Monthly Archives: January 2011

Day 31…

…job done.  I opted to cycle into work this morning and then run/bus home from work this evening to round off my Janathon. Which brings my Janathon totals to: Run – 32 – 69.2 mi Bike – 8 – 34.8 … Continue reading

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Day 30…

…penultimate blog.  Should I tell you about making Katy’s brownies?*  Or shall I wax lyrical about the magic pixie in my kitchen my wonderful husband who gets things out just as I want them and then takes them away and washes them … Continue reading

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Day 29…

…Basingstoke parkrun.  A nice course and a friendly bunch of runners – if you find yourself in the vicinity on a Saturday at 9am then it’s worth checking out.  2.5 gently undulating laps across playing fields and through trees on a combination of surfaces. … Continue reading

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Day 28…

…nearly there.  A run/bus combo to work this morning took care of today (and brought up my 100 km).  Rounded that off by cycling home (very cold, into a headwind, with a pannier that weighed over 5kg [the For Goodness … Continue reading

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Day 27…

…don’t make me run.  I’m sitting in the office catching up with everyone’s blogs and thinking about how very little I want to get changed and go out in the cold and wind.  I cycled in this morning, so I … Continue reading

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Day 26…

…a new project.  Not Janathon related in any way, shape or form.  Inspired by the little bits of knitting I did over the Christmas break, I have decided to try my hand at something a little more interesting, namely a … Continue reading

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Day 25…

…a meandering commute.  I caught the train in with my other half this morning, which leaves me a nice short 1km run to work.  I put on my music (Audiofuel’s grooving 160s…but played at 180bpm as I’m trying to increase my … Continue reading

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Day 24…

…about as active as I get.  Cycled to work this morning (7km) and then ran home (0.5km to warm up, 4.5km run, 1km walk to cool down).  [For the eagle eyed adder-uppers who think that my house moved 1km closer … Continue reading

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Day 23…

…writer’s block.  I rather appear to have run out of things to say (no pun intended).  Had a short run today – a mile round the block.  Tried to push the pace a little so was suitably out of breath by … Continue reading

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Day 22…

…mission completed.  I am pleased to be able to report that my reconnaissance mission was a success.  The evening banquet was a food the locals called ‘pizza’ – a mouthwatering combination of tomato, mushroom, olive, mozarella and blue cheese on … Continue reading

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