Back from the USA and feeling the effects..

I returned from holiday today and am happy to be back. There's only so long you can go without a proper amount of fruit and veggies and fibre. I really don't know how Floridians do it. Or maybe that's it, they don't! There were far too many large people in OAP scooters for my liking..

Anyway I am back and I return energised and ready for action!

I spoke to my mate Roly today and signed up to his Healthtext service in order to get back on track and so that I can tell you how well it works! Check it out for some simple, effective reminders.

I am back into training after a "small" rest and am raring to hit the mileage again, so watch out guys, you know who you are!

Other than a light tan and a lot of great seafood there's not much else to report. B2N April Adventure is on the 17th of April so check out www.b2nfitness.co.uk if you fancy a fantastic day of biking in the New Forest.

Keep up the training, T :-)

Holiday

I am off on holiday now until March 25th, so if you don't hear or see me do not worry!

I hope to return from 10 days in Florida with a tan.

Here's hoping...

Happy training :)

B2N Mad March Bike was another successful day out - we had good weather, didn't lose anyone and there were tired legs all round!

Our day covered a 27 mile route across the New Forest with a lunch stop at The Royal Oak at Fritham and plenty of Mum's homemade brownies and flapjacks to keep up the spirits.

I'm looking forward to the next bike day in April, so if you fancy some rolling hills and beautiful countryside check out www.b2nfitness.co.uk for details.

Tom :)

Home sweet home

I haven't "blogged" in a week, possibly because I had nothing interesting to tell you, or more likely because I moved house and was sorting my accoutrements.

I am now a resident of Belsize Park, North London. That's right I've officially moved to the dark side and crossed the river to North London. I've never really understood the divide, both north and south london have their pros and cons. I do however like that I am next to Hampstead Heath and some great trail running through the trees and up and down the hills!

I am off on holiday to Florida from next Monday so I will get a couple more blogs in before then. Some of us Brits need to get a decent amount of sunlight to prevent turning into vampires! Naturally I have to keep up ultra training there, so there will be some great runs to do (18 miles) and even better I get to bronze myself in the process. Or in my case toast myself to a darker shade of white.

Enjoy the sun,

T :)

Like a glove!

Thanks to Asics and Gore-tex my feet remained dry and blister-free over the weekend. Catherine and I ventured out on our long run on Saturday and hit the trails and tracks near my parents home. It was muddy and gloriously hard going on the legs! I really like the off-road as it's less sore on my knees (what an old man!) but Catherine is definitely an asphalt hugger and I'll admit, faster on it than I. However I was king of the castle for the run, as I led the way for 13 miles. I don't believe it had anything to do with the Ginseng in my barley water or the berocca in my other bottle, nor the agony that Catherine was suffering because of a blister. Oh no, I am clearly just as nimble as a mountain goat over rough ground! Moving on....

Sunday was a wet and windy 11 miles to finish the weekends training off and all on road! This time we both enjoyed the run and it was nice to be on a stable firm surface after the day before. Once again the ginseng in one bottle and berocca in the other seemed to help with energy, but that is simple science really, B Vitamins are a must for training!

One helpful thing from the weekend is that I can eat bananas (if slowly) and orange clubs on long runs, without ill effect. Good to know for our ultra!

I hope you all enjoyed the warmth and rugby at the weekend!

Tom :)