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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

Tuesday, 9 November 2010

House purchase falls through, but training is going well!

Unfortunately the house we were planning to buy (17th century cottage, stone walls, oak beams etc) has fallen through, there were simply too many 'issues' that made it a too risky proposition and the mortgage company decided they would not lend us the money for that property. The good news is that there are plenty of other very appealing properties in the area that would suit us, so hopefully we can find another before too long.

I'm really enjoying training at the moment. My programme is a pleasant mix of swimming, cycling (gym bike, weather is too grim to be outside at the moment and the turbo bike hasn't been set up properly yet), running (or at least my sort of 'running'), weights and core work. I'm not keeping a training diary at the moment so am not chasing hours or mileage,and it's all very pleasant. My diet has improved but I'm still having the occasional drink and cake so there is still room for improvement on that front. But not just yet!

I hope you folks are all taking it easy. It will soon be Christmas!

3 comments:

Mark "Frank" Whittle said...

The training sounds good mate, very chilled, no pressures, the way it should be.

Cavegirl said...
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Cavegirl said...

I'm sure it will all work out for the best in the long run just really frustrating I'm sure.

You should be able to squeeze a really good deal as a buyer, just need to find the right property. Have you thought of looking at newly built stuff, must be some desperate builders about ... :-)