A lovely weekend in Bristol

                                                 Where they used to sell/buy horses

                                                         Views from Cabot tower

What a great weekend. It was a last minute decision to go to Bristol for the weekend, we managed to see Jo's Mum, as it is her birthday during the week, we also managed to join GWR for a 17 mile run, it was great to catch up with people from the club. We also caught up with friends before driving back to Twyford.

I mentioned in the last post about not being able to swim, we have found an advanced swimming tuition that starts on the 17th April once a week for 14 weeks at a reasonable price, so we have signed up. My running is going well. All 4 marathons this year have been booked.

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.