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Juneathon '18 day 26 - Groundhog day

Nasty commute to Theale, day's work, nasty commute back. Then an hour of yoga - an excellent antidote to vehicular stress! This is roughly how my days are going to look until the end of next week. I'm lucky to not have a bad commute normally, so this is a useful reminder to me of how generally lucky I am!

Juneathon '18 day 25 - driving, plus...

Driving is something I've done a lot of today. My son started two weeks of work experience today, based in Theale. Guess who has to get him there and back from Amersham? That's right. Then, while he was there, I was working in Bracknell. Add in some awful M4 traffic and you get the idea. I'm thinking perhaps 3.5 hours?

Juneathon '18 day 24 - ordeal

Training this evening was rather knocked out by finally getting round to booking our summer holidays. I'm now feeling a great deal poorer than I was earlier, but rather less anxious on the subject!

So while proper training didn't happen, I did at least manage about 10,000 steps, partly walking round the...

Juneathon '18 day 23 - weights and a run

We made a pilgrimage up to see my parents-in-law today, who live fairly near Cambridge. Knowing there would be scant chance for a decent Juneathon performance while I was up there, I went for an early stint to get it out the way. First off came a 45-minute weights session. Short and sharp was how I was thinking: squats (maxing...

Juneathon '18 day 22 - windows 95!

Today has been splendid. I've walked a fair old way (just over 14,000 steps right now), partly because I managed to work somewhere a decent walking distance from home, and had a quick lunch outing. Heading down, the sun was out, the sky was blue with just a spotting of clouds,...

Juneathon '18 day 21 - international yoga day

Who knew it was the solstice today? Not me! However, I did manage to get to a yoga class - my third this week, for the win! It was a touch cooler than it has been earlier in the week, making it rather more pleasant. I can definitely feel my body getting more flexible as I keep on doing it....

Juneathon '18 day 20 - run and yoga

I was out all day in work meetings. That's not especially conducive to training, it turns out. However, when I got home Ellie suggested a run, and who am I to disagree! So out we headed, this time for a route of about 2.2 miles, at an average 9:45/mile pace. Very hot it was, but good!

Then Ellie went out...

Juneathon '18 day 19 - weights and yoga

Not quite what I expected, this one. I had been thinking a run would be a good thing to get me going after staying up a bit late helping one of the kids with some homework. However, my work threw that slightly, and so it was that at the end of the work day nothing much had happened. So I...

Juneathon '18 day 18 - less is more

I'm noticing a pattern emerging. Ellie is keen to up her running levels, and likes a little 2-mile-ish loop we've got going down in the Old Town. So, if she's up for a run, that's been proving a pretty solid Juneathon entry. Did the trick today, that's for sure.

One unexpected...

Juneathon '18 day 17 - more than seventeen seconds

When I was younger I really liked The Cure, and seeing the excellent album "Seventeen Seconds" mentioned cheered me up. Keep an eye out for the odd song reference...

Yesterday's excess has predictably impinged on today: late to bed after my concert and then picking up my 16yo at just before 1am, sleep is in short supply after being woken...