VLM 2010 - Seems like a good idea???? by ChrisBrad

Very appropriate at the moment I feel - struggling through on the odd jog each week, tonights was a slippery jog by the canal - very almost took a dive and thought I might need to swim back. 

Major achievement for me this week was my swimming, literally against the tide, in sunny Torbay.  It was the Agatha Christie weekend, grand finale being a one mile sea swim.  Sea swimming (any distance) is new to me and not easy to practice for when you live a couple of hours from either coastline.  Still I like a challenge!!  So it was a weekend in Torbay for me,

Missed my Sunday night blogging but did manage another Sunday aft jog, well sort of... its soooo tough, but I know it will get easier and even faster when I manage more than one measly jog a week!  Managed to swim last week too and just hoping that this gusty wind calms down a bit for my one miler in Torbay on Sunday - I can do without the waves thank you!!

Oh, seen a house I like, problem is its Hebden Bridge, yikes its a long way to the top o'those Craggs - not sure what it is but moving to be less rural, yet repeatedly drawn to houses on hills in the middle of nowhere - mad woman, but you all know that anyway

Good running to all you out there and fingers crossed for the post the next few weeks.

Thanks for your messages - its great to be back.  Can't promise i'll do the daily blogging but I will try to catch up with your running adventures at least on a Sunday evening.  Well all good intentions for the week ahead and a great mojo boost!!

After my flying swimming, cycle, oh a jog back down that dreaded hill for my car last week - I managed a couple more swims, a long walk this morning, and then the RB guilt crept in, so a hasty 2 mile something, well almost three miles jog this afternoon.  It took forever, its sooooooo hard - added pounds don't help I guess but its a start.

Any swimmers out there will know the Great North Swim in Windermere was cancelled, pesky blue/green algae put paid to my weekend plans.  Still not to be outdone I've entered my first ever sea swim in Torbay - two weeks today - yikes a mile, potentially in wavy water - so swimming will be my forte for the next fortnight!   (Carmen, you have a lot to answer for!!)

Anyhow, I digressed........ hoping to schedule Bramham Reindeer Run (yep, soon be that time again!! 10k in Dec) and then the Blackpool 1/2 (snow permitting) in Feb - so might see some of you there.

Oh and five days into my September alcohol ban - can't be bad

Well, well I have missed you lot.  Its some time since I last blogged earlier just before that remarkable day which is now a mere memory.  So much so, its taken me so long to put those trainers back on and head out the door and pound the tarmac again (yes, we do have tarmac now, a newly resurfaced country lane - should be great in the snow!!!)

Still looking to move house to somewhere flatter and BEFORE winter (fingers crossed as theres an offer on the table!)

Had a reasonably fit week, managed a three mile downhill run (my god!! however did I manage 26??); a couple of one mile swims in the local lido - i've managed to keep to my once a month outdoor swim for 2010 so far and have just been planning a November swim - yippee that'll be another challenge to be ticked off. Oh, and I went out cycling - not fit enough for triathlon - maybe that'll be for 2011?!

Current challenge, a toughy........ an alcohol free September - so far so good, lol.

Hope you're all training well and I do intend to catch up with some of your blogs soon, not sure whether many still contribute to VLM 2010 section?? Or how many are now blogging on 2011 - can't be long now before the 2011 entries are announced, and not sure why but yes I'll be watching for the letterbox drop again (more from fear I think!!)