Tuesday 8th May

Forty ninth birthday today, do I feel it? definitely not, in fact I feel younger than ever. Sharon bought me a new cycle helmet so had to have a bit of a cycle ride - went over to Mount Hawke and had a chat with Chris Greenshields (Lodge Secretary) about some sponsorship for the Hadrians Wall event. Good ride and a really beautiful day meant that I could wear shorts and tee shirt, new helmet really comfortable. No running today as I am having a well deserved rest day but it does mean that I will have to do some catching up later in the week. I have decided to cut down on the distances I run and just try and get in four 10km runs per week with one half marathon run every month. Once I get a decent road bike I shall reduce the running to possibly two or three 10km runs but I will obviously 'up' the distance on the bike. Looking forward to the Hadrians Wall challenge and have been looking into the Atlantic Coast challenge which is tougher but closer to home. I have absolute confidence that I can complete both. There are so many interesting outdoor challenges the only barrier is funding and time - fitness no problem! Have just realised that I am fifty next year, I am so glad that I have never had to grow up, life can be very serious at times (I will let the adults worry about that bit).