Turbo Man's Fitness Blog: More Good News

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'It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.' Theodore Roosevelt 23 April 1910

Thursday, 18 June 2009

More Good News

No, Gordon Brown hasn't resigned. Yet!

Good News 1 - I have avoided the scales for a number of days so jumped on today with a good feeling. It was good to see 11st 9 lbs - a loss of 11 lbs since I returned from Qatar in February. No wonder cycling is feeling easier!

Good News 2 - I have changed my car again. Due to changing circumstances in the household, and the Zafira being swapped for the diminutive Ford Ka, there was a need for a larger family come bike carrying machine as my Focus hatchback was not really big enough for the job. Enter this:

Yes, another 8-year old Ford Focus that preserves my eco-senses (buying new is so wasteful IMHO) although this is slightly compromised by the fact that it's a 2-litre petrol. Full Ghia spec so air con, cruise control, leather seats etc etc and very nice it is too. Should be easier to get the boys trunks in when collecting them from boarding school and the bike should go in easily as well. Just need to add DAB radio to the spec and I can be lost in my own little world when cruising around.