This blog is closed

I've struggled with blogs over the last few years - do they capture all your thoughts, do you present your professional views, do you Twitter the smallest details about your job.

This one was supposed to separate serious from leisure - but it's becoming a bit tedious. So, I'm closing it and will continue to record on julian.hucker the total miles run towards my 2009 target of 1,000 miles.

Good night

Clapham Common

Snowy, cold, icy, dark, muddy, dark - who says running in the British winter isn't fun

Run: 3 miles

Early Morning Swim

7:00am Balham - harder than it should be

Panic Ride

Having committed to Riding to Work in Nottingham (103 miles total) in 8 days time I’m suddenly panicking about my bike fitness (do you see the pattern here).

Feet got too cold to do more than once round Richmond Park in the swirling snow.

Either I am reacting badly to the cold after my warm weather break or Rob, my next door neighbour, has been practicing on those hills over Christmas – either way I think I need to spend some more money on my bike to speed me up (and get some new overshoes!)

Why oh why did I let Adam convince me to not factor in cycling and swimming into my 1,000 mile calculation

Bike: 20 Miles

Panic Swim

Having committed to Escape from Alcatraz I’m suddenly panicking about my swim fitness (jump off a boat just by Alcatraz Island, swim 1.5 miles in 55 degree, shark-invested waters and then try to avoid the Sea Lions at the beach – or at least that’s what it says in the brochure)

Lunchtime 1.25K

First run for ages

Clapham Common in the mud and rain! Oh Joy!

I have that sense that you get when you watch England follow-on in a one-day international: the run rate started as challenging but possible but is edging towards the mathmatically possible. As long as it doesn't slip into infeasible then I'm still in with a chance.

3.4 (3) miles

Last Ride of the Trip

Mount Martha > St Kilda via Office

Bike: 37 miles