New Shoes

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These are the new ones that have been doing the rounds :-)

The weather is FREEZING! Managed to put in a cheeky 5miles today and do the rest of the challenges.

I'm in the process of making the move over to WordPress at the moment... I think, I'll see how it all works out ;-)

Today's miles = 5 / Feb miles = 68 | Today's sit/push = 69/ Feb total = 932

Don't turn your back

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I didn't know that these Easter island chaps had carvings on there backs, did you?

Well I'm in agony! my right ankle has gone pop. I think it's due to needing new trainers and me being tight. I will get some new ones tomorrow, but will have to take it easy on running for a couple of days :-( Fingers crossed it sorts itself out asap - I'm mardy when I can't get out for a run.

Jinx is going in for a cat show soon. The small person is wired. To make it even better she might get on TV as she is showing him and "Animal Planet" will be there filming. I'll let you
know how it goes.

Today's miles = 5 / Feb miles = 51 | Today's sit/push = 64/ Feb total = 597

Meow

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Photo from the little person :-D Her favorite exhibition at the "British Museum".

Well work was work - managed a run (the weather is lovely at the moment), also did my running and situps yesterday but didn't have time to post. Got to dash...See ya!

Today's miles = 4+5 / Feb miles = 46 | Today's sit/push = 64/ Feb total = 597

Chimp!

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Well got my mokey like ass out of the door and put in another 5 miles. The wind has died down a little so it's not in your face hardcore running at the moment.

Sounds like the London Jog Blog meet up is going well - I want to go! I need to sort an over night stop sometime soon.

Rae asked for my soup recipe - if you're on WW it's a Zero pointer.

2 tins of chopped toms 2 veggie stock cubes (fat free) 2 courgettes (I think you guys call them zuchinni) 4-5 carrots 4-5 small onions 1 red pepper 2-3 slices of jalapeno chili peppers (don't put these in if you don't like hot ones) Pepper and chili (if you want) 4 to 5 pints of water

Roughly cut everything up and bring to a boil - leave to simmer for 20 minutes, then allow to cool and blend up... YUM!

Well that's all from him.

Today's miles = 5 / Feb miles = 24 | Today's sit/push = 61/ Feb total = 408

Is that your Mummy?

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Check out this little chap - he was down on a low shelf in the library. Loads of people missed him, not us :-D petty he was behind glass and in a glass dome as the picture isn't the best - but it's my favorite Mummy by far.

Back on track with my running - need to change my trainers as my knees are starting to play up. Just checked and I've done about 450+ miles in them. What I need to do (if I engage my brain) is put a note in the right hand column when I get my next pair to help me keep an eye on them.

Off to the pool to watch the little ones swimming team :-)

Today's miles = 1+5 / Feb miles = 15 | Today's sit/push = 59 / Feb total = 287

Good news & Bad news

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Good news = the new router came and is working, YAH!

Bad news = even though I was picked as one of the 20 winners for the New Yorker competition because I'm not a US resident my entry has been pulled :-/ should have read the small print... I suppose at least I was chosen out of nearly 300 though :-D

Running news = No Preston, he has a new job at a cheeky little agency, so It was a cold run on my own - no iPod, it had died. I managed a little 1 miler and a 5 miler today. I have gone easy the last few days as my back has been playing up.

Now I can go and check out all your blogs... you have been warned.

Today's miles = 1+5 / Feb miles = 10 | Today's sit/push = 58 / Feb total = 228

Eye eye!

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Cold and wet run - followed by situp challenge later at home :-/

Today's miles = 5 / Jan miles = 57
Today's Sit Ups = 37 / Jan Sit Ups = 403
Today's Sit Ups = 37 / Jan Push Ups = 403

I wished I was this strong.

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Sticking to the weight watchers is leaving me feeling low on the energy front, I think that I will have to look at what I need to power up on (more carbs an hour before the run I think).

Work was work :-/

Looking up on the tattoo front - I'll keep you posted.

Running was a hard 5 miles. It was windy, in places it felt like you weren't even moving... come on the summer! Miss them cheeky warm late evening runs in the red setting sun.

Today's miles = 5 / Jan miles = 31
Today's Sit Ups = 31 / Jan Sit Ups = 196
Today's Sit Ups = 31 / Jan Push Ups = 196

Pants!

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That's how todays run was from start to finish. I hate it when a run hurts all the way around - 5 miles of pure fun ;-) fingers crossed tomorrows will be better.

Well not sure what the weekends going to bring, maybe some more toy making :-D and Wii funtime.

Have a good one.

Today's miles = 5 / Jan miles = 20
Today's Sit Ups = 28 / Jan Sit Ups = 106
Today's Sit Ups = 28 / Jan Push Ups = 106

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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Our Wii came today :-D so far I've mainly been allowed to watch the little person playing on it. It's cool - super cool.

Went for another cheeky 5 miles and also did my S/P challenge as soon as I got in from work. It was easier than last nights. Preston says he is going to start tonight - we'll see ;-)

Roll on the weekend! Have a great one. And for those on the way to the DIsney 1/2 in the next week - have a fantastic time! wished we could come along.

See ya.

Today's miles = 5 / Jan miles = 15
Today's Sit Ups = 27 / Jan Sit Ups = 78
Today's Sit Ups = 27 / Jan Push Ups = 78

New Year New Dietathon-Thingy

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Well as it's the new year already, it's time for me to stop eating all the pies and drag my gut back over my belt and shed a few pounds.

I'm not keen on diets as they don't work. I just need to eat good healthy food all the time with a little of what I like some of the time. The last month it's been 4 days good, 3 days not so good.

As the winter bites in over at jogger towers I've started making some Zero Weight Watchers soups to warm me cockles - I'll review them as I go.

Tonight I made 'Chinese Shoestring Soup' I found the recipe via google here 'Hungry Girl' - You can make it with any stock veggie or meat. It's LUSH! try it - no points, I could eat this all day YUM, YUM!

As for running - managed another chilled red faced 5 miles - and also did my push/sit up challenge. I've been thinking about the P/S challenge and I am to add an extra 1 a day on each until I can't add any more.

Today's miles = 5 / Jan miles = 10
Today's Sit Ups = 26 / Jan Sit Ups = 51
Today's Sit Ups = 26 / Jan Push Ups = 51

Cats out of the bag

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Well that's the first run of the New Year out of the way. It was a good paced 5 miles :-D

Thanks to all the comments on the last post - makes getting out of the door and sticking to goals so much easier.

Apparently it's going to snow tonight - that should reek havoc on the roads tomorrow and also give me some cold legs.

As regards Push Up and Sit Up challenge went - boy, I suck! I managed 25 push ups and 25 sit ups. Lets see what I can do in a years time.

Jan miles = 5
Jan Sit Ups = 25
Jan Push Ups = 25

Last run of the year.

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Had to go to work today, so got up and went for a pre-work jog. 5 miles was all that I needed and that's all that I did :-P That gives me a total of 160 miles for the month! That's the most miles I've ever done.

Going to take it easy and have a day off. We are having a midnight picnic with the small person and a few cheeky drinks.

Hope everyone has a great New Years... I'll try and pull a new years round up together and post tomorrow.

Cheers all!

PS without clicking the photo above can anyone tell where it was taken ;-)

Boy got big!

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Jinx is growing faster than digby - he has got to be one of the highlights of 2007 :-)

Had a late night last night - we stayed up drinking wine and watching black books. I got the complete DVD collection a while ago (for being a great husband) and hadn't gotten around to re-watching them. Fantastic. If anyone out there hasn't seen them, I recommend getting on down to blockbusters.

Got out early this morning and did 5 miles down the country lanes - dodging the fly tippers latest offerings (Bastards)

December miles = 155 (WHOOHHAA!! 5 to go_

Little Monty Update

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Well he visited the vets this morning and it looks like the injections have helped him. He has a chest infection, fingers crossed he should get over it. He needs to be fed every hour as he isn't eating on his own at the moment (the breeder is a star for looking after him so well) and hopefully he will start to catch up with his brothers and sisters in size.

On the running front I managed to get out and run 5 miles. I'm really struggling at the moment to stay motivated and get my ass out of the door.

December miles = 52

Blazing run.

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This lunchtime was a first - 4 other new members to Jogging club. Well for about 3/4 of a mile anyway.

As I ran down by the river I clocked a gang of teenagers enjoying a cheeky lunchtime blunt in the rain. They noticed me running up and started shouting encouragement (yeah right). Once I was level with them 4 of the hoodies started to run along by my side. I thought 'Great here comes hassle' they asked me how far I was running so I said '5 miles' which they replied 'we are going to run it with you'. Joy! But they were ok and didn't hassle me much, but after about 1 minute they had stopped laughing around and talking, by about 4 minutes they looked grim and then slowly stopped. LOL.

Funny thing this running.

December miles = 22 miles

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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Another bl**dy cold run. It was windy and freezing. My chest and ears hated me for running today, when I got in I felt like someone had slapped me with a couple of bricks :-/ that's the thanks you get for 5 miles.

Trip report day day seven
Today was a special day for our little person. We headed off early for breakfast at the Magic Kingdom. We walked straight into the park as it was extra magic hours, so a pre-breakfast Mickey's Philharmagic was the order of the day :-) then we headed to the castle for breakfast.

The whole breakfast experience at the castle was awesome. My girls loved it, the food was good, the person serving us was amazing and the character interaction was second to none. I can't recommend this enough. Whilst eating breakfast the small person had visits from Aurora (her favourite), Mary Poppins, Snow White and old Cinders.

After we made it back down to the Magic Kingdom we hit Space Mountain, Monsters Inc and then the Haunted Mansion. We left for Epcot and finally managed to get on Soarin then Figment, Honey I shrunk the audience and then took in the Mexican pavilion.

As we headed back to the hotel the rain closed in so I decided that I head out for a run when we got home. I did 3 miles and then went to the small persons swimming academy :-) We played around in the pool for an hour and then got some dinner.

Next time... Finally we get to meet Rae and the USA Crew!

Total mileage for November = 38miles

It's freezing

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And that's official, when I got up to go to work it was minus 2 and frost was everywhere :-D Winters coming, and that means cheeky snowball fights (I'll try and forget about the horrible wind and rain blasting you in the face every run etc).

Another solo run - Preston hasn't really run since the Robin Hood, he needs to get some new trainers still. I managed a jaunty little 5 mile spree to add to this months mileage list.

Total November mileage = 30 miles.

Trip report Day 5
Not much of a day in the parks today. We had a later start and then headed off for a little shopping at the malls on iDrive. When we got back we made the most of the pools at the hotel and then started to get ready for Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party. The small person went as the corpse bride, I went as zombie Jack Sparrow and Mrs JB went as Tink.

We had a great time. The party didn't seem as good as last years but it was fun. The parade was brilliant as were the fireworks. Around 11.00pm the heavens opened and dumped on us all. We were fortunate enough to be just going into the haunted mansion at it's worse.

Sneaking back on a packed bus we made it home around 1.00am, had some of our stash and hit the sack.

Friday!

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It's about time - this week has lasted bloody aggggggggggggeeeesss!

Work was busy again, but we managed to get a late lunch run in. I don't recommend doing a 3 o'clock run without eating all day... hard work.

I need to get my backside in gear and look for a new car. It's really hard for a few reasons.

1 - I haven't got much cas
2 - I really can't be arsed, cars are pants. Well cars aren't but our roads are.
3 - See 1 and 2

Hopefully I'll find one for £10 soon.

October total = 21 miles

quick one

:-) quick run this morning.

5 miles - one more day of Sept to go.

September Mileage Total = 121