I think I’ll stick to cycling, but then again I ought to curb my super descending down cold fell as knowing my current sporting luck I’ll come off. I nearly hit a sheep at 45mph on tuesday evening…Is someone suggesting that I ought to stick to video games or something else.

Training starts properly on the 25th January and is going to comprise of 3 running sessions and 2 cross training sessions. The 3 running will be a speed session, tempo and long run whilst the cross training is likely to be bike based with a long ride out on the weekend to help the fred whitton riders and another session, probably revolving round commuting. Until then its increasing fitness for 4 weeks in order to be able to train!

The resolutions then is to keep reasonably good notes on this blog that remind me of progress against the plan….we’ll see how it goes.

My MEng still gets in the way of most things but I’m developing a plan for the Edinburgh Marathon next may to get me in a state where I don’t get bother from my ankle and still do a reasonable time. I’ll target a few races over the coming months to see how I get on and also attempt to get some kind of log on this site.

I’ve had a couple of goes at swimming, but with recent experience i can safely say that I’m certainly no natural at it. Stroke, breathing and just general ability is pretty poor so I can only manage about 250m freestyle without feeling knackered. I’ll be having some tuition by a superstar on Friday to see what he can suggest but this is a good opportunity to take a few months to learn how to swim properly in case I can aim for the Cockermouth Triathlon.

Well since breaking my ankle I’ve not been out much. In fact this morning was the first outdoor cycle to work since December and boy it was a hard slog just to get up a small hill. It just goes to show how your fitness drops off quickly. Still it could be worse.

My new employer does the cycle to work scheme and whilst still in plaster I made enquireies and on friday took delivery of my new Trek mountain bike. Very nice it is too. So fitness will be returning slowly and I have no major plans to get back running this side of the summer. Slowly does it I think. Perhaps this is the ideal opportunity to learn how to swim properly so that I can do the local triathlons and not get laughed out the pool. Either that or floundering to make it to the end of each length.

It seems as though it’s quite a common injury and it definately leaves you with a stiff ankle so plenty of wii fit and core exercises to build up strength again and then work on the cardio vasular stuff. So the plan is:

1. Follow the 100 push ups plan
2. Wii fit 3 times a week focusing on yoga and strength
3. Cycle to work 3 times a week (maximum)
4. Once a week lanes at the local pool

Plenty of opportunity to do something other than cycling or running and probably write this year off for PB’s etc but do some local races at the end of the year ready for the Etape 2010……

I’m not capable of driving just yet but i’ll have a go down the drive over the weekend…note to self, don’t do this again it can seriously annoy you

Having only done a simple break I can’t image how unpleasant a proper break is.

My thanks go to the kind Scotsmen who helped me off the beach and drove me back to the mother in laws. No thanks go to the weather for making the sea freeze!

As soon as I’m back to full strength I’ll be starting the new HF Lite kit and posting the steps on this site, until then the beacon monitoring is all I can manage.

I think the photo say’s it all really. This was only 50 miles into it and the first proper climb. Not enough food in the belly and definately not enough to drink. Still after another two passes I felt a load better and was able to climb a bit better.

Shame that this was the only photo on offer from Kennedy, my wifr took a better one!