Thursday, 8 December 2011

Sunday 4th December 2011 to Saturday 10th December 2011

Saturday 10th December 2011
Started the clearing up process ahead of decorating the dining room. Then a bit of golf, played with a young chap called Dan who kindly marked our card in a good way. Played fairly well to put a three under par card in off our three quarter handicaps. Got quite a few pars which was nice. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/134115444

Friday 9th December 2011

Thursday 8th December 2011
Forced meself out again.

Wednesday 7th December 2011
Back on the road again. Slow, ill, what more do you want?

Tuesday 6th December 2011
Presentation on credit card processing. Went okay but more work generated from it, such is life.

Monday 5th December 2011
vision Day at the Derbyshire Hotel talking about the next generation of XpressWeigh - went quite well considering.

Sunday 4th December 2011
Not much to report. Felt like death warmed up so didn't do much.
Bit of a bike ride on Sunday but you only have to see the average speed to know it was poor!

Lots of meetings and presentations at work which all went relatively well, all things considered.

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Sunday, 27 November 2011

Sunday 27th November 2011 to Saturday 3rd December 2011

Friday 2nd December 2011
Knackered from Badmo and all. So decided to have rest day. Ha ha.

Thursday 1st December 2011
Quick run up town and back. V Tired but still under 11min miles.

Wednesday 30th November 2011
Quick run up town and back then off to that London for a Microsoft Sharepoint seminar. Very good. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/132000085 Almost 10 min miles as well for a change.

Tuesday 29th November 2011
Possibly the final dog walk - his owner's family are all ill so we had the dog an extra day. So did the two mile loop again. Six minutes quicker than yesterday but there was one less pooper scooper to do so that might be related.

Monday 28th November 2011
Think I mentioned we've been dogsitting this weekend, well we've still got the pooch into Monday so this morning was reduced to walking the animal 2 miles round the block and got nothing much else done. Such is life.

Sunday 27th November 2011
Couldn't get out of bed! 8am! N'er mind 7 mile slow run round Okeover Park and what have you. 11min 30sec miles nothing to be impressed by but that's what I'm down to.

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Monday, 21 November 2011

Sunday 20th November 2011 to Saturday 26th November 2011

Saturday 26th November 2011
Missus gone shopping, we got a lil wire-haired Jack Russell for the weekend called Pip. Should be interesting. Nowt much to speak of today. West Ham beat the Rams but it was a mercy victory really - you have to give a little bit of chariy to that poor fella up front for the hammers who loses his balance once in the penalty area - poor chap - a breath of air and he's on his arse.

Friday 25th November 2011
Interesting Badminton session last night - found out that I don't do the 'big to the back' serves right - sort of come around rather than under so need to get that sorted. That said, I didn't lose a single game so that's got to be good. Anyway, was totally jiggered last night and this crept through to this morning with a crap run up town and back with many short walking spells. I think there might be an outside chance am getting old. Was looking forward to a fishing session this weekend but looks like it's not going to be happening now, which is standard for me of late. Anyway details of run http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130771621


Thursday 24th November 2011
Couldn't get out of bed. Knackered. So late that made decision to just do a two mile loop. So tired so rubbish pace. Such is life
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130590154


Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Dragged myself out of bed for 5:50. Got tidied up, got some bits together to send for Ebay mullarky and got them sorted. Went run, stopped off at bank to get some cash, picked papers up and then back home for 6:55. 3 miles done (forgot to restart the clock after papers for half a mile) close to 10min miles
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130422479




Tuesday 22nd November 2011
Got up feeling a bit better than yesterday but still not brill. Did a two mile walk round the block last night then forgot to switch watch off when got home so it looks like 2.7 miles when it was actually a smidge over 2 miles. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130249511


Anyway, back to today, did a bit of early morning tidying up then up town and back to fetch papers - getting really tired but first mile was around 10 minutes - it'll get better I'm sure.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130249513




Monday 21st November 2011
Got up at 6am, stiff as a board - 13 miles on a Sunday is out of my league these days.
Anyway, did some tidying up - cleaned shoes, put breadmaker away, went run up town and back. Which as expected was a bit slow!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130068876




Sunday 20th November 2011 Started off with a steady (read "slow") 7.5 mile run.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130068862


Then rather rubbish golf in which I missed two putts from 18"
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/130068870
We ended up with a nett 76 that should have been at least four shots better if putts hadn't horse-shoed or been missed from laughably close up. Anyway another 6 miles to add to the total.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Sunday 13th November 2011 to Saturday 19th November 2011

Sunday 13th November 2011
Did nowt pretty much. Washed cars. Went to Costco as requested. Didn't realise they did eye tests which should be handy I reckon for next time. Bought a load of junk we shouldn't have then come home. Nothing to add other than that!

Monday 14th November 2011
Got up and went for a spin on the bike. Am awaiting some innertubes coming from Ebayland before I start commuting proper again. Anyway a steady 7 or so miles. Got back from work watched the Other Guys with Phil - that Will Ferrell does make me laugh.

Tuesday 15th November 2011
Couldn't make me mind up today. Ended up running three miles - watch was flat so no record but it felt a steady pace. Then drove to other side of Alfreton and cycled in. Ridiculously I hadn't realised that the Leisure Centre wasn't a blue permit car park so had to rescue car with the help of Dan from facilities before it got a £60 fine!! Will know for next time though! Anyway three miles running, three miles cycling.

Wednesday 16th November 2011
Run up town and back. Right tired.

Thursday 17th November 2011
Watched ‘The Kennedy Detail’ til late last night so couldn’tget out of bed and have got badminton tonight anyway so that’ll have to do! The Kennedy Assassination has been anever-present in my life. I rememberwatching conspiracy theory programs on the old 14” black and white portable asa teenager and being outraged even though it all happened before I was evenborn. The program based on a book by oneof the members of the Kennedy Security team was very moving, these guys are nowin their 70s and are still emotional about it all particularly about JackieKennedy’s response to what happened. I’ll certainly watch it again if it’s on - interestingly they all said conspiracy theories were a load of bunkem - all the shots came from the rear right they said which would point to it being Lee Harvey Oswald in the book depository.

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Sunday, 6 November 2011

Sunday 6th November 2011 to Saturday 12th November 2011

Saturday 12th November 2011
Phil's moped is off the road at the moment so up at 4am, took him to work then back to bed, lovely. Got up at 8am. Fetched papers and picked up an inner tube for the bike from Lumbards. £2.50 cheaper than the one I bought on Thursday from Alfreton Bike shop - must use Lumbards more often in future.

Golf was rubbish - started off nicely was 1 over after three holes but then it all went awry with a number of doubles that shouldn't have been. Anyway, no-one was marking our card so it didn't much matter.

Friday 11th November 2011
Tired, no run. got some jobs done, come to work. Have got one of the punctured wheels sorted, do the other this weekend, back on the road Monday.

Thursday 10th November 2011
Up late, no run. Average day at work. Badminton in evening, Lucy improving, me getting worse.

Wednesday 9th November 2011
Hacked off today, cycled in to work for first time for a few days, got to Clover Nook Industrial Estate and got multiple punctures due to some tosspot leaving a loaded of shredded paper with staples in the road. Then found out that some other git has been trying to defraud my credit card so I've had to make phone calls and now have to wait for a new card to come.

Tuesday 8th November 2011
Up late last night trying to get a QQ Box satellite receiver working with the laptop. It will work with DVB Dream but not with Blaze HD TV package. Very frustrating. Anyway, up 5:55am and did the quick up town and back run again. Just over 10 min miles so okay. Am getting into the swing again.


Monday 7th November 2011
Up a bit late, got a bit of work done. Then went run 2.5 miles - sub 10 min miles for first time in a bit. Into work early this morning for unspecified reasons.


Sunday 6th November 2011
8am, ran the same 6 mile loop as last week through Okeover Park and back beautiful.

Lunch at Nag's Head then did some pics for Jason at JJC Sporting Guns then walked back through Snelston over the hill to Sides Lane Mill and back home for a couple more miles for the day.


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Monday, 31 October 2011

Sunday 30th October 2011 to Saturday 5th November 2011

Saturday 5th November 2011
Washed missus' car and the wretch's ped. Golf at 12 noon, first Winter League golf of the season - weather not bad but getting dark towards end! We shot a nett 70 off three quarter handicap in the betterball format which wasn't too bad considering we had bad holes at the same time; think I had five pars in total so not great golf by any stretch but it was what it was.

Friday 4th November 2011
Decided I should have a rest day. Chucked it down with rain too so was glad I didn't go on the bike. Fireworks on Ashbourne Rec at 7:45pm - excellent as usual - weather was too still though and so some of fireworks were hidden in their own smoke! Such is life.

Thursday 3rd November 2011
Tired this morning. Didn't get on the road til gone 6:30 but ran up town and back, nice and steady and was back for more or less 7am.

Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Up early, did a couple of emails then cycled2work - modified the Broadway diversion a bit - it works a treat. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/125951208

Looking at it the wind should be behind me at times on way home which will make a change! Will see if that's so later. Didn't feel like it was helping in all honesty but it wasn't as bad as it's been over the last few months so that's good!!

Tuesday 1st November 2011
Band practice tonight so drove to work. Ran up town and back to start day off. Garmin watch absolutely flat so not sure what that means. Anyway, it's on charge again.

Monday 31st October 2011
Cycle2Work with the Broadway shortcut again (not sure if it is shorter - certainly easier without Krays Hill. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/125488235 Will see what it's like cycling back in the dark!

Not much fun in the dark but my Amber Valley parking permit runs out at end of November anyway so only another four weeks. Trip home plus car journey here: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/125951204



Sunday 30th October 2011
Clocks go back, aaaaggh. Phil gone to work at crack of dawn. Went for 6 mile run - very slow, lot's of walking! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/125488232

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Friday, 28 October 2011

Wedneday 26th October 2011 to Saturday 29th October 2011

Friday 28th October 2011
Back to Cycle2work - bit parky out and a bit darker but good fun and found a new shortcut through Swanwick - cuts out the evil that is Krays Hill which is double good as it's full bore loony roadworks down there right now.

Garmin watch fell to bits at Belper but such is life - have got all the bits! .

Thursday 27th October 2011
Up early but got asome work to do at home so didn't get out til 6:30 so just did a two mile round the block sort of thing. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/124619450

Got thoroughly embarassed at work with a presentation for 20 years service. Cripes, how time flies.

Wednesday 26th October 2011
Back to reality - woke up in my own bed, ran up town and back. Tired but not a bad pace.




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Monday, 17 October 2011

Sunday 16th October 2011 to Saturday 22nd October 2011

Thursday 20th October 2011
Got up about 5:30ish. A bit more snagging then got on with cleaning up my mess. Found a roller in the box that was wrapped in cellophane from last time we did any painting - it seemed to be still wet so cleaned that out before putting everything away. It's ready now for plumber and electrician to finish the job off.

Wednesday 19th October 2011
Getting tired'er. Got up 5:45, did a bit of snagging in the bathroom covering up little bits that got missed. Cleaned all the brushes and tidied up, fetched papers, running late. Got to Belper for 6:35 and then biked into office for 8:30, shower and then back to me desk.

At noon the forecast for 4pm is North Westerly Wind avg 13, gusting to 21mph - am going to see what it actually feels like and report back later. -- Wind was actually fine really set off at 5:15ish and back to car for 5:55ish so a steady ride back with quite a bit of pavement which always slows things down.

Did a bit more snagging on the paintwork before bed.

Tuesday 18th October 2011
Up at five thirty so a bit of a lie-in, which was nice. Didn't do any running or anything other than gloss skirting boards and door frames. Practice with the band after work. Back home for 8:30, another go at the skirting boards and then off to bed.

Monday 17th October 2011
Up at 4:30, third coat of paint on shower room. Just about there now. Going to cycle in to work in a bit. Cycled in to work and then back home against the bloody wind. Nightmare. Back to car for just gone six though so not the end of the world.

Funny thing was coming along the funny path after the Wimsey Way diversion I sensed a presence. Which turned out to be an oldish chap on a bike who used me for a wind shadow for the next couple of miles overtaking me down near the pub - nice to see someone else uses the same shortcuts I'll let him overtake next time there's a strong wind.

Have ordered a replacement strap for the Garmin which am missing already unfortunately. Put fourth coat of paint on the bathroom - it's done now - about time.

Sunday 16th October 2011
Not much to report. Got up early - put first coat of paint on shower room. Went to Nag's Head for Pad's birthday. It was alright. Back to golf club for nine holes. Worst for a while but such is life. Back home, second coat of paint on bathroom. Have I mentioned that the Garmin 405cx is out of commission until I get a new strap for the damn thing, thought not.

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Monday, 10 October 2011

Sunday 9th October 2011 to Saturday 15th October 2011

Saturday 15th October 2011
Going DCFC to see match against Southampton this afternoon so not planned owt else. Got up town, caught 12:25 Swift bus to London met up with Jason, few drinky poos and then match, 1-1 draw. Bus back at 6:30 after a few more drinky poos then walked home with a bag of chips. Poifect.

Friday 14th October 2011
Cycled into work.

Thursday 13th October 2011
Early into work, badminton at night, moved lots of stuff about for the windows again.

Wednesday 12th October 2011
Quick (slow) run up town and back.

Tuesday 11th October 2011
Tired again but giving it a go still. Ran up town and back slow - 11:30 miles.

Monday 10th October 2011
Tired again but coughing better I think. Did a very slow run up town and back which is okay when your lungs are full of cak.

Sunday 9th October 2011
Woke up with slight head pain and nausea. Nothing to do with alcohol, you understand. Did some work on my shed and moving stuff about. Played some v average golf in the afternoon just sneaking a slight win by a shot on John on the 18th green. Made two really long putts on the first and last holes for par so very streaky stuff really.

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Monday, 3 October 2011

Sunday 2nd October 2011 to Saturday 8th October 2011

Friday 7th October 2011
Nothing today - weather was rubbish when I woke up and I thought - I've done enough.

Thursday 6th October 2011
Still not feeling 100% but Keep calm and carry on as people seem to be saying again. Got up early, didn't like the weather first thing but thought what the hell, wind can't be any worse than last night, let's give it a shot.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/119457274 Steady and although a bit nippy first thing, by the time I got to top of Pentrich I'd took me jacket off!

cycled home against the wind and it was worse then Wednesday. Nightmare. Got home, bite to eat then off to Badminton. Mega lightning at 10:30, well impressive.



Wednesday 5th October 2011
Cycled to Work from Belper - averaged 13mph which was okay, not sure whether wind was with, against or across me this morning - very odd, am hoping it's not in me face going home!! Have added a light to me helmet for extra visibility this morning. Meant to take a picture of it - must try and remember to do so. Cycled up Pentrich hill again which is like a 160 feet ascent over just under a mile and I hate it! You can see the climb on the elevation chart on the link below starting just short of 5 miles and ending just short of 6 miles. Fun.
Hard work against the wind going home thought!



Tuesday 4th October 2011
Can't shift this cold. Such is life. Got up 5:50ish. Walked up town, ran back in bit.

Monday 3rd October 2011
Up early. tidy up. Cycle2work.
Cycled back to Belper against a 20 mile an hour wind which was a pain in the ass to the say the least. So where I got back in 40 minutes on Thursday night it took nearly 48 minutes last night.
Hard work but I did try a slightly different route through Swanwick to eliminate hills which was at best semi-successful.

Sunday 2nd October 2011
Coughing all night so up with the lark, tidying up a bit, soon as it was anything like light I got out tidied up a bit outside then weeded the border which was long overdue. I also pruned back this thing that I'm going to call Giant Hogweed that seems to be trying to take over the border. It's only been in about six months and the stems are thicker than bamboo and it's covered over no end of plants so I pruned that beggar right back. After that I got rid of all the hardcore that Phil left on a piece of wood on the lawn after driving the tractor into the fence (he had to dig the old post out the ground). All Good. When Phil was back from work I did some more on the shed getting shelving in down the ten foot side which was okay. Nothing much else to speak off other than a few trips down to the recycling centre to get rid of various bits of tat. Went to Stepping Stones with me mum and dad at lunchtime. I had a million free dessert with a main vouchers so we took full advantage of that. First time I've had a pud there and it was very nice indeed. Got back and got all of the stuff that's been sat in a tent on the lawn into the shed so that was good and all going to plan. Was about to take the tent down and it started to flippin rain which wasn't so nice. Set me mum's kindle up so she can get books now which was good. Went bed early reading my kindle - I nodded off and dropped the kindle on me face which was fun.



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