "garden" to undergo another growing spurt soon. Torrential rain followed by blistering heat - ideal triffid-growing conditions... I still have my shears ready and waiting - more gardening exploits to come, methinks. Yes indeedy, the excitement never quite ends round here!
:o}
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
25. Triathlon
Feel slightly better today, and so managed to drag myself to class like a good girl. Which is good.
Spent today watching the sunshine - it was a properly lovely hot and sunny day, and I am surrounded by windows all the better to view such things. An impromptu day off today would have been nicer, but at least I didn't have to row home.
Am powering my way through "Thirteen". This is not getting the housework done, but it's gripping stuff.
Apart from that, nothing new to report... The Olympics is still on... I must organise some travel soon - won't get down to the Paralympics without it!
Oh, and the damn fly is back - it took me 5 minutes to type that last para as the fly kept moving the cursor to odd places around the screen. Dammit! Shoo!! My computer, mine!!
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Spent today watching the sunshine - it was a properly lovely hot and sunny day, and I am surrounded by windows all the better to view such things. An impromptu day off today would have been nicer, but at least I didn't have to row home.
Am powering my way through "Thirteen". This is not getting the housework done, but it's gripping stuff.
Apart from that, nothing new to report... The Olympics is still on... I must organise some travel soon - won't get down to the Paralympics without it!
Oh, and the damn fly is back - it took me 5 minutes to type that last para as the fly kept moving the cursor to odd places around the screen. Dammit! Shoo!! My computer, mine!!
:o)
Latest stats:
TBT - 1 hour
Monday, 6 August 2012
24. Swimming
Global warming seems to have brought us tropical weather conditions. Today, warm and sunny. No light rain. No, warm and sunny. No, massive thunder storm and torrential rain. Make up your mind already!!
Spent some time trying to work under the rolling thunder storm. Decided to leave work when it looked likely that an ark would soon be required to go anywhere.... If we're choosing animals to line up 2 by 2 for rescue, I vote for slugs being left behind - possibly snails too. A snail mistook my car for a nice wet place to slime earlier - it found itself cruelly attacked from above and slid back off onto the ground. Hard. Take that, slimy plant-destroyer!!
All of this electric tension brought on a headache. Yes, I'm feeble-minded before thunderstorms. Also, generally not feeling that well (which I'm trying to ignore in the hope that it will go away). anyway, had to take some painkillers and have a lie down when I got home, which meant that I was a no-show at Zumba tonight. It's all a bit up-and-down, this training lark... Must try and actually do some running soon, at the very least to check whether I have actually managed to maintain some sort of level of fitness... Don't think all this sofa-sitting and TV-watching will have helped - but it's not like I can ignore the Olympics. That would just be wrong...
Have been lent "Thirteen" by Kelley Armstrong and am now devouring that (when not training / working / sleeping)... Not sure when I'm going to fit in the housework necessary before the weekend... But I'm sure that I'll find a spare day somewhere this week...
:o)
Spent some time trying to work under the rolling thunder storm. Decided to leave work when it looked likely that an ark would soon be required to go anywhere.... If we're choosing animals to line up 2 by 2 for rescue, I vote for slugs being left behind - possibly snails too. A snail mistook my car for a nice wet place to slime earlier - it found itself cruelly attacked from above and slid back off onto the ground. Hard. Take that, slimy plant-destroyer!!
All of this electric tension brought on a headache. Yes, I'm feeble-minded before thunderstorms. Also, generally not feeling that well (which I'm trying to ignore in the hope that it will go away). anyway, had to take some painkillers and have a lie down when I got home, which meant that I was a no-show at Zumba tonight. It's all a bit up-and-down, this training lark... Must try and actually do some running soon, at the very least to check whether I have actually managed to maintain some sort of level of fitness... Don't think all this sofa-sitting and TV-watching will have helped - but it's not like I can ignore the Olympics. That would just be wrong...
Have been lent "Thirteen" by Kelley Armstrong and am now devouring that (when not training / working / sleeping)... Not sure when I'm going to fit in the housework necessary before the weekend... But I'm sure that I'll find a spare day somewhere this week...
:o)
23. Sailing
My new computer has a touch screen (which is cool). But I mostly don't use that - have got into the bad habit of sitting back on the sofa and typing on the wireless keyboard on my lap (um, like now). Anyway, the other day I was typing away and a fly started to investigate the computer screen. It was a little thing, and every time it touched the screen there was a ripple, like the effect of a stone hitting a puddle. This was quite cute, I thought, although a little distracting. Until the stupid little thing managed to hit the screen at just the right place and started surfing the net. Suddenly the fly and I were in a desperate battle for control of the computer. I eventually won - without turning it into a battle to the death, despite the temptation - but it was a ridiculously close-run thing....
The Olympics continues, and I slide ever deeper into addiction... Not that this is unusual, but the irony of how much sport I'm watching versus how much training I'm managing is becoming painful... Didn't do my 7 mile run today (or indeed the original plan of 11 miles). Too tired.... Didn't do Bodypump (slept in!) or Bodybalance (uh.... Too tired) yesterday - did manage to eat lots of crisps and popcorn while watching the Olympics though.... Hmmm...
Might be able to continue watching the Olympics if I (a) eat less) and (b) exercise more... We shall see what tomorrow brings....
Points to ponder:
1) why can Mark Cavendish not explain cycling?
2) would it be worth taking up rowing just to have Sir Steve carry you about for a while post-race?
3) what is the best nickname that the media have come up with for an athlete at the Games? I'm personally liking "Big Bad Ben" (alliteration and good rhythm, not to mention mmm, Ben!)...
4) if you were a pundit who would you be? My vote has always been "Michael Johnson" (he's just, you know, a golden-shoed God), but at this Games, Ian Thorpe has also been special (and not just because he could have given tents lessons).
5) if you were a commentator, who would you be? I'm still with "Andy and Ade" from the pool - they're a lot more knowledgeable and a lot less po-faced than most others...
;oD
The Olympics continues, and I slide ever deeper into addiction... Not that this is unusual, but the irony of how much sport I'm watching versus how much training I'm managing is becoming painful... Didn't do my 7 mile run today (or indeed the original plan of 11 miles). Too tired.... Didn't do Bodypump (slept in!) or Bodybalance (uh.... Too tired) yesterday - did manage to eat lots of crisps and popcorn while watching the Olympics though.... Hmmm...
Might be able to continue watching the Olympics if I (a) eat less) and (b) exercise more... We shall see what tomorrow brings....
Points to ponder:
1) why can Mark Cavendish not explain cycling?
2) would it be worth taking up rowing just to have Sir Steve carry you about for a while post-race?
3) what is the best nickname that the media have come up with for an athlete at the Games? I'm personally liking "Big Bad Ben" (alliteration and good rhythm, not to mention mmm, Ben!)...
4) if you were a pundit who would you be? My vote has always been "Michael Johnson" (he's just, you know, a golden-shoed God), but at this Games, Ian Thorpe has also been special (and not just because he could have given tents lessons).
5) if you were a commentator, who would you be? I'm still with "Andy and Ade" from the pool - they're a lot more knowledgeable and a lot less po-faced than most others...
;oD
Saturday, 4 August 2012
22. Rowing
This is the life of the Olympic obsessive - after a full day at work, and a desperate attempt to catch up with all the action, I'm finally getting around to blogging...
Tried to combine gym and Olympics this evening - turned on the TV in the gym and got on the cross-trainer. The Terminator was there, working away on the other cross-trainer. Watched my way through the whole women's 10,000m until the last few laps. Finished my miles, then hung around to watch the end of the race. The Terminator also finished, and the 2 of us (silently) bonded over watching the race. Just over a lap to go, it's all tense, Brendan Foster is getting very over-excited, Steve Cram has run out of empathy for the moment (it's like he's been there!)... And the TV switches off. Gym is now closed. Good-bye.
Such is my life.
Apparently one of the women run, but I haven't managed to catch that on any of the hours of highlights I've watched yet... So much to see, so little time!
Loved Alan Campbell wining bronze in the rowing. You see how knackered he was at the end? That's me, that is, after any distance of running... Sort of...
;oD
Latest stats:
Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5 (snap!)
Tried to combine gym and Olympics this evening - turned on the TV in the gym and got on the cross-trainer. The Terminator was there, working away on the other cross-trainer. Watched my way through the whole women's 10,000m until the last few laps. Finished my miles, then hung around to watch the end of the race. The Terminator also finished, and the 2 of us (silently) bonded over watching the race. Just over a lap to go, it's all tense, Brendan Foster is getting very over-excited, Steve Cram has run out of empathy for the moment (it's like he's been there!)... And the TV switches off. Gym is now closed. Good-bye.
Such is my life.
Apparently one of the women run, but I haven't managed to catch that on any of the hours of highlights I've watched yet... So much to see, so little time!
Loved Alan Campbell wining bronze in the rowing. You see how knackered he was at the end? That's me, that is, after any distance of running... Sort of...
;oD
Latest stats:
Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5 (snap!)
Friday, 3 August 2012
21. Track Cycling
Um.... Bit tired now... Can't remember what I was going to say... Desperately trying to keep track of what is happening in the Olympics, plus go to work, plus do training...
Tired....
Should have been running tonight, but went for the cross-trainer option again... The question is, how much actual running do you need to do before you run a half-marathon...? Quite probably more than I've done to date.... *sigh*
Ooh, yes, I've remembered. Have decided on a Challenge 3 - which pushes the old Challenge 3 (i.e. next year's big thing) to Challenge 4.
Hmmm? What is it? Oh, right...
Challenge 3 will be the "5x50 Challenge"! [see here: http://www.5x50.co.uk/] Basically, do 5kms a day (walk/run/cycle) for 50 days. Starts 9th September 2012. Supposed to improve the regularity of my exercising... Without being too tricky! If I get my mike fixed, it may even be a doddle! Famous last words...
:o)
Latest stats:
Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5
Tired....
Should have been running tonight, but went for the cross-trainer option again... The question is, how much actual running do you need to do before you run a half-marathon...? Quite probably more than I've done to date.... *sigh*
Ooh, yes, I've remembered. Have decided on a Challenge 3 - which pushes the old Challenge 3 (i.e. next year's big thing) to Challenge 4.
Hmmm? What is it? Oh, right...
Challenge 3 will be the "5x50 Challenge"! [see here: http://www.5x50.co.uk/] Basically, do 5kms a day (walk/run/cycle) for 50 days. Starts 9th September 2012. Supposed to improve the regularity of my exercising... Without being too tricky! If I get my mike fixed, it may even be a doddle! Famous last words...
:o)
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Cross-trainer - 5 miles, 37 minutes, Level 5
Thursday, 2 August 2012
20. Road Cycling
Having a rest day today, as it's somewhat tricky to fit in exercise around all the Olympics-watching couch-surfing...
Also continuing in my challenge to actually buy Olympics tickets... It takes a long time (15 mins plus) for them to tell you that there aren't any.... Hey, ho... And you can't move away from the screen (I've discovered) because after eternity for them to find the tickets for you, you then only have 2 minutes (timed!) in which to buy the blooming things!!!!
But finally - success! I sneer in the face of the Olympics: the Paralympics is where it's at!! On current plans, I'm off in September to Goalball at the Copper Box, Swimming in the Aquatic Centre, Athletics in the Olympic Stadium and the Orbit. Now just need to book the leave and travel! (*ahem*)
The only other big news for today is that my coursebook has arrived. The course? "Exercise and Fitness Knowledge". No longer will I be bamboozled by people shouting at me the names of random muscles that I've never heard of! Soon I shall be able to identify the muscles that I don't have in great and intricate detail! At least, that's the theory... Having quickly flicked through the coursebook, it's looking a bit scary... Might come back to that in a bit...
Other than that, have put out a call for ideas for Challenge 3 - have a small list now (more suggestions are welcome - nice ones, anyway. I shall ruthlessly ignore anything I don't like the sound of!). In a bit I'll turn the list into a vote and then open the decision up to the "public". Although I'll warn you now, I reserve the right to rig, or just plain ignore, the vote if it goes in a direction I don't like! Still, I'm all about the interactive, and it might be fun...
:o)
Also continuing in my challenge to actually buy Olympics tickets... It takes a long time (15 mins plus) for them to tell you that there aren't any.... Hey, ho... And you can't move away from the screen (I've discovered) because after eternity for them to find the tickets for you, you then only have 2 minutes (timed!) in which to buy the blooming things!!!!
But finally - success! I sneer in the face of the Olympics: the Paralympics is where it's at!! On current plans, I'm off in September to Goalball at the Copper Box, Swimming in the Aquatic Centre, Athletics in the Olympic Stadium and the Orbit. Now just need to book the leave and travel! (*ahem*)
The only other big news for today is that my coursebook has arrived. The course? "Exercise and Fitness Knowledge". No longer will I be bamboozled by people shouting at me the names of random muscles that I've never heard of! Soon I shall be able to identify the muscles that I don't have in great and intricate detail! At least, that's the theory... Having quickly flicked through the coursebook, it's looking a bit scary... Might come back to that in a bit...
Other than that, have put out a call for ideas for Challenge 3 - have a small list now (more suggestions are welcome - nice ones, anyway. I shall ruthlessly ignore anything I don't like the sound of!). In a bit I'll turn the list into a vote and then open the decision up to the "public". Although I'll warn you now, I reserve the right to rig, or just plain ignore, the vote if it goes in a direction I don't like! Still, I'm all about the interactive, and it might be fun...
:o)
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