I am pleased to be able to report that I have finished the first of my three training cycles (pun very much intended). This was the recover from Xmas, stagger back into the New Year, cope with the cold and darkness phase and I came through it well. Lots of static bike gym sessions, boxing and fitness DVD’s have landed me at an excellent launch point for Phase 2. The second section of my 3 tier programme involves much of the same but there will now be a gradually increasing length outdoor bike ride in the mix. I am aiming to be comfortably completing regular 2 hour rides in the beautiful Lancashire countryside before the end of June.
A quick shout out to The Gym in Bolton where most of my indoor training is done. I’ve been a member for quite a few years now and love the 24hr access, good facilites and friendly staff. I’m always amazed at how many people are already in the gym when I do my sessions though. Maybe my ‘early mornings’ are other people late starts.
There were so many CF runners at the London Marathon this weekend. I feel very much a part of a special group now and I havent done anything yet!
I have come to realise, not unsurprisingly, that a lot of things I do would be considered very ‘old school’ methodology. I wrote the first draft of this blog post using pen and paper and I universally ignore the latest celebrity endorsed fitness programmes until I’ve seen that they are still lean and mean 12 months later. However, Charlotte Crosby’s 3 minute belly blitz DVD has been a lot of fun to do, has yielded good results but it has left me with a very annoying habit of saying ‘Let’s Go’ in a geordie accent.
I will get a fundrasing page launched once the second phase is completed but in the meantime, stay safe and well.
Simon
Simon Egan 