Having been told to hi-jack Lorna's blog, here's an update on Ricky and my (WeeStu's) training regime. ahem! This has consisted thus far of a walk to the Canal lock 16 pub and back (seriously!) although, in our defence, the pub is in Falkirk and it is about a 7 mile round trip. Oh and yes we did have a cheeky pint. We walked super-quick on the way back though honest!
Apart from that Ricky has been doing gym stuff where the busted wing allows and i have been injuiring myself at football as usual.
It gets serious this weekend though! A trip to Arran to do Goat Fell and mabye the Glen Rosa and walking the length of the Edinburgh mile next weekend (between pubs) after the Scotland v's England rugby! Again followed by much discussion like F...ing hell 43 miles walk is really far eh!!
Anyways i have about £300 in pledges already so no turning back now.
Whose idea was this Ricky?
In all seriousness, as you know, it is a great charity. My family have dealt with cancer and the after effects and I am proud to be getting off my skinny ass and doing some fundraising for them.
More pics and news to follow!
Tuesday 26 February 2008
Monday 18 February 2008
It'll all end in beers!
Maggies is now 11 weeks away!
(10 weekends left for training minus those that people are on holiday, working or otherwise intoxicated!)
The registration was sent on Friday, Team name IT'LL ALL END IN BEERS. Team members Me, Stuart, Ricky, Stu and Alan. Support team Iain and Fiona (mum and dad).
So it seems slowly the joints and muscles are easing off and the training has started. New boots have been purchased by those needing them and to quote Alan "training has started,lifted packs of crisps and cans of coke, three sets of four, good start"
Stuart and I got out hillwalking this weekend, 8 hour day walking about 17 miles (up and down hills remember). I am slightly injured now though, having had a bit of a clumsy day yesterday. I forgot to pack by insoles for my 4 season winter boots. These boots are rigid winter boots, made for attaching crampons and kicking steps into snow, the inside is covered with a bit of felt and stapled in. My nice comfy supporting insoles are supposed to then go inside but I left them in my other boots, only realising at the furthest away point of the day, when my feet started to burn. I did make it bak to the car but with feet in tatters! Bleeding blisters! The furthest I can walk now is from the couch to the fridge and back again, making involuntary noises oh, ee, ah, oh, ouch!
Just waiting for confirmation of registration from Maggies and the training handbook to see what we should be doing and probably to find out that training should have started last summer!!
WHAT HAVE WE LET OURSELVES IN FOR!?!?!?!?!?!
Lorna x
(10 weekends left for training minus those that people are on holiday, working or otherwise intoxicated!)
The registration was sent on Friday, Team name IT'LL ALL END IN BEERS. Team members Me, Stuart, Ricky, Stu and Alan. Support team Iain and Fiona (mum and dad).
So it seems slowly the joints and muscles are easing off and the training has started. New boots have been purchased by those needing them and to quote Alan "training has started,lifted packs of crisps and cans of coke, three sets of four, good start"
Stuart and I got out hillwalking this weekend, 8 hour day walking about 17 miles (up and down hills remember). I am slightly injured now though, having had a bit of a clumsy day yesterday. I forgot to pack by insoles for my 4 season winter boots. These boots are rigid winter boots, made for attaching crampons and kicking steps into snow, the inside is covered with a bit of felt and stapled in. My nice comfy supporting insoles are supposed to then go inside but I left them in my other boots, only realising at the furthest away point of the day, when my feet started to burn. I did make it bak to the car but with feet in tatters! Bleeding blisters! The furthest I can walk now is from the couch to the fridge and back again, making involuntary noises oh, ee, ah, oh, ouch!
Just waiting for confirmation of registration from Maggies and the training handbook to see what we should be doing and probably to find out that training should have started last summer!!
WHAT HAVE WE LET OURSELVES IN FOR!?!?!?!?!?!
Lorna x
Monday 4 February 2008
Wii, broken bones
Two weeks since the last post, not much training has been done. Ricky has broken his collar bone in three places whilst on adventures in Canada, OUCH!! he'll be able to do some walking training now(if somebody helps him get dressed) as he can't drive anywhere, right collar bone too, double bummer!
We had a Wii night last weekend, just a wii cocktail party! drinking went on for about 9 hours, so leaving the house on Sunday was not an option, hee hee!
This week we've been swimming on wednesday and running today, Stuart's on call so can't do much else!! I was also out on a field trip with the college on Tuesday, the whole day in the p***ing rain at holyrood park and up arthurs seat. Still a good day though, got good exercise and beats being at work anyday!
Now Ricky's home it's time to sort out registations and logistics. Having a slight problem working out who's supporting, what transports needed, who'll watch the cat and will we need to go to plan B and let stuart drop out to be the second half of the support team?
Lorna x
We had a Wii night last weekend, just a wii cocktail party! drinking went on for about 9 hours, so leaving the house on Sunday was not an option, hee hee!
This week we've been swimming on wednesday and running today, Stuart's on call so can't do much else!! I was also out on a field trip with the college on Tuesday, the whole day in the p***ing rain at holyrood park and up arthurs seat. Still a good day though, got good exercise and beats being at work anyday!
Now Ricky's home it's time to sort out registations and logistics. Having a slight problem working out who's supporting, what transports needed, who'll watch the cat and will we need to go to plan B and let stuart drop out to be the second half of the support team?
Lorna x
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