June 2008

Nike+ Sportband Dies

June 3, 2008
Nike+ Sportband Dies

The Nike+ Sportband is clearly not designed for use in British weather conditions, after this mornings run in the rain the watch has died on me. It was admittedly tipping it down but it’s supposed to be a running watch and runners run in the rain, they have to. The screen has clouded up with [...]

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Juneathon Day 3

June 3, 2008
Juneathon Day 3

Forgot to set the alarm early but headed out into the pouring rain to complete the 3.5k river route again. I returned like a latent waterfall ready to release torrents onto my hall carpet. These little loops are feeling damn tough, I’ve lost so much fitness over the last couple of months but I suppose [...]

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Juneathon delays Curry

June 2, 2008
Juneathon delays Curry

I was planning to run the Piccadilly line after work but strangely enough I didn’t feel like it by the time I’d finished. Nontheless, I am a committed challenge runner so I headed to the loos to change into my running clobber anyway. I let out a less than silent whoop of delight behind the [...]

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Wii begin Juneathon

June 1, 2008
Wii begin Juneathon

I rolled out of bed at 11 this morning, an all time record, and stumbled from mattress to the wii fit board where I proceeded to run the long distance course. Long distance note, that’s the advanced setting. My mum’s mii overtook me within the first stretch and I had to start sprinting on the [...]

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Pink Line Down

June 1, 2008
Pink Line Down

I completed the Hammersmith and City line today. I had initially planned to run it as a single long run but in the end I took 3 attempts at it. I’m trying to take it gently with my back but today it was seizing up every time I stopped to take a photo and then [...]

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