Jul 11 2008
Still a bit sluggish getting up this morning. I could tell I had worked out last night but had none of the DOMS or soreness I have had the past few weeks. I promptly went out for a ride on my bicycle along the same Ballacrye and The Cronk route I have taken earlier in [...]
Jul 10 2008
It was a bit difficult to get up this morning and I required quite a few ‘snooze’ sessions on the alarm clock before I could drag myself out of bed. I promptly proceeded to the cross trainer where I did 15 minutes on the plateau programme at level 1. The day went fine but around about 5:30 [...]
Jul 09 2008
After almost three weeks of feeling good I have had my first ‘low’ day. It was really difficult to get out of bed this morning. I just seemed stiff and ached a bit. I then went for a cycle along the Ballacrye and Cronk route and took 17minutes and 10 seconds – an improvement on [...]
Jul 08 2008
After training hard yesterday evening I was still a bit stiff and sore when the alarm woke me up this morning. I spent 15 minutes on the cross trainer at level 2 on the hill programme. I feel that going to level 2 the morning after training late was a bit of a mistake on [...]
Jul 07 2008
Today is a public holiday in the Isle of Man. It is called Tynwald Day and it celebrates over 1000 years of continuous government. It is the oldest and longest running government in the world. We had a late night last night trying to get Abbie to go to bed after playing Indiana Jones Lego [...]
Jul 06 2008
I managed to lie in until about 8:00 am this morning. After that it was time for measurements. I am pleased that I am making progress. This week my key statistics are: Weight: 13 st. 6.5 lbs (188.5 lbs.) – 2 lb loss in the last week Waist at navel: 41″ – 1″ loss in [...]
Jul 05 2008
After being so tired after the workout yesterday I was asleep by 9:30 pm last night. I awoke refreshed without the need for the alarm at about 6:40am. That felt like a good nights sleep. I spent 15 minutes on the cross trainer and am pleasantly surprised how awake that 15 minutes of exercise each [...]
Jul 04 2008
Silly me. I didn’t get to bed until 1:30am this morning. However, when the alarm went off at 6:30am I found it easy enough to get out of bed after a single ‘snooze’. I decided to go for another ride today. I covered the same route as yesterday and it took the same time – [...]
Jul 03 2008
I woke up before the alarm today, which is good. I then went for my 15 minutes exercise and decided to take the bicycle out for a ride. I followed a 4.6 mile around Ballacrye and The Cronk which took me 18 minutes. Being relatively early in the morning and travelling along some country roads [...]
Jul 02 2008
I had to be woken up by the alarm this morning and even felt the need to hit snooze a couple of times. However, after that I realised I needed to get up and get going. I felt a little ‘stiff’ and ‘heavy’ as I got out of bed. I promptly went downstairs and did [...]