September 2006

Cycle Commuting and Rain

September 30, 2006
Cycle Commuting and Rain

As mentioned previously I’ve decided to keep a tally of the number of times I get caught in the rain while cycling too and from work. I cycle approximately 8 miles each way, so thats two journeys of about 30 mins, in and around West London. Key: 1 raindrop – barely worth moaning about and [...]

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Soggy Bike Commuting

September 29, 2006
Soggy Bike Commuting

Now that I’ve changed jobs my daily commute has a changed considerably and I have whole new stresses related to it. I now head west out of London, which brings me into contact with faster cars and it seems the drivers are less familiar with cyclists than those crawling through central London. My main issue [...]

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Not so odd pains

September 25, 2006
Not so odd pains

My hip pain has ceased to be quite so interesting. I struggled to sleep last night after my ill-advised second run of the day. I couldn’t relive the pain in my iliac crest and this morning I found that I couldn’t walk without groaning about it. It has eased up a little bit now but [...]

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Odd Pains

September 24, 2006
Odd Pains

I had a stonking week, managing to cram in an amazing 6 runs. I noticed this morning that I was really close to a record week so I decided to nip out again in the evening for second jog around the river. I left it a bit late though and it got so dark I [...]

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Weekly Updates

September 17, 2006
Weekly Updates

Well it’s time to update the weekly totals table as it was missed last week: Week Commencing Distance Time Av Pace 11/09/06 15.21k 1:52:31 7:23 04/09/06 16.92k 2:12:15 7:49 28/08/06 23.49k 2:48:44 7:10 Sept Totals 40.91k 5:07:18 7:30 Aug Totals 85.78k 10:27:52 7:19

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End of BfL Challenge 1

September 17, 2006
End of BfL Challenge 1

I have officially completed my first Body for Life challenge although I’m ashamed to admit that it kind of just fizzled out towards the end. I made the most progress in the first 6 weeks and the second half saw me fighting to maintain this. Anyway I can’t complain, I managed to lose another stone [...]

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The Great River Race

September 16, 2006
The Great River Race

I’ve had a really odd couple of weeks, the new job has kicked in and its been so varied I just don’t seem to be able to get back into a proper running routine. In fact I can’t get into any kind of routine. My first run after the hotel break felt great – the [...]

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Healthy Addictions?

September 3, 2006
Healthy Addictions?

I managed to squeeze in a tiny 3.5km run into my super busy schedule yesterday, but as my plans changed at the last minute I had to run straight after my lunch or face a runless day. I normally run first thing in the morning before I have eaten anything so I found running with [...]

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Knowing Your Audience

September 3, 2006
Knowing Your Audience

It’s great knowing that folk are actually interested in reading the random scribblings that make up your blog but I find that it comes with a worrying sense of responsibility. All of a sudden I feel like I am writing for an audience and have to consider what it is “they” want to read. All [...]

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