Tuesday 20 April 2010

Big Run

I did number 34 - Half marathon - on Sunday of my top 40 list. 2 hours 16 minutes & felt OK afterwards. Couldn't walk very well on Monday, but hey, the WRN-ers didn't seem to mind me leading from a bicycle!

A general catch up on the top 40 list - 15 complete:

1. Not Yet - Get into size 12 jeans (defined as Uniqlo - brand makes a difference!)

Making things:
2. Yup - Follow a crochet pattern
3. Yup - Crochet something wearable that isn't a scarf
4. Not Yet - Make vanilla ice cream
5. Yup - Make some home made Christmas presents
6. Not Yet - Make something from foraged food
7. Not Yet - Bake soda bread
8. Not Yet - Make a curry paste from scratch

Culture stuff:
9. Not Yet - Discover a piece of classical music that I don't already know
10. Yup - Finish a George Elliot novel
11. Not Yet - Watch Citizen Kane

Fitness:
12. Not Yet - Go to a circuits class
13. Not Yet - Do a press up (not boxed!)
14. Yup - Swim a mile of proper head in water breast stroke
15. Not Yet - Try pilates
16. Not Yet - Try a dance class
17. Yup - Use my wii fit
18. Not Yet - Use our canoe

Home & Green stuff:
19. WIP - Grow something new to eat
20. Not Yet - Plant a tree in the garden
21. WIP - Fit a water butt
22. Yup - Get a thermal mug to wean myself off disposables at work
23. Not Yet - Improve our loft insulation
24. WIP - Redecorate hall & landing
25. Yup - Redecorate living room

Bike stuff:
26. Yup - Fix a bike puncture all by myself
27. May not happen - Get the hang of berms - Might replace this with swimming in the sea at New Year.
28. Not Yet - Get the hang of my GPS
29. WIP - Do the South Downs Way
30. WIP - Try somewhere new for mountain biking

Running stuff:
31. No - parked to Sept & replaced by Land yachting - Do level 2 coaching training
32. Yup - Eastleigh 10K in sub 57 mins
33. Yup - Great South Run
34. Yup - Half Marathon
35. Yup - Organise a WRN non-running event

Travel stuff:
36. Not Yet - Go somewhere new
37. Not Yet - Go to the Isle of Wight
38. Yup - Try a new spa or gym
39. Yup - Sleep in our tent
40. Not Yet - Organise a work social event

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