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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

Sunday 23 October 2011

Marco Simoncelli



I was watching the MotoGP and saw this 'live'. Extremely shocking and hard to believe that one of the most exciting young riders to arrive in MotoGP in recent years has been taken from us before reaching the heights that he was undoubtedly capable of. He was just 24 years old.

RIP Marco Simoncelli.
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Friday 21 October 2011

A clean sheet of paper ...

I've now finished my course and am looking forward to getting back to a reasonably healthy lifestyle. I managed to put on 12 pounds in just 8 weeks so have some work to do just to get back to where I was 2 months ago. I have given myself a 10-week plan starting this week to ease myself back into it gently and hopefully by Christmas I will be back at the lower end of the 11 stone scale rather than the upper end that I am now. I plan a nice mix of CrossFit, gym bike/turbo training, the odd road ride and plenty of core, stretch and flex as well as some healthy eating.

I've been in touch with my Desk Officer and we are currently discussing where I will be moving to in 2012. There are some good jobs on the table but no doubt there will be plenty of interest in them because of that. More news as and when I know it!

We had some sad news earlier this week; one of our chickens died. We didn't know the cause of death so couldn't eat it. The other 2 chickens are still laying one egg each per day but with 5 of us currently in the house (it's half term) I may actually have to buy some eggs this week!

Train smart folks, and enjoy the winter break.
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Saturday 1 October 2011

I'm a Physical Mess

On the positive side, the knee issues seem to be completely behind me. No issues whatsoever for several weeks now.

But my right calf is in pieces and I managed to rub my 'buttocks' raw doing last weeks CrossFit session (3 x 75 sit ups seemed to act upon my delicate skin like 400 grade sandpaper!). Added to this, I have had 3 days in France on a MASSIVE carbo high that has left my digestive system in complete overload (or should that be breakdown?). I fasted on Friday that helped and have been very good over the weekend so hopefully I am back on track now; I just need to ease back in to the exercise regime and eat better, hard when I am living in a mess that is most definitely non-primal.

Only 2 weeks of the course to go and then I can start riding my bike again.

Well done to Frank for a sub 18 min km run. For everyone else, rest well, recover properly and look forward.

All the best.
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