On Tuesday I started a new weights program with a friend of mine. Unfortunately for me he is now a full time professional athlete. Me being me I tried to keep up with him, but now I’m paying the price! The session started off with some pull ups supersetted with inversed rowing. There were 4 sets of 12 reps for … Continue reading
On Sunday I attempted to play squash again for the first time in about four years. I think it’s fair to say my body is now regretting the decision. We got the rules slightly wrong, thinking that the points were up to 21 rather than 9 so having played 5 games of the best of 21 my body was understandably … Continue reading
The big race went ahead on the 25th April. The weather was really nice, it was a little bit drizzly at the beginning of the day, but then got gradually hotter and hotter. I was almost too hot by the end of the race, but thankfully the water stations were positioned just in the right places. The start of the … Continue reading
Week 12 – Build up! So the big build up has been and gone. It’s taken me a while to get this up, just been so busy. I guess my build up was a little bit too heavy… here goes; Monday – Easy 4 miles; 4.11miles @ 8:17 min/mile avg Tuesday – 10x400m; 5.41miles @ 8:02 min/mile avg Thursday – … Continue reading
I’ve just picked up my new business cards, and I must say I’m very happy with them. I got them printed by ‘Printing.com’ through their Solihull branch (Boomerang Print & Design), it took them 5 working days which I was very impressed with. I went for the premium cards as first impressions count, 400g silk with a spot UV varnish … Continue reading
Week 11 Not done a huge amount this week, could have done with doing a bit more. Tuesday – Easy 6 miles; 6.05miles @ 8:12 min/mile avg Wednesday – Wedges Run; 4.2 miles Friday – Wedges Run x 2; 8.4 miles Friday – Cycle to Edgbaston; 11 miles @ 18.1mph avg Saturday – Cycle from Edgbaston; 11 miles @ 18.2mph … Continue reading