Saturday 3 January 2015

Resolution #9

Right, where were we?  Last year's (non-)resolution was to get fit, with the side effect of blogging about it on the way.  This year's resolution is to continue my journey, and put more effort into the blogging again.

It is true, dear reader, that I have left you somewhat wanting for the past few months. In some ways, I dare say I felt a victim of my own success - folks telling me they enjoyed my posts so much I stopped writing for fear of not being able to produce the goods everytime.  So, resolution #1: write crap more often. Not deliberate crap you understand, I wouldn't do that to you, but just to write more stuff down for the purpose of capturing it, versus trying to be witty or clever or observational or whatever.  Starting with this post.

The Strava stats show that for 2014 I recorded 994 miles of combined cycling and running.  I thought 1000 miles was a shoe-in, but a nasty illness over Christmas has meant a 10 day hiatus from exercise.  Still, with a 5 mile cycle round trip most days to work, I can probably add at least another 800 to that anyway.  Resolution #2: do more miles in 2015.

Other things to be doing: more strength training, more swimming, lose more weight, more high intensity intervals, more bike miles (eyeing up turbo trainer or rollers).

Less: wine, browsing Reddit & Facebook.

Target is to lose another stone before the London Tri,

Next event: the Rempstone Roast