week 3 program started today. Wasn't sure I'd be able to do it, but the program knows, and I was fine. The running bits are now up to 3 times as long as in week 1, but I'm just about managing them

when I got up this morning, there was a stuffed duct tape dummy with two pieces of roughing out fabric pinned to it ( Read more... )

Going well. Tell you what though, this weather is making it SO much nicer. Sunshine, warmth, spring blossom and fresh cut grass make going out a joy not a chore

 Eurovision falls on Expo weekend this year

I propose some kind of massive room/house party thing. It's great fun if you get into it, everyone gets a country and you cheer them on or bemoan their terribleness.

Also....I haven't got my expo accom sorted yet. Anyone got crash space?

One would think that bottled luck and amulets that let you travel back in time would be used for more than doubling up on lessons and incentivising students to make good potions ( Read more... )

Did the run before breakfast today, might make this the regular timing as it feels like less of a chunk out of the day. Week 2 regime is definitely tougher than week 1 (well, that's sort of the point) but I am starting to feel the hints of some sort of impact

I'm doing these mostly for my benefit, it helps me keep track

Day 4 went surprisingly well. I though I'd stick to the week 1 rules, but actually managed to do the week 2 regime, more or less. OK so it;s only an extra 30 seconds of jogging per rep, but it still feels like an achievement.

 After a weekend of utter debauchery and a rather longer than desirable gap, day 3 was accomplished. Still finding it pretty tough going and ending up barely jogging in the last reps, I think I might stick to the week 1 program for a couple of extra days before I start doing the more advanced parts

Definitely felt it more today when I started, calves and thighs certainly knew they'd done some work the other day. Managed to more or less follow the program (went off a bit 'cause I went to check out a different pitch off the other one), very tough at the end of it. Did my 20 minutes though. Got one more rep of this set, then I up the duration of ( Read more... )

So, after seeing Lisa and Laura at the weekend, I've been pushed into the realisation that I need to get FIT (OK I already knew it, but you guys were the extra persuasion I needed). This also feeds into my plans for the summer. To that end, I'm following a "couch to 5k" plan, which gradually builds up exercise in a gentle manner so as not to push ( Read more... )