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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

Monday, 10 January 2011

Week 1 - Not a Good Start

Well let's have a look at the facts. A review of my training diary reveals that in Week 1 the only entry is for one 50 minute easy session on the gym bike, with training seriously compromised by my back not being completely better, having to take the kids back to school and heading off to look at a potential new car (we didn't buy it). Oh dear. On the positive side, I did manage between 8 and 9 hours of brisk walking that no doubt helped me lose 2.2 pounds so it's not all bad.

Week 2 has started off better, with 90 minutes of walking and an hour on the gym bike.

6 comments:

in2triathlon said...

Backs are a nightmare when you hurt them. Oh well at least you lost a kilo and kept active. I've done a shed load and not lost a pound - too many bread carbs. Must resist. Must resist.

Cavegirl said...

Go see the osteo!

Sags said...

A nice measured start T Man. Life can be very perplexing when trying to train seriously. Or is it the other way round?! Depends what angle you are looking at!

Unknown said...

keep up the weight loss and the training will come and then be easier, i have just done my calf this morning! and badly!

Turbo Man said...

The back is much better today, I would say its 95% there. Not going to risk swimming, weights or core work until its properly better but I ran and biked today without any ill effects. In fact, it actually felt better afterwards. Feeling really positive for the first time this year.

Cavegirl said...

That's good to hear. Now you have numbers too it should help.

If I had to head out to a cold garage I would be finding motivation hard at the mo, fortunately I just turbo in my kitchen!