just back from playing 5's at ze corn exchange. been ages since i had a game. was good fun, felt good. usually totally breathing out ma behind after a few mins! bagged a fair few..obviously. does wonders for the old fitness playing 5's. even felt fine cycling hame. managed to break the bracket for ma front light which is a tad annoying. did only cost a pound so i guess you get what you pay for!
sunday past saw the mighty edinburgh southern remain unbeaten this season with another hard fought victory. it was cup week this time against the unknown quantity Novar Rovers who hail from sumwhere in fife. 2-0 it finished. another clean sheet and once again i shoulda scored. no game this week which is dissapointing. however, from a squad point of view its probably a decent week to miss a game with juanjo, stuart and stew connell all missing for one reason or another. hopefully get sum sorta training done. shall need to get myself round arthurs seat again soon. its been too long. maybe tomorrow morning.
down in kelso overnight on monday getting the MOT for the car. it passed! another year out of it hopefully.
spoiled as usual by the parents. washing done and well fed!
steven and narda finally had their lil baby on monday. a boy named......? they havent decided yet. seen sum beautiful pictures. cant wait to see the wee one. quite weird stuart and ella being on holiday missing the whole birth. and speaking of holidays, itching to get away myself now. had a peep at sum flights for tenerife in november. not bad, not dirt cheap. good flight times with ryanair which is always a plus.
yaaaaaasssss! liverpool just gone 3-1 up against steau. a belter from lucas. yeehaw! game over. diddy cup mind - should be waltzing thru the group stages. anfield looks half empty.
no word yet on any sponsorshop etc for cycle trip. so wishing something to happen - sponsorship, some publicity/exposure...anything!
Thursday 16 September 2010
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Weekend Training (Stuart)
A good weekend of training up the pentlands cycling on the Friday night was tough but enjoyable, followed by another 5k on Saturday morning (9:30am start) new PB shaving 6 whole seconds off my time still not under 22minutes yet but was very warm this week. Will try not do to much on Friday night this week before the run and shave a few more seconds off.
On holiday for 2 weeks as of Sunday so will try and keep up the fitness levels while away, have access to the gym so will be in there most days doing something (also the topless running along the beach every morning) don't want to slip back a few weeks as when i get back it will be October and we will be in 2011 before i know it and counting down the weeks till we leave and i want to be as fit as i can be before we go. Fair enough if the bike broke and couldn't finish the trip but don't think i could handle not being fit enough to complete the cycle (not that i would ever give up), plus we are up against it time wise as i need to be back to work as soon as we come home boooooo.
Mighty Southern top of the league and still unbeaten this season, only team in the league mind!!
have been enjoying looking at this site www.bigearth.co.uk esp Russ Malkins (He worked on Long Way Down/Round etc) 101amazing adventures of the world. Lucky guy.
Im also well up for some geocaching (www.geocaching.com) might see if we can get involved on our trip next year
On holiday for 2 weeks as of Sunday so will try and keep up the fitness levels while away, have access to the gym so will be in there most days doing something (also the topless running along the beach every morning) don't want to slip back a few weeks as when i get back it will be October and we will be in 2011 before i know it and counting down the weeks till we leave and i want to be as fit as i can be before we go. Fair enough if the bike broke and couldn't finish the trip but don't think i could handle not being fit enough to complete the cycle (not that i would ever give up), plus we are up against it time wise as i need to be back to work as soon as we come home boooooo.
Mighty Southern top of the league and still unbeaten this season, only team in the league mind!!
have been enjoying looking at this site www.bigearth.co.uk esp Russ Malkins (He worked on Long Way Down/Round etc) 101amazing adventures of the world. Lucky guy.
Im also well up for some geocaching (www.geocaching.com) might see if we can get involved on our trip next year
a most important victory (chris)
had a sound weekend.
completed another 5k parkrun on sat morning. was tough. soooooo damn hot but managed to chop a whole 2 seconds off my PB meaning it now stands at 19m 15s. reckon i can do under 19mins soon if i can keep going most weeks. im sure the total numbers will drop come the winter months but i still intend to pull myself out of bed to get down there and do it.
ealy night on sat in prep for what was gonna be a massive game in edinburgh southerns fixture list this season. partizan at home, a team we hadnt beaten in 90mins in 3 games last season....until now that is. a hard fought narrow 2-1 victoy in which i scored which was most satisfying. marco rossi bagging the other - a great team goal i must say.
thats us top of the league now after 4 games - 3 good wins, a decent draw and therefor still unbeaten. view looks good from the top - lets stay there!
saw The Switch on sunday. very good indeed. jason bateman is the man. another frat packer that jen aniston has co-starred with. think she only has ferrell left but cant see that combo happening..
picked up a quality couple of footy tops the other day. so random. the coventry 95-96 away which is pretty minging but in a good way. and the 2004-06 equador top ha ha. its made by marathon (yes who?). these both in the same charity shop i might add. who donates this stuff. i'm glad whoever it is anyway. building up quite a collection now!
still no sponsor yet for team P2P. have started to send letters out to edinburgh based bike companies so fingers crossed. might just go ahead and email UK companies again but this time just come out and ask for sponsorship etc rather than just a contact name as didnt really get any response apart from a couple of places saying no as they'd spent their yearly charity budget. can try again in january.
intended to go for a cycle this morning but the weather is pretty awful. might have to a wee run instead.
Friday 3 September 2010
pentlands reservoir cycle (chris)
Not long back from Steve's flat. Took a watch of the scotland game. usual story - massive optimism swiftly followed by massive dissapointment! If we dont beat leichienstein on tuesday then we are screwed and can safely say cheerio to another major tourney. ach they played decent. tried hard etc etc but get little jimmy mcfadden starting EVERY scotland game in the future!!
Narda looks fit to burst. Pretty sure she's been pregnant for like a whole year now. Hurry up and have your baby! Along with the football, dinner was provided. And of course muffins. Yum.
Stuart and myself are attending the 5k Parkrun tomorrow morning. Stuart seemed to enjoy his first one last week even though it was tough going especially into that wind along the home straight. I managed to chop 31seconds of my best time meaning my personal best now stands at 19mins 17secs. Very chuffed with that. Finally got round to calibrating my nike plus wristband last nite so will time my 5k tomorrow myself which will be handy. Probably shouldn't have the 4 laps running and 4 laps walking before football training mind.
Done a fair bit of cycling this week. Went out towards Edinburgh zoo on Wednesday night after work. Probably done about 10miles in total that day. Still going every day to work. Could do without it being uphill all the way though! Today after work cycled up to the Pentlands reservoir with Stuart and Steven. Was cracking. Some beautiful scenery up there. Just annoyed I hadnt been up sooner and that summer is coming to an end....Round trip of 20miles. Took about 2 hours with a couple of stops along the way. Felt good and a tad more confident of the trip next year. Took a few wrong turns but hey thats half the fun i guess. Could of done without actually having to cycle through someones farmyard type area. Saw some cows. Took some photos. All good.
Narda looks fit to burst. Pretty sure she's been pregnant for like a whole year now. Hurry up and have your baby! Along with the football, dinner was provided. And of course muffins. Yum.
Stuart and myself are attending the 5k Parkrun tomorrow morning. Stuart seemed to enjoy his first one last week even though it was tough going especially into that wind along the home straight. I managed to chop 31seconds of my best time meaning my personal best now stands at 19mins 17secs. Very chuffed with that. Finally got round to calibrating my nike plus wristband last nite so will time my 5k tomorrow myself which will be handy. Probably shouldn't have the 4 laps running and 4 laps walking before football training mind.
Done a fair bit of cycling this week. Went out towards Edinburgh zoo on Wednesday night after work. Probably done about 10miles in total that day. Still going every day to work. Could do without it being uphill all the way though! Today after work cycled up to the Pentlands reservoir with Stuart and Steven. Was cracking. Some beautiful scenery up there. Just annoyed I hadnt been up sooner and that summer is coming to an end....Round trip of 20miles. Took about 2 hours with a couple of stops along the way. Felt good and a tad more confident of the trip next year. Took a few wrong turns but hey thats half the fun i guess. Could of done without actually having to cycle through someones farmyard type area. Saw some cows. Took some photos. All good.
Thursday 2 September 2010
Facebook & Twitter (Stuart)
You can now follow our trip as well as all our activities leading up to the actual trip on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Facebook - Parthenon2Parthenon (Group)
Twitter - @P2P2011
We are still working hard to find a main sponsor for our trip if you can help please contact us parthenon2011@gmail.com
Also check out this amazing adventure http://www.scotland2sahara.com/ being taken on by Dr Andrew Murray from Edinburgh
I spoke to Andrew recently he was offering a few tips and pointers and told me his father actually works for St Columba's Hospice the charity we have chosen to raise money for, small world.
Its an amazing challenge Andrew has set himself and if you can help him out please visit his website to support/donate
Facebook - Parthenon2Parthenon (Group)
Twitter - @P2P2011
We are still working hard to find a main sponsor for our trip if you can help please contact us parthenon2011@gmail.com
Also check out this amazing adventure http://www.scotland2sahara.com/ being taken on by Dr Andrew Murray from Edinburgh
Andrew will be running from the snow in Scotland to the sand dunes of the Sahara, covering some 2650 miles. In preparation for the main challenge he is also taking part in various extreme endurance events during 2010.
Every penny raised by Andrew will go to the Yamaa Trust. Completed projects include building felt huts for orphanages, distributing medical equipment and essential supplies.
This year, the charity aims to build a school for the deaf in the South Gobi desert as well as providing funding for medical care in rural areas, and accommodation and services for mentally ill people.
I spoke to Andrew recently he was offering a few tips and pointers and told me his father actually works for St Columba's Hospice the charity we have chosen to raise money for, small world.
Its an amazing challenge Andrew has set himself and if you can help him out please visit his website to support/donate
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