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Juneathon '18 day 16 - mixed bag

Well, the exercise bit went alright, which is something. A quick weights session in the morning, ran down to the Old Town for some coffee and then took our 10yo out for a little bike ride. Nothing earth-shattering, but just about hit the spot. The picture is of the weights breakdown.

Unfortunately...

Juneathon '18 day 15 - double run

So yesterday I had to resort to token press-ups, while today I manage two separate runs! I wasn't sure how the day was going to pan out, and so grabbed the opportunity to head out for a quick run in the morning. It was quite hilly in the end, going for a circuit including Amersham on the Hill and Old...

Juneathon '18 day 14 - slightly token effort

Thursdays can be tricky! My day was knocked out by a work trip into London (at the Hurlingham Club no less, don't you know!), and then the evening was swamped by brownie trips and then orchestra. After at least two "minimalist" nights of sleep, I just needed to get to bed! And so it was that I cracked out my...

Juneathon '18 day 13 - early outing

I don't remember quite how the idea of a morning run came up, but I'm glad it did. After the kids were on their way to school, Ellie and I headed out for a quick run outing in the Old Town. It was pretty warm, and the second half was distinctly faster than the first; Ellie turned round to head...

Juneathon '18 day 12 - yoga

I'd been hoping to do a bit more, but unfortunately work had other ideas. So my day 12 featured an hour of yoga, an early start and a late night.Boo!

Juneathon '18 day 11 - mixing it up

Quite often on Mondays, my friend Holger and I do some weights. Today we did train, but mixed things up a bit for a change. We started off with some interval training, doing kettlebell swings (28kg ... ouch) and slamballs (10kg) - 1 minute on each, 15 seconds break, alternating so we each did 4 of both exercises. The slamball...

Juneathon '18 day 10 - Amersham run

We were invited to a rather splendid barbecue today. I ate more than was probably good for me, and it was all delicious. The hosts and guests were all good company too, making it a very enjoyable day overall.

After heaving ourselves into the car and getting home, Junethon was...

Juneathon '18 day 9 - woeful wifi

Last night it was pointed out by my kids that our wifi had gone wonky. Obviously this is a catastrophe, and so it was that I ended up dealing with family IT support woes until about 1:30AM trying to make it work. I then resumed it this morning (after an early start / Tesco visit), and went straight on to...

Juneathon '18 day 8 - up past Shardeloes

What a lovely, warm evening for a gentle run from the cricket pitch near Old Amersham through to Little Missenden. Some kind of children's cricket activity was going on as we left, with plenty of players and parents in attendance. Further on, it was the ducks and geese who were...

Juneathon '18 day 7 - easy run

Thursdays are always busy - I play the flute, and orchestra rehearsals are on Thursday evenings. Our youngest also has Brownies, and Ellie is teaching yoga. That's enough to keep anyone busy. It's also been extra-full-on due to having to try to sort out some woes with the PPLPRS organisation (but that's another story).

Anyway, where did that leave...