Today is Saturday, the Sun is smiling and so am I!

Well, I am pleased to be able to say, that since my last entry, I have snapped out of things and I am feeling a lot more positive about things.

So, I am pleased to be able to report that not only have I been training, but so has David! As you may know my sister moved to Birmingham last weekend and I was a bit worried that I would fall massively behind on the training. You see, although I hate to admit it, I am probably one of the world’s laziest people; I am only too aware of my limitations and sometimes a bit too eager to admit defeat. I know that it would be a lot easier to stay in and do nothing after work rather than go out on the bike in the cold, dark, rainy night and when Penni was here we would give each other the right pushes and motivational words to get the job done – when left to my own devices, I am very slack – it’s as much as I can do to run a bath let alone down the street from the car to the house, much less go out cycling!

Anyway, David has decided that he will help me now that Penni has moved away. He has been and bought a bike, some lights and a helmet (but no Lycra) and today was our first bike ride! Although he got the bike last Wednesday, the weather has not been very nice, it is quite difficult to rude in the dark and I was very aware that Dave had not ridden a bike in a very long time! I don’t think he realised quite how difficult it was going to be because he kept telling me that he used to carry a tackle box, two fishing rods and about a million other things on his old bike. Even when I reminded him that this was however many years ago he still wasn’t fazed; however, he was ready to go home after about 3 miles today and as I did the circuit again, Dave went to the shop and then took the most ridiculous route home. He went up the Parade from the Lake and this involves one nasty hill! I did warn him not to and to go up ‘slug lane’ but what can ya do? I think however that he enjoyed it and he is really looking forward to going out again. He said that he wants to take his camera next time to get some shots of different views of places. (Not so that he can stop every so often!) I think he is looking forward to having, as Terry Wogan calls it, a ‘racing snake physique’!

Speaking of racing snake physiques, I was talking with my mum about exercise and as an extra something, we have decided that every evening we will do 20 minutes of one of her many exercise videos. It can only help and having someone else to do them with will help her and me – so bring it on Mr Motivator! At least I won’t feel completely guilty if the weather is too bad for a bike ride! I just know I will be thin and beautiful for Lewys’ wedding in July and have buns of steel for Gemma’s birthday in August – fit, fair (if the sun does it’s thang in July) and frankly fan-blinkin-tastic!

So, hope yous are brillo and until the next time, take great care and spread the word about our fundraising page! We have reached the £1000 mark and have a few hundred quid to send in soon but we still have a long way to go and not long to do it!

Loadsa love, Jx
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