5ms

 Ok . Cold. Loads of people out. That you never see in normal times 

Day off

 It 

Run

 Ok , cold 

Short run

 Body complaining 

5ms

 Cold, slow , ok 

Boxing Day 5ms

 New winter running gear was quite winter enough, so felt a bit hot.

Xmas day run

 Lovely day with e and j 

Day off

 Too cold 

5ms slow

 Had a lovely dad with e and j. Cooking and Xmas food shopping with Jules . Tier 4 fun 

Run

 Knee seemed to be ok. Concentrated on going fast as poss. This terms out to be not that fast 

Gave it a rest

 Fed up 

Run

 Some plank etc.

Bit of a struggle 

Some kB etc and run

 First for a while . Must pick it up again 

Run , got totally soaked . 

Run

 Ok 

Run

 Pretty good. 5ms . Enjoyed it 

Run quick

 Pubs are over for Xmas 😕

Run in the rain

 Fed up 

Longer run

 Ok actually despite hangover 

Cannot face gym

 Went for run instead 

Run

 Ok cold , fucking app didn’t work. Piece of shit 

Run

 Ok . Cold 

Gym

 I hate that place . Going to try forest hill next time 

Run

 Slow plod really . Quite enjoyed it 

Run short

 Hard to get going. Didn’t 

Some kB later as bht not open and had a few hours 

Starsk saw her first fox in the garden 

5k fartlek

 Quite enjoyable , cold . Started with three layers 

5m slow

 Wet , cold. Three layers ! 

5k fartlek

 Quite enjoyable 

5k

 Both apps working . Was ok. Bit chilly 

5m hilly . And kB

 Mile 3 is uphill all the way. Both apps worked. Going to start using map my run as seems to provide better data. Loads of people wobbling around on bikes in the park. kB was hard as realised I hadn’t picked them up for a couple of weeks. 

South London vegetable said something rude about me as I staggered past in forest hill . 

5k

 None of my apps work . Felt quite slow. Too many clothes 

Friday run with Emma

 10k or so. Legs didn’t feel like it 

5k

 As fast as I could but not that fast 

4.5 miles

 Ok . Got going at the end . Fed up. Isn’t everyone 

Fed up

 Couldn’t be arsed even to pick a kB 

5m hilly

Quite enjoyable . Suspect a bit  faster that U , but huawie app not working on phone 

Run short

 Ok , radio didn’t work . Bit of a struggle tbh 

6 or 7 miles with Emma

 Enjoyable 

Too cold

 Couldn’t be arsed 

5ms hilly

 Raining , which is not what it said on the weather forecast 

Some see you next Tuesday

 Smashed my car up 

5 miles hilly

 Cold wet but in new winter running gear. Actually borderline too warm . Steady pAce and very mindful of cars in the dark 

Kettlebell run

 Quite fast in way home . Mainly because it was raining  and blowing a Gale 

Took me back , as it was typical winter Sunday afternoon to playing football in the park with my friends when I was a kid  on Sundays. Also to my late 20s when I used to like  mixing gym and running into the same session 

Short slow

 After yesterday’s run really tired. Surprised how much tbh 

10k with Emma

 Really enjoyable 

Wrong shoes

 Didn’t go far . Couldn’t be arsed. Foot hurt . Lockdown blues and work related stress 

Run and kB

 Ok . Fucking iPad is broke 

5 mile hilly

 Quite enjoyable . Headphones broke 

Rest

 Wanted to go running but didn’t fancy the rain 

Kettlebell and run

 Tiring 

Bumped into Kris from the gym. Ladywell is never going to reopen :( 

5 mile hilly run

 Enjoyed it . Although reason for going slightly longer than usual was number of cyclists wobbling around in the park. Worrying the amount of people who only take excercise in lockdown 

Lockdown

 Some half arsed kettlebell 

Run

 Ok . Still quite slow 

Gym

 Last one for a while. Nice atmos for once 

Rest

 Fed up 

Run

 Again 

Slower although really leathered it.wtf 

Run

 Hard going . Probable shit time  but phone app fucked up , so no one will ever know 

Gym

 Ok 

Run

 Ok . Kinda made myself do it

Cunts at lb lewisham aren’t reopening Ladywell arena . Due to covid . Took them  months to get to that conclusion . Useless cunts 

Gym

 Quite a lot of idiots in . Normally seem to be young white men who train in groups 

Run

 Really leathered it. But not according to stop watch :( 

Was meant to be in gym but could face it or the time commitment 

Rest

 Cat happy 

Run

 Ok . Damned app went to sleep again 

Run

 Inadequate food and too much whisky the day before so a bit of a plod 

Gym

 Over did it slightly . Hate that place and most of the people in it 

Run

 Best bloody run for ages . Owing to decent lunch and fucking phone app ignored it

Gym

 Hate that place 

Run

 Ok . Hard going actually 

Run

 Ok 

Gym

 Trying to get to the pub...

Run

 And new cat ! 

Gave it a rest

 Phew 

Gym

 Quite enjoyed it 

Run

 ASAP on the way back . 

Gym

 Not quite so horrible during the day. Good session . Made me feel a bit more revved up for work 

Run

 In the rain. Ok .last km always quicker than the first 

Run

 Quite enjoyable plod. 10 years since that royal parks half , to the day . Pleased I’m still doing it . Really pleased in fact 

Gym

 Really hate that place . 

Run

 Went a bit quicker . 

Run

 Slowest for ages. But ok 

Gym

 Braved it . 

Run

 Fast fun . 

Run

 Went as fast as possible . Annoying app didn’t work. Was overtaken by a teenager who didn’t look like she was try8ng 

Gym

 Ok . Enjoyed it . Bumped into two ladywell guys ; enigmatic younger guy and crazy Richard ! 

Run

 Ok wasn’t overtaken ! 

Gym

 Ok . Didn’t hate it as much as usual . 

Run

 Ok 

Couldn’t face horrible gym 

Run

 Back, legs all tense .needed the run warm up 

Was messaging SM . If someone had told me we’d still be friends ......glad about that. 

Rest

 Body complaining . So gave it a miss . 

I hate that gym

 Made myself do it 

Run

 Great loved it . Should have gone longer but quick route was ok for today . Being getting stuff for my tt . Love it 

Record seem to have recovered a bit  

Gym

 Hated it . Awful people 

Run

 Ok . A bit faster than usual. Quite enjoyed it 

New bridge run

 Looks they laid a bit of ply on it . Didn’t seem to be slippery which is the main thing . Run was recovery after yesterday’s gym , 

Gym

 Didn’t hate the place as much as usual . It was quieter and apart from hoover trip hazard ok . Dead lift and squat up to  100kg reps 

Longer run

 9k ok . Bit warm 

Run

 Was thinking about going further . Bottled out 

Rest

 Day off .right leg a bit painful 

Run

 A little buoyed by what p said. Couldn’t face the horrible gym . Went running . Was ok . Easy 

Gym

 Horrible . Even had to walk there 

Run

 Accelerated the 2nd half . Felt ok 

Run

 Ok . Took it easy . 

Really reallly hate that gym

 Gym . Going backwards with kettlebell 

Run

 Little longer than usual 8k 

Really hate that gym

 Hate it 

Run

 Ok . Quick short , jammed it in between dropping and picking up jules from dance . 

Was thinking that sending my bean to cup coffeee machine in for repair in a  empty naked wine box , packed in scrunched up copies of the guardian...wonder If I get a new box back 

Gym

 Fed up with the neighbourhood 

10k

 Quite enjoyable. Slow 

Run

 Ok. Slow . Strange weather 

Gym

 God I hate that place .  But Good session , enjoyed it . Just surrounded by local youf essentially , And none of my regular gym buddies. Come on lewisham , pull your fucking finger out 

Run

 Ok . Got going towards the end. Dead person found in river according to reports . No signs on run 

Gym

 Quiet in the new horrible gym so more relaxing than usual . Still not relaxing 

Run

 Hot humid horrible . New weather ap advised against 

Run

 A little warm and humid. Got going towards the end 

Gym

 To say the gym is an unispiring environment is  an understatement . Made my self do it   

Run

 Could t face the gym . Went there came back , went running instead 

Run

 Hard going 

Gym

 Bumped into one of my gym buddies . Less busy than  in week. For reasons unknown. Maybe reg clientele need a lie in Saturday mornings   

Run

 Ok humid . Again was going to go further but didn’t fancy getting rained in , as clouds a deep purple bruise 

Lancaster

 Run along the lune . Slow flowing , wide. Only 5k . Wish I’d explored a bit more but we’ve things to do today 

Gym

 Don’t like it in there. As I keep saying I know. Everything is stressful, equally most people in there are playing at it . 

Run

 Couldn’t believe how humid outside 

Bumped into doc Sabrina 

Gym

 Quieter in there today so not so unbearable 

Run

 Went fast as poss. Which didn’t turn out to be that quic kn

Gym

 I really hate that place. 

Run

 Little longer than usual. Felt easy 

Went Cambridge uni with Eloise for a look see. Now that is something to aspire to

Rest day

 Today , raining . Busy with other stuff 

Run

 Sent as fast as possible . Which was not terribly fast 

Gym

 Really don’t like it . During the day is less annoying than early evening 

Run

 Warm humid. New running gear not terribly good for running . Shorts too long and flappy ,same with top. Ok for gym though 

Gym

 Ok . Still don’t much like it there. 

Jules back from Somerset 

Run

 Really wanted to go in the gym , find the atmos nothing like the sanctuary Ladywell was so went running instead. Will try and brave gym tommorow 

Run

 Hot still . Left it much later . 

Gym

 Did some gym as well . Heart wasn’t in it but some more 20 kg snatch 

5k early am

 Almost sensible temperature 

35deg in London

 Really wanted to go running but couldn’t . Too hot 

Gym

 Still not mad keen on place but am beginning to spot a few regulars , and the staff are very nice . 

20kg kB snatch . Up to nine each side 

Gym

 Ok . Still not mad keen on the new gym 

34deg c run

 Challenging ! 

Gym

 Ok . 110kg deadlift 

35 degrees in the shade . Girls on hols . 

Run

Hot . 

Gym

Went at it some what although did cut kB short as wanted squat rack. Don’t like it there much . Haven’t seen any familiar faces . Maybe they are all in downham 

Run

A little longer  then usual . Would like to up the mileage a bit especially as I’m in the gym too 

Run

Warm humid attacked it . Some bits quite quick 

Gym

Went at it some . Deadlift 90 x 5 x 3 , squat 80x 10 x 3 , 200 16kg kB snatch , some plank , static bike warm up 

Run

Hot humid nasty quite enjoyed it though 

Gave it a rest

Very hot 

Gym

New gym . Went at it some . Hope not too sore tomorrow! Uninspiring mix of punters , friendly staff and easy parking . 

Same run again

Hotter today . Bumped into familiar runner . Turns neighbourhood police man runs also 

Run

Quite enjoyable 

New gym

Didn’t like it much 

Run

Hot humid nasty 

Just kettlebell

Did go at it some though. Joined another gym as fusion are dicking everyone around 

Run again

Hot humid nasty . Got it done 

Was feeling under weather so went running

Accordingly west running ASAP.  As it turned out not that quick but it was warm out 

Another run

ActUally was faster than some other people ! 

Fastest 5k

For ages plus kB 

Felt like James Brown 

Ordered new chair

De sede ds61

Run

Hot slow but ok 

Jules made me buy paint . She wants to redecorate 

Kettlebell only

Quite shagged out after intense work week 

Run

Again. Not getting any quicker , it was quite warm and humid 

Run

Went as fast as poss which isn’t that fast 

Run

More sensible weather for running . Quite enjoyable . Bumped into woman on Unicycle 

Longer run

Just like yesterday . Hot 

And kB .  Bumped into some of my local buddies later on . 

Run

Hot and hard going  , flat out first 2.5k 

run and kB

Jules in park , Eloise in Cornwall, 

Run and kB

Ok . Quite nice weather for it 

Eloise in  for holiday with her buddy and her family 

Hangover

Gave it a rest ( again ) 

Longer run and kB

Humid . A bit fucked 

Bumped into jules who hid from me ! 

Gave it a rest

Uh 

Run

Work ok . Pompey on the Tv 

5k plus KB

Felt a bit fucked tbh 

5k and kB

Only half KB  as girls moaning about how smelly I am post work out 

5k fast.

Bumped into big Jim 

Run kettle bell

Quick 5k 200 kB snatch . Food need 

Kettlebell only

Didn’t fancy the run 

Run kettlebell

200x 16kg snatch 

60x 30kg swing 

Plank 

5k run 

Hilly Sydenham

Lovely weekend with e and j 

Gave it a rest

Even though weather was much more running etc 

Hot run and kB

Same as yesterday . But back to work next week 

New kettleBell routine and run

KB snatch ladders to 200 , some swings and plank and push up plus 5k in 30deg . Ordered another kB 

Too hot outside

Gave it a rest 

Run short

Hot and uncomfortable 26 or 27 deg 

Another run and kB

With Emma, a little longer than usual but not as fast as last time , and some kB etc later on 

Short run

Fast as poss. Fucked as a result 

Running with Emma

Phew . She’s much quicker than me 

Thursdays run and kettlebell

Was gong as fast as I could but still got over taken by almost anyone half fit looking 

Wednesday run

Ok . Got caught in the rain. Watched football after 

Run

Short ok . Warm ish . Legs felt a bit heavy 

Short run and kettlebell

Weather sensible . Lots of people out running . Lee got his vans back 

Run Sydenham

Hot , under fed and generally uncomfortable 

Jules xxxx

Record 

Short run ( 3.5ms )

Rather hot. Zoomed up the hill on the way back . Got over taken by some crap runners 

Thursday rest , Friday KB plus run

Ok 

Short run

Feeling shit today

Longer run and kB

Nice

Run short

Had to make myself do it. Expected endomorphic uplift absent

Run kettlebell plank push ups

Can do 25 push ups easy . So much for those  doing them on their knees

Longer Sydenham

Rained a bit . Not bad . Right foot a bit tender

Run /kettlebell

Weather almost chilly

Longer Sydenham

In the rain 

Run kettlebell

Ok . Hot . So actually not ok

Short run

Nearly had bad accident !

And kettlebell

Phew . 90 mile month .

Longer sydenhqAm

Hot windy , not good combo

Short fast run

Felt fine . Hot. Caught up with ju and Ian with jules too

Gave it a rest

Meant  to  run but didn’t

Longer Sydenham

Ok

Two day in Paris

Film

Took me right back . Overwhelmed by another family culture, and some history when you can’t speak the language and can’t just walk home .

Longer Sydenham

Hot

New blog gui. Gave it a rest

Fed up 

Kettlebell as well

Going a bit mad with lockdown

Run short

Hot , fucking hot

Bumped into Squeezy

Run short

Ok. Hotter than I realised that. Going a bit mad tbh

Hilly Sydenham

Got going towards the end . Really like the stretch past the GH shops

Short run

Cooler so ASAP

Short run

Even hotter than yesterday . Phew

27deg short run and kettlebell

Ok
Hot , cap helped. But more cheerful after

Monday

Longer run . Hot. Got going towards the end

Sunday kettlebell

Ok

Run

Shorter but quicker

Run Sydenham

Hard going

Run shorter

Ok . Short

Hilly Sydenham again

Ok.

Day off

It

Hilly Sydenham run

Really enjoyable . For running obvs

Run and kettlebell

Normal size , ok. A bit colder than recently so not so many people out

Longer hilly run

5ms could not face the park life on the way back so went up Sydenham hill instead . Hard work as quite hot but got around ok

Run kettlebell

Hot hard going. Gardening too

Run

Gardening

Hot

Run kettlebell

Ok . Bit more gardening

Run

And gardening with jules

Run only

Body complaining

Run kettlebell

Pretty good . Happy birthday me

Run kettlebell

Kids here. Nice day

Gave it a rest

Run

If there is going to be one heavy shower in a given day you can guarantee I’ll be out running when it happens

Run kettlebell

Today . Had to have a rain jacket on

Kettlebell only

Yesterday

Run

Ok ish

Run

Bumped into some of my bht buddies

Run kettlebell

Really shot up hill on way back

Gave it a rest

Phew . Kids here. Chicken surprise for dinner

Run kettlebell

Ok , run was hard going tbh

Run

Made myself do it . Went ok. Route a bit quieter a little later in the  afternoon.

Run kettlebell

Ok .

Run

Ok - hot and windy

Run kettlebell

Ok . Bit hot. Usual route peppered with people you never see in usual times

Giving body a rest

Phew

Run kettlebell

Run flat out , kB ok.

Run

Ok . Fast for me .

Run kettlebell

Both  ok

Has

Run kettlebell

Kids here. Worlds problems  feel a little manageable

Rest

Run

A struggle tbh. Hot

Run kettlebell

Isolation baby

Run and kettlebells

OK

Run i

And kettlebell

Some bht buddies en route .

Run

Got going a bit  at the end . Quite warm

Run kettlebell

Work slowed down . Bumped into Emma  and Dominic whilst running . Glad to see them looking well. was a little concerned as no messages etc

Write something

Everyone is writing something. Shopping lists , list of the things they’ll do when this is over. I wonder what  this will change and what  it won’t. Will it be a collective putting it behind us or will the lock down redefine  and change the way we do things and what we think about them .

Run kettlebell

Ok. Didn’t sleep Saturday night too well. Couldn’t think of one thing I wasn’t worried about

Run kettlebell

Felt rough

Kettlebell only

Confusion in Tesco . Kids here.  Off work for at least 3 weeks

Run and kettlebell

One of those workdays

Run

Really one . Of course forgot garmin. Work stressful

Run

Bumped into joe Gomez

Run kettle bell

Garmin seems to be recalcind distances

Gave it a rest

Too cold

Run and kB

Nothing else to do

Run and kettlebells

Both ok . Like the new kettlebells . Case  of wine from naked

Kettlebells

Ok . New large one is a challenge

Run

Boiler !

Kettlebells

Arriving tomorrow

Gave it a rest

Hopefully boiler coming tomorrow

Run

Felt quick . Data said it wasn’t. Back ok.

Now lock down. Not sure how I’m going to see the kids .

Run

Plus some core etc. Fucking boiler fell over

Run

Ok . Quite quick for me . Gym closed . Boo hoo

Run

Gym closed . Pub closed.  Decent run though

Run

Slightly faster then usual . Everything is fucked

Gym

Really quiet , very light. Couldn’t be arsed with everything else

Run

Back better . Ok . Fast for me

Gym

Idiots in masks

Run

Felt ok . Back better

Gym

Yesterday . Ok . Very quiet . Just me

Run

OK

Gave it a rest

Phew

Run

Ok

Gym

Ok too

Run

Back better

Wet run

Nasty

Annoying

Person monopolising squat rack

Run

Quite enjoyable

Gym

Ok

Run

Ok, windy, over dressed  but back better

Run

Got caught in the rain, again.

Gym

Ok

Run

Need to new shoes. Intervals on the way back as it was hurting anyway

Gym

Quick. OK

Run

Ok . Lower back held up. Went as fast as possible . How fast I don’t know as left garmin at home

Gym

Ok too. Quiet .  My barrister buddy is moving

Gym

Ok

Run

Lunchtime

Cut short as got soaked with cold unfriendly rain and wind. Nasty . Couldn’t wait to get home

Ok

Lower back still sore

Gave it a rest

Rest day

Run

Leathered it a bit

Gym

Ok. Wet

Run

Ok - windy

Gym

Ok

Decent day at work. Found jules dance gear

Run

OK

Ptq frenzy at work

Gym

Ok

 Usual suspects

Run

Tree down on usual route .

Gym

Stormy here today

Run

Again

Went quick ( for me )

Run

Over did the gym yesterday . Lower back sore

Gym

Lunchtime with squeeze

Poor squeezy not well

Run

Washed out

Gym

Ok lunchtime

Run

02022020

Gym

Too busy . Cut short

Run

Not great

Gave it a rest

Phew

Gym

Ok . Bit of a grind . Nice crowd in

Runn

Confusing weather . Legs tired . Ok considering

Gym

Irritating runner in

Run s

Terrible

Gym

Made myself do it

Run

Intervals , fun

Gym

Very busy

Run

Ok

Better once I was warmed up

Gym

Ok

Feeling a bit flat .

Run

Dreadful . Felt fucked

Gym

Felt a bit flat tbh

Gym

Ok , quite light . Have a cough

Run along the tyne

Harder than yesterday

Newcastle yesterday

Great run along Tyne

Run

Hard work

Angle poise lamp arrived . Hope jules likes it

Rupert

10 years today . Killed by the Taliban . Miss him

Run

As feeling flat from the off and abandoned plan to go a little further and ended up doing interals instaed. Really fun running a bit faster

Gym

OK.  Better than I expected

Gym

Realised how much heavier gym session is than my runs . Not sure what took so long

Run

Ok surprisingly

Off sick

Hit by the jules bug or food poisoning

Run

Ok , quite fast

Gym

Ok . Rude athlete bloke in .

Gym

Ok

Place was a mess . Some of the usual suspects plus at least one idiot  ( the kind who lift heavy weights with no warm up)

Jules underweather

Poor Jules

Run

Ok

Went to theatre with jules earlier .  Teenage dick at the Donmar . Really enjoyable . Bumped into Henry the actor

Run

First of 2020