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Swimmingly ok.
I’ve been threatening to go swimming for a while now and for christmas/birthday I kitted myself out with some swimming items, namely a waterproof mp3 player and some über goggles.
A good thing about swimming is the lack of equipment required. Of course, when I start doing open swimming, I will need a wetsuit and they [...]
Manchester to Blackpool Ride 2010 – A thought
Thinking about the 2010 Manchester to Blackpool bike ride.
Oh well – Week 1 review
Successful first week of increased exercise regime, not so successful on the weight area!
Weekly training updates
Just got back from circuit training. It was more difficult than I imagined. I was generally left in the dust created by several pensioners using their zimmer frames. Some work needed here I think.
I’m going to keep a weekly round up of exercise. I may also keep private records of calories in, if I can [...]
Spun another way
I’m still alive by the way, just horribly busy.
Today I tried a different spin class. I won’t say where. Not a patch on the classes at the Studio. The bikes are 100% better at the studio. At the place I went today, they were more like exercise bikes. The music, sound, light and environment [...]
Spin it! Spin it!
As Dick3 once said, “Now is the winter of our discontent”. We are truly in the depths of winter, and I am not content. Several inches of snow has fallen and covers the streets in a lovely glass-like layer of ice and or slush. But old Tricky III wasn’t talking about riding a push bike [...]
Trying out new bike stuff
Saturday morning saw a brief gap of several hours where the sun was almost visible and the rain let up, so I thought it best to take advantage and go for a quick ride on the bike. I haven’t been out since I bought a few new items including my new saddle, so a test [...]
Damn, I stopped blogging for a bit there….
But the good news it’s only temporary!
So much has happened, so many potential blogs and blog subjects, but I haven’t posted for ages.
I need to update the old Diet Club information, in which I’ve lost 2lbs and some centimeters.
I’ve done some bike rides with Joby, some other bloke and Lost.
I’ve been to the gym and [...]
The First Rule of Diet Club…..
…. is to lose weight, obviously. I am however at liberty to talk about diet club. In fact we, the exclusive members of diet club, are encouraged to shout about Diet Club as mush as possible as a means of encouraging the weight loss. “Look at me everybody, I’m a fat bastard! Yes, I know [...]
blogging from iPhone
Just installed iblog on my phone. Here’s a test post. I think this means more posts but they’ll be shorter so better.
[Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]
Blogs as Motivation
Once, some time ago, when I was student, I had a minor academic interest in Psychology. Nowadays I can’t get enough pop-psych. Not self-help you understand, popular science books about psychology. Entertaining, easy to read and fascinating.
I’ve been reading both :59 Seconds and Quirkology by Richard Wiseman. :59 seconds in particular is excellent, especially if [...]
High Peak Miles Count Triple
Last weekend I thought it would be a great idea to cycle from Glossop to Congleton. It seemed like a great plan. I could get some miles in and practice for the upcoming Cat and Fiddle challenge.
This was an extremely challenging route for my new-ish to biking legs. It seemed to be all uphill. Each [...]
Bonk training and cat
The weather was gorgeous today and I was keen to get out on the bike and into the sunshine. I had a Spinning appointment at lunch so I ended up waiting until 6.30pm to get out.
I did a circular route around Glossop and Padfield, it ended up being 45 minutes long and I did 7.09 [...]
Manchester 100
Sunday 6th September was the date of the Manchester 100, which I rode with “Team 100k”, a team comprising the amazing nameless and linkless but most definitely resistible one, the incredible swollen one, me, Lost Sheep and Rafe. Rafe had traveled all the way from a place in the south of England. I forget where, [...]