Another update 22/03/2012

While our running is going well in Twyford, with some really great runs from our front door. We have not been too impressed with the local leisure facilities, unless you pay a lot of money at a private club. So we are going to have to continue running and going cycling, but it does mean our swimming is going to suffer and considering that we have already entered a couple of triathlons this could be a bit of an issue.

There are bigger issues as both Jo and are students. I have my dissertation to do, and Jo is in the first year of a 3 year Masters course. It is all fun and games.

Jo has been in Newcastle for a week due to her Masters course , which both Jo and I find hard. I am looking forward to her return on Friday night.   

Marathon training has well and truly started

In the last post I mentioned Reading road runners, but Jo and I have been to another running club, Finch Coasters which is the one we are thinking of joining.

Last Thursday with Finch Coasters FC we went off road with head torches it was great fun. FC meet on Tuesdays and Thursday which I think is perfect. Then on the weekend a long run, so far one run which was meant to be 14 miles but which ended up being 16 and another which was meant to be 16 but was actually 18.

We have also had people over to our new home for food and a catch up.  

All going well in Twyford

Jo and I have been in Twyford for a couple of weeks now. We have been to Reading Roadrunners and looking at signing up. We have been on a couple of local cycle rides, one was on a very cold day, we did not warm up and we could not feel our hands or feet and our water bottles froze. We completed the Bramley 10 mile run, Jo was 1 minute quicker in 1 hour 13 than me. We have not found a local swimming pool, but when the weather gets warmer there is a open water swimming lake not too far from us.

On the Saturday just gone we went for our longest run for a while 15 1/2 miles, it went well perfect training for our longer runs coming up.

We have also started gardening, we plan to grow potato's, onions and possibly a few other things in time.

Next week we are doing a 100 kilometre bike ride (64 mile) 

I am selling my car:  Vauxhaul Astra Coupe 1.8i 16v 2dr 2001 £1000
If you are interested my email address is: mj78@live.co.uk

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Change is plan for this year.

Hi all my plan has changed, I was going to complete H, F and I this year but now I am going to do H Halstead , F Fairlands valley, S Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 and O Oslo. Now comes the crazy bit Oslo marathon will be completed whilst on honeymoon :-)  

2012 of to a great start

 Skiing in Andorra

Some one in the Borat mankini

Taken in Barcelona

Went skiing for Dans' stag do, we flew to Barcelona and drove hire car from there to Andorra, had a great time, I had not been skiing for 18 years, but I loved it. I now really want to go skiing with Jo. 

Review of 2011

Jo and  I's wedding 19th November

What a year it has been the highlight has to be marring Jo, as you can see from above Jo looked amazing, it was an incredible day, we were so lucky with the weather and the venue was perfect. Thank you to all that attended and help make our special day, a special thank you goes to Jo who is just too perfect for words and makes me the happiest man in the universe.

Jo and I got engaged while cycling Land End to John O Groats in July, we cycled 950 miles in 11 days. It was an experience that we both loved, it was hard, but it will be an experience that we will remember for life.

This year I have completed D,E, & M off the list of marathons, Duchy in Cornwall, Exmoore coastal marathon with Jo and Kevin which was very hilly and Mablethorpe which was on the hottest day in October.

Jo, Jim and I also completed the New forest middle distance triathlon, which was another experience that will be remembered, it was very hard, but great when finished.

This year thanks to people who have kindly donated you have raised £1,367 for Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust, thank you for your generous donations, you can see how your money is helping people by going to http://braintumourtrust.co.uk/about-us/news/

My marathons for 2012 are Fairlands valley 15th July, Halstead 13th May & Isle of Wite 19th August

If you can afford please keep donating 'every little helps' or if you could tell people about my fundraising that would be really appreciated. Thank you for your support.

I wish everyone all the best for 2012