Spin, Spin, Jab, Jab, Spin!

I know, I know - I havent posted for aaaaaaggges! I'm really not very good at keeping things like this up to date. I have the best of intentions but life just gets in the way :-)

As someone who admits having been "allergic" to exercise for a big part of my life, I am pleased to dicovered that I can actually enjoy it!
I am now doing three spin classes a week in my lunch breaks - two 45 min classes and one of a full hour (the instructor for this one is mad as a hatter, and really make the class fun)! And what's more, I hope to continue doing at least some of them after I am back from Jordan.
I am also cycling 10-15 miles a couple of evenings a week AND 20-30 miles a day at the weekends.

All this is not quite as much as the training guide recommends, but its not too far off, so I am feeling relatively OK about the challenge ahead. That is, until I see the first "mountain" (OK, hill) we have to contend with - I am just hoping that adrenaline kicks in to fill any gap my training has left!

What about the Jab, Jab of my title?

A sore point, literally - I had to get some vaccinations yesterday. A Tetanus/Dip/Polio jab in one arm & a Typhoid/HepA jab in the other :-( so although I don't have any "needle issues", I do have 2 sore arms!
The silver lining in this particular cloud is that the lovely doctor at work has very kindly waived the charge for my injections, as my trip is for charity :-) Thank you Dr Terry :-)

Only 3 weeks to go !!!!

Eeek!!!

Oh my goodness, look at that ticker! Less than 5 months to go..........

.....I'm not ready! BUT I WILL BE :-)

I am determined to prove (not least to myself) that I can do this. I still have a lot of training to do but the distance doesn't really worry me so much now... it's the hills that are worrying me! LOL.

Year-End mania (any fellow accountants will do doubt sympathise) is in full flow at work, so lots of overtime being worked & an exam fast approaching in early June are at the forefront of my mind right now, but once the exam is over I will be free to completely concentrate on my cycling.

Fundraising has gone well, with plans afoot for a final grand curry night (the previous ones were great fun and very popular) and a boot sale to help me on the way to that £2500 target. I think I will still need around £300 so PLEASE PLEASE if any of you are able to support this very worthy cause, please pop over to my justgiving page & add a donation no matter how small - it all counts.

Before I go, and in an attempt to make up for such a long time between updates on this blog, I will leave you with some pictures to laugh at!

Be honest...does my bum look big in this? (actually, don't be too honest! LOL)

Home again, HOT n sweaty but feeling good.... hope someone's put the kettle on!

:-)

Bye for now

x

New Year, New Start!

OMG, I didnt realise it was quite so long since I last blogged!

Happy New Year everyone :-) 2009 is certainly going to be a busy one.

It is AGES since I last got out on my bike - after my exams in December I was madly rushing around trying to get ready for Christmas and then I came down with a nasty flu bug which knocked me for six, I really didnt feel well for around 2 weeks which is so unusual for me I cannot remember having been ill for that long ever before. Still, I am almost back to 100% now and keen to get back into the swing of things..

Santa was very good to me (Thanks Hubby) ;-) and amongst other things, I received some new leggings (with compulsory padded bum!) and some toe bars - or whatever the correct term is - for my bike. Both will be tried out very soon.

On the fundraising side, things are going well - the 2 curry nights last year were good fun & successfully raised over £300 between them. I also sold some Christmas cards and notebooks which I had made and my Secret Santa at work gave me a £20 donation instead of "wasting £10 on some tat you dont want" :-) Thank you John, that was a very generous and much appreciated gesture :-) Once I have updated my justgiving page my total so far will be over £1400 :-)

Onwards & upwards.....