October 2005

Crazy Fitness Scheme – An Update

October 26, 2005
Crazy Fitness Scheme - An Update

Well I’ve well and truly overloaded myself with vigorous activities but I have to say it seems to be working out in my favour. I lost 10 lbs in the last month, with my spreadsheet diet and ridiculous exercise routine: So on top of the daily cycling, I’ve been out running – pretty much daily [...]

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London to Beirut – and then some…..

October 11, 2005
London to Beirut - and then some.....

I’ve just got a new plan! All Shakti’s family have been scoffing at the idea of us cycling through Lebanon. Apparently the drivers are so ridiculously haphazard over there, they’d just laugh at the sight of us on our bikes before running us over. Anyway, it seems it might be feasible afterall; I have just [...]

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Skate Fresh

October 8, 2005
Skate Fresh

I had my first training session on the new skates today. I booked in with Skate Fresh and had a private session with Louise, along the Serpentine Road in Hyde Park. I’m really glad I opted for a lesson, I learnt loads – I can just about start skating and I can almost stop and [...]

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Skates with Previous Form

October 5, 2005
Skates with Previous Form

I ordered inline skates from ebay and they arrived today. I’ve been pushing them around the lab and occassionaly ventured as far to put one foot in. I was well excited, until….. This email arrived from the seller: “with regards to breaking wrists thats why i sold them bought them wore them and have spent [...]

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New Challenges – Broken Bones or Sheer Exhaustion

October 3, 2005
New Challenges - Broken Bones or Sheer Exhaustion

Well I’ve notched up 3 more projects over the weekend – that must be a bit of a record, even for me. Still focussing on weight loss I’m trying to cram in the opportunity to exercise for 4 hours a day. So project number 1: Kick Boxing Yup, I’ve just signed myself up for an [...]

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Killer Quads: Follow Up

October 3, 2005
Killer Quads: Follow Up

I spent most of the week wobbling around like a novice giraffe but I felt I’d recovered enough by saturday to give running another go. I took it extra easy, barely breaking a sweat and the good news is that it didn’t shred my quads. I went out again this morning and upped the pace [...]

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