Today (well last night) I was struck down with some horrible allergic reaction (I presume from something I ate, rather than an allergic reaction to my body pump class yesterday!) and I am covered in a hideous, itchy rash!
Needless to say I've been working from home today is case people think I'm contagious, but took a break to go around the village for a 2.3 mile walk (according to Map My Run, although the pedometer says a bit less.... Perhaps I have not got my stride set right in the pedometer?). It took half an hour anyway and it's bloody cold out, which was good, as the coolness soothed the itching for a bit! However, I've had to cancel my badminton court tonight.... Not good for the training!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Tuesday 28th October
Not much walking today, - just 0.6 miles to meet my friend Eva and her beautiful daughter Abigail for lunch and 0.6 miles back to the office. There is a footpath bridge over the A258 and no steps, so pedestrian friendly, but bizarrely the 'business park' end of the bridge leads through an office car park at Sedgemoor House, so not an obvious, (or well signed) route to the uninitiated.
I was back at my body pump and body balance classes tonight to keep up the new training regime. I haven't been for a couple of months..... my fitness level has definitely dropped since the last time I did them classes! I suspect I will suffer a bit tomorrow...!
I was back at my body pump and body balance classes tonight to keep up the new training regime. I haven't been for a couple of months..... my fitness level has definitely dropped since the last time I did them classes! I suspect I will suffer a bit tomorrow...!
First official walk!
Yesterday lunchtime, saw me on a 2-mile power walk around the outskirts of Taunton!
I had consulted www.mapmyrun.co.uk to get route distances and I was off! My 2 miles took me around 25 minutes, so a good starting pace, though not quite sure I could keep it up for 26 miles..... not yet anyway!
As I completed my circuit a text dropped in from Rich in the office saying they were in the pub for a quick drink and chips if I wanted to join them.... So I walked there too (another 0.4 of a mile according to my pedometer...it all counts!) and had a pint of Guinness (I only ordered a half, honest!). I expect that's not strictly part of the training regime, but still.
Anyway. The walk. 'Mapmyrun' is a great webpage for sorting your routes and I will definitely be using it a lot in the coming months, but unfortunately it only follows roads, rather than footways/footpaths. Half of my route was along grass verges as there wasn't any footpath, so I got wet feet and the HGV's whistling past wasn't much fun either. When I did get to a footpath I couldn't get on it, as I was the wrong side of the guard railing! As a transport engineer, (well, someone's got to be!) it was an 'interesting/enlightening' experience for me! I spend a large proportion of my working day looking at improving sustainable modes of transport, walking, cycling, etc and here is the perfect opportunity to genuinely check out the accessibility of some pedestrian routes!
I will look for some similar web pages to 'mapmyrun' to see if there are any which include footpaths and I'll get some revised circular walks for future lunchtime soirées!
I had consulted www.mapmyrun.co.uk to get route distances and I was off! My 2 miles took me around 25 minutes, so a good starting pace, though not quite sure I could keep it up for 26 miles..... not yet anyway!
As I completed my circuit a text dropped in from Rich in the office saying they were in the pub for a quick drink and chips if I wanted to join them.... So I walked there too (another 0.4 of a mile according to my pedometer...it all counts!) and had a pint of Guinness (I only ordered a half, honest!). I expect that's not strictly part of the training regime, but still.
Anyway. The walk. 'Mapmyrun' is a great webpage for sorting your routes and I will definitely be using it a lot in the coming months, but unfortunately it only follows roads, rather than footways/footpaths. Half of my route was along grass verges as there wasn't any footpath, so I got wet feet and the HGV's whistling past wasn't much fun either. When I did get to a footpath I couldn't get on it, as I was the wrong side of the guard railing! As a transport engineer, (well, someone's got to be!) it was an 'interesting/enlightening' experience for me! I spend a large proportion of my working day looking at improving sustainable modes of transport, walking, cycling, etc and here is the perfect opportunity to genuinely check out the accessibility of some pedestrian routes!
I will look for some similar web pages to 'mapmyrun' to see if there are any which include footpaths and I'll get some revised circular walks for future lunchtime soirées!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday 26th October
I've spent WAY too long trying to get the 'Just-giving widget onto my blog today....and failed miserably! Could have gone for a walk instead......! At least I've set up the Just giving sponsorship page though, though think it might be a bit early to start hassling people for sponsorship already...
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Saturday 25th October
Day one of my blog! - My entry for the Playtex Moonwalk 2009 for breast cancer research was accepted on 19th October..... 26.2 miles here I come! I am now wondering what I've let myself in for.... - but I thought keeping a blog might be a good way of recording and sticking to my training programme!
Such a good cause, I have been part of the Breakthrough Generation research project for a few years now and doing this walk is the next, um, step.... if you pardon the pun!
Have been looking at the Moonwalk pages on Facebook and other people's blogs to get some Moonwalk tips and will start the '3-mile-training-walks' very soon.....
Today, my 'walking' has consisted of walking around Sainsburys....... Well, it's early days yet!
Such a good cause, I have been part of the Breakthrough Generation research project for a few years now and doing this walk is the next, um, step.... if you pardon the pun!
Have been looking at the Moonwalk pages on Facebook and other people's blogs to get some Moonwalk tips and will start the '3-mile-training-walks' very soon.....
Today, my 'walking' has consisted of walking around Sainsburys....... Well, it's early days yet!
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