Its finished!!

 

Well it took a while but the last few days holiday allowed me to make the finishing touches to the drive, including hiring a Wacker plate to smooth out the bumps and dips. The photo below shows the staff who were employed on the project  (myself and my trusty companion Barney

 

 

So now its time to get my weekends back again and it started with a 8.5 mile run this morning. Unfortunately it was also supposed to be the weekend I resumed my sailing too, but the water level at Durleigh is very low indeed and some boats have run aground  on submerged trees and bridges causing extensive damage.

I haven’t been working all week though and on Monday I finally ordered my new bicycle. The new 2010 Bianchi bikes were much lower spec than the previous years model so I decided to go for a Specialized Sirrus Expert 2010 which I hope to collect on Sunday 20/09/09. This means that I might just have the chance to use it for a while before the weather turns nasty. Its a good job I didn’t have it this week as I probably wouldn’t have got any jobs done.

Work is still very busy and I am due to go to Qatar on the 27th for a few days. We (Carol and I) are also planning a few days off in early October and hope to go somewhere like the Isle of Wight or somewhere similar.

As I sit here writing this, the sun is shining outside and its a lovely late Summer day in Weston super Mare – so I’m off out there…

The loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

 

Sunday September 6th and my first 1/2 Marathon –ever. I was a little nervous about this as I felt that i had not done enough training for the event.

I shouldn’t have worried as I managed to stumble around the 13 odd mile course in 1hr 59 mins along with a record turnout of around 16,000 other runners. As this is the 3rd event that I have done I must say that I quite like the atmosphere the crowds the costumes – it really lifts your spirits. I fi8nished in the 5000’s but much higher in my age group not too bad for an old codger

I ran with a friend from the running club and we kept each other going throughout – as we sprinted (yes really) towards the finish line I remarked that would he like to do the same again and make it Marathon – I imagine that you could guess the reply!!

The bug has bitten though and if I recover in time I would like to do the Burnham on Sea 1/2 on 4th October – this one is supposed to be flatter than the Bristol so a good opportunity to improve on my PB.