Thursday, January 27, 2011
Getting There... Slowly...
I appear to have finally shaken off the never-ending cold and cough! I am now building up my training again slowly and, erm, what else has happened? Oh yes... I have turned *cough* 41...
Thanks Katie for the cakes. I am determined that I will regain my fitness this year and complete lots of wonderful events, plus complete my Marathon Challenge this year and next.
This week I have so far completed a 10 mile walk/ run round Clipston and Cotgrave. I spotted a strange looking bird by the canal on my way back but typically I didn't have my camera with me. Looking on t'internet I can only describe it as some sort of peahen- odd!
I went to the gym Saturday and sweated my way through a workout so am off there again tonight to push myself a little harder!
I also have me secret weapon...
The Elliptical Trainer!
This little tool is fantastic- it is so easy to drag it into position and jump onto it as I watch telly- I have used it for 1 hour on Monday and 1 hour last night. I thought that if it is something convenient and easy to use I will actually use it! It will also come in very useful if we get more snow and ice and I don't fancy doing my Bambi-on-ice impression outside.
Right... off to the gym now. First challenge of the year is likely to be the Belvoir Challenge- I am aiming to do this in around 8 1/2 hours- depending on the amount of mud!
Thanks Katie for the cakes. I am determined that I will regain my fitness this year and complete lots of wonderful events, plus complete my Marathon Challenge this year and next.
This week I have so far completed a 10 mile walk/ run round Clipston and Cotgrave. I spotted a strange looking bird by the canal on my way back but typically I didn't have my camera with me. Looking on t'internet I can only describe it as some sort of peahen- odd!
I went to the gym Saturday and sweated my way through a workout so am off there again tonight to push myself a little harder!
I also have me secret weapon...
This little tool is fantastic- it is so easy to drag it into position and jump onto it as I watch telly- I have used it for 1 hour on Monday and 1 hour last night. I thought that if it is something convenient and easy to use I will actually use it! It will also come in very useful if we get more snow and ice and I don't fancy doing my Bambi-on-ice impression outside.
Right... off to the gym now. First challenge of the year is likely to be the Belvoir Challenge- I am aiming to do this in around 8 1/2 hours- depending on the amount of mud!
Labels: Belvoir Challenge, elliptical trainer
Monday, December 06, 2010
Snow!!
Well, since my last post we have had a good few inches- not as much as other parts of Britain but enough to cause considerable disruption! Most of last week I left the car at home and walked to work, there's something quite satisfying about crunching through fresh snow.
We had had a covering Friday night and then quite a lot more fell throughout the week. The only thing is, it's really hampered my training as I am a wimp on all but the easiest terrain the best of times, but I am so frightened of skidding over and breaking a leg or something! A friend wanted to start going for walks, so a couple of times last week I walked to her house, walked a couple of miles with her and then carried on with my circuit, crunching for about 5-6 miles.
I have a problem now though... it rained Saturday which washed away a fair bit of the snow, leaving the rest to freeze into a lethal covering of ice so I am dreading going out there now! I made the mistake of driving the back way to mum's house last night and doing a quite impressive, impromptu, out of control skid down a steep hill, mercifully coming to rest in a handily placed farm gateway. God knows what I'll be like on my feet!
I braved the gym Sunday and decided to buy an elliptical trainer from Argos- at least that's something I can do without falling over! I naively expected to walk in, pay for it and walk away with it- but sadly no...
Apparently it's for home delivery only as they don't stock it. When I paid, the girl at the till asked me whether I wanted to pay the £8.99 delivery charge. I asked if there was any other way of getting it. She said no- they don't stock it so it was home delivery or nothing... lot of choice there then... then she said it would be delivered 'within 28 days'. 28 days!! I want it NOW!! Apparently someone will call me before Christmas Eve to arrange delivery...
I did go for a 10 mile walk Saturday morning to take some snaps of the snow before most of it got washed away, so I will share a few;
Walking Down To The Watersports Centre
Looking Towards Holme Pierrepont
The Fishing Lakes
The Canal
We had had a covering Friday night and then quite a lot more fell throughout the week. The only thing is, it's really hampered my training as I am a wimp on all but the easiest terrain the best of times, but I am so frightened of skidding over and breaking a leg or something! A friend wanted to start going for walks, so a couple of times last week I walked to her house, walked a couple of miles with her and then carried on with my circuit, crunching for about 5-6 miles.
I have a problem now though... it rained Saturday which washed away a fair bit of the snow, leaving the rest to freeze into a lethal covering of ice so I am dreading going out there now! I made the mistake of driving the back way to mum's house last night and doing a quite impressive, impromptu, out of control skid down a steep hill, mercifully coming to rest in a handily placed farm gateway. God knows what I'll be like on my feet!
I braved the gym Sunday and decided to buy an elliptical trainer from Argos- at least that's something I can do without falling over! I naively expected to walk in, pay for it and walk away with it- but sadly no...
Apparently it's for home delivery only as they don't stock it. When I paid, the girl at the till asked me whether I wanted to pay the £8.99 delivery charge. I asked if there was any other way of getting it. She said no- they don't stock it so it was home delivery or nothing... lot of choice there then... then she said it would be delivered 'within 28 days'. 28 days!! I want it NOW!! Apparently someone will call me before Christmas Eve to arrange delivery...
I did go for a 10 mile walk Saturday morning to take some snaps of the snow before most of it got washed away, so I will share a few;
Labels: elliptical trainer, snow
