Well I have been quite lazy when it comes to updating this blog on my fitness activities.
Between summer 2007 and summer 2008 I did a lot of running. On average I was out six days a week. My usual run 5.0 miles. But In the spring and early summer frequently I was running 6 and 7 miles several times a week.
With the exception of April 2008 when I was off for a month after a fall on an icy road. It was at this time that I switched to cycling for a while instead. In the early summer I was typically cycling 25 miles and running 6 miles all in one day.
Actually if you live in a kind climate it is quite plausible lots of exercise, but in the horrid Scottish weather it is very difficult. At this time of year people see me out running and must think i'm crazy. But anyway's i've had this narcissistic conversation on this blog before.
The past 6 months I haven/t did a lot by comparison. Some tennis here or there, some cycling, some running, and some gaps of doing nothing.
I'm trying to be more disciplined now and have been out in the most appalling conditions four nights in a row. Only doing about four miles a night, but with some big hill climbs. The temptation is to go further, but I just need to watch the dodgy knee. After a couple of weeks of this I can push up the distance if I wish. Normally at this time of year it would be the 5 mile circuit.
My goal is just to have a better summer than I did this year. But dont misunderstand, I was pretty pleased by the level I attained in May and June of this year. Really, not bad at all for a 35 year old bird. It's pretty cool when you pass three male road cyclists on a 2 mile hill climb. I do believe their eyes nearly popped out their head (and their testosterone probably drained away instantly lol.. sorry i'm sounding like an egomaniac.
My bike is just an old steel mountain bike frame that i've converted with road wheels, clipless pedals, and road shoes. I hadnt used since August 2000, when I did a 144 mile ride.
Perhaps I cant attain the level I had in my heyday in the early and late 90's, But I enjoy and treasure those rare c=sunny days when they happen again. To be honest if you'd asked me two years ago if I'd have thought i'd be back doing the stuff that I have these past 18 months, then I'd have been surprised. But I lost a lot of weight and got myself back in shape. Now I just wont to get back into the rhythm so that I am able to possibly exceed in summer 2009 what I did in summer 2008.
I enjoy it, I'd like to do more parkour, but you need to be really conditioned for that, and the risk of injury is too high. I mean it's no use for me to acquire an injury jumping off a wall, that puts me out for weeks... that would just obliterate cardiovascular fitness.
But I've got tennis, that's fun, and the risk of is lower. The only problem is that at this time of year I cant do any tennis at all. So when April comes, I'm gonna have to gently reintroduce myself to those tennis-specific movements and twists and turns.
I got a Christmas card from the local kids. I dont think they even know my name. So they just addressed it to 'You' lol from x and x. I guess they just got used to the sight of an adult sharing the same plot of grass as they did. Me playing tennis, while they were just playing and running about. Have to be careful not to hit them with the ball. Sheesh.
Ok, that's everything I suppose.
