Another week closer

Well, I did get that blister and it stopped me from doing any more walk training for the whole week!

I ordered some hiking socks on the net, 1000 mile socks. 'Guaranteed no blisters' within 1000 miles of use. They arrived on Thursday but were too big!!!! If you ever need these socks, buy the smaller size. I am a 9 and the socks were 9 to 11. Paul's feet are much bigger that mine, does that not mean.....? or is that hands? anyway I have sold the socks to Paul and ordered myself the smaller size 6 to 8, and no more hiking 'til they come.

I went out on Sunday, after the hangover wore off a bit and went into Glasgow to Tiso, The Outdoor Specialist shop to see if I could pick up a jacket to ward off the winter winds and rain that battered me yesterday. A bit pricey!! but settled on a Berghaus number and a pair of Lycra running shorts, very fetching. Set me back over a ton. ouch!

My son spotted the jacket and I thought I was going to get the seal of approval with my Berghaus label, no such luck, "anorak".

Got myself onto the exercise machines on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday totalling 320 sit ups and 2hrs and 45 mins of workouts.

Saturday morning I took my bike into 'Billy Bilsand Cycles' Saltmarket Glasgow for the badly needed repairs and Neil, a very helpful guy, said he would have it done for me that very day. Went home and did a 1 hrs 10 min workout. Out for lunch with Lorraine and then got the call for my bike, although the news wasn't that it was ready to be picked up, but it was knackered and the bottom bracket was totally seized up and couldn't be shifted.
Bottom line is I ended up getting a new bike, ouch! and double ouch!!

Instead of putting myself through all this exercise, workouts and all the relative costs of this fundraising lark, I should just have written out a fat cheque to Maggie's and saved all this hassle.

Only kidding, I am loving all this really and never felt better.

Jumped on my new bike and took off from Glasgow back to Newarthill, about 15 miles and 1hr + later....

New pump, new lights, new lock, new glasses, new overdraft!!!