The Legs Say No

I contemplate a third day in the row on the bike but my tired legs say no. Instead I take my running kit with me in the hope that they are functioning better by 5pm.

They seem to be and I set out in reasonable shape with the injuries reduced to only a slightly sore knee and a little tightness in the left calf. After a mile and a half I hop on the bus, then get off again to run the last three miles to home. This is where the problems start and the tightness in my calf gets worse. Eventually it’s so bad I have to walk the rest of the way home.

L has walked the boys up to meet me, so MD helpfully tugs me homewards. L then does the honours as regards a calf massage, which seems to help. Leaving the main problem being the knee. Alcohol to soothe that one I think.

(Friday 15^th November)

Total Lard **** Day

It’s wet and miserable this morning. I’m also tired. I suppose 170 miles on the bike in the last 5 days isn't too bad. So I skip the bike and get a bus, without even taking my running kit with me. So it’s a total lard arse day listening to my book on the bus.

Amazon have introduced something called Autorip. This new idea means that when you buy a CD from them you automatically get a digital copy as well and immediately, so you don’t even have to wait for the CD to arrive.

 

I've been asking for this for ages and what’s more it applies to vinyl too. It’s just a shame it's only Amazon at the moment. Amazon have always hated me and always deliver as slowly as possible when they see my name on an order but surely even they can’t delay an immediate digital download... 

(Friday 28^th June)

Avalanche Gear

It snows overnight, although it doesn’t seem particularly cold, leaving everywhere covered in wet slush rather than proper snow. Still it’s probably not fit to bike, so I have to shelve that particular idea.

Does look runnable though, but my legs still ache from Tuesday’s run and Thursday’s squash, so I didn’t bring any running kit with me to work, let alone avalanche gear.

It’s all stopped by mid-morning and is thawing fast. Looks bikeable now...

(Friday 22^nd March)