Sunday 13th May 2012
Got up early doors, went back to bed! Carried on picking out pebbles and weeding in the borders, watered everything. Washed cars. Went to Stepping Stones for lunch with ma and pa. 6 mile run. 3.5 mile walk with additional golf that was way better than the rubbish golf of yesterday.
Run round Mappleton: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178065863
Golf Walk! http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178065870
Monday 14th May 2012
Up early. Watered plants. Fetched papers. Got missus up. Drove to Belper, rode to work!
Cycle2Work: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178065874 Much improved - averaged almost 12mph all the way which is getting on for ten minutes quicker than last week (bear in mind no Pipster to walk before cycling in though). Good news is that according to scales there's another 3lbs gone from last week which if the weight remains the same will make 1st 4lbs gone in 5 weeks which I'm more than happy with.
Ride back from work much harder in wind it felt (or it might just be that my legs are knackered!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178386275
Tuesday 15th May 2012
Up earlyish. 4 mile run, fetched papers, watered plants. All good. Into work scales say 2lb heavier than yesterday, not so good. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178386282 By weigh-in time it was back to the right weight so can confirm 1st 4lbs gone in 5 weeks could do with shifting another three pounds by next week really.
Wednesday 16th May 2012
Up early. Bought some more fishing rods last night - am turning into a bit of a hoarder but I thought for £5.50 there might be a little gem in there and there is An ABU Zoom Atlantic 434 11' 6" 1-3 oz rod which is either an estuary rod or a bass rod. I'm inclined to go with the latter as it's got a bit of backbone considering the rating. Anyway it needs a re-ringing which is a talent I need to learn! Have ordered some bits so I reckon in the end it will cost me about £15 and I get two boat rods chucked into the deal.
Anyway, watered plants, fetched papers, pumped up bike tyres. Got off to Belper and then cycled in to work - got stopped by everything dogwalkers, traffic lights, dodgy watch, getting out of junctions. Took 50:27 according to the stupidy watch.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/178699641
CycleFromWork was a bit quicker than on Monday which I'm seeing as a general trend of improved fitness. Am waiting for the next landmark weigh number and then am going to let myself go on the Giant FCR1 again. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179003300
Thursday 17th May 2012
Up early got up at 4am as Phil told me was in work for 5am but when I woke him up he says he's not in til; 9am? Bloomin halfwit. Anyway, went back to bed for a bit then up at 5:30. Load of jobs as had to get off early. Watered everything. Got stuff ready for Cycle2working in next few days - am intending getting at least three rides in a week for the summer all being well.
Good run this morning - 5 miles at just under 10min miles for first time in a long while. Another sign of improving fitness. Kathryn at work has asked me if I fancy doing an ultra-marathon which is 30 miles in October - might be doable or it might kill me! Anyway stats for the run as follows:- http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179003307
Anyway, went off to work early got a pop-up gazebo that the missus wanted from Aldi-land as soon as they opened at 8am. Got into office for 8.15 then did a load of prep for a meeting at 9am. All go.
Did badminton lesson last night with Lucy and really enjoyed it. Great fun.
Friday 18th March 2012
Up at 5:40 which was plenty early enough. Got everything watered, milk brought in, papers fetched, checked bike over, off to Belper, Cycle2Work all good.
Am normally irritated with the Garmin 405CX but was impressed that during this morning's ride into the office it tracked me circling before getting our of Birchwood Way due to traffic coming along Cotes Park Lane and me having to give way to it! Ride today definitely felt slower than earlier in the week and looking at XC Weather I can see that it was into a 15mph average gusting to 23mph headwind so all in all not a bad effort.
Cycle2Work: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/179320798
CycleFromWork: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/180494386
Saturday
19th March 2012
Up early,
working on the fix up the old ABU rod project first thing. Found some
good videos on how to do it. Best one on ring wrapping by a company called
Mudhole.com anyway once you know the tricks it's quite interesting to do.
Things I learnt were that you need a very sharp blade, you start from
the opposite end to wrap over the line intially, you wrap a small loop to pull
back when you finish, you need a nice bit of tension on the thread as it goes
on. Anyway might make a machine for doing the rod spinning.
Something solar powered for drying which needs a really slow turn!
Anyway,
up early, then went a run (on a Saturday morning?, before golf?) yes 3.5
miles done and dusted.
As Phil
was off work for first time after 26 straight days I thought there'd be half a
chance of getting brekko early but no, the trip to Piccy B was at 10:30, then
off to golf land. Played John and Doug over 18 holes from the new blue
tees for a full handicap stableford, not much doing on front nine, played like
a spanner but 16 points on back nine got me ahead and won the poond.
Finished with birdie on 15, pars on 16 and 17 and didn't need to do owt on 18
so settled for a double bogey.
16/6
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