Super fitness is my dream!

After my mexican food fiesta, I was in dire need of some exercise.

So, with my intrepid companion, I set off on a journey of exploration.

At last, we reached a worthy destination . . . the park!

Apparently, climbing through holes for fun and fitness is something I've been doing for years now - and with pink hair too!

Personal best

Here I am preparing for another 5K race . . .

Lots of people were wearing pink . . .


If you get a medal, then you must be a winner!

Another slow time for me.

Time to get training for next year's race . . .

A balanced diet

Oops! I forgot to take any lunch with me to bubble land today. But I had remembered to take in a huge packet of biscuits for all to share. So I shared a few of them with myself and had a lovely bowl of biscuits for my lunch. Oh dear.

Could this kind of incident be one of the reasons why super-fitness is still so very far away?

Early one morning

I was in central London super early this morning and I met a friend for a hearty walk. We saw lots of interesting things. How many places, objects and/or activities do you recognise?

Huzzah for London and for getting up early on a sunny day!

More huffing and puffing . . .

Yes, that's really me.

I went for a run today!

Huzzah for fitness!

Try-athlon: a marathon walk

Four brave walkers, our hearts full of hope, two coffees-to-go, and a mere twenty-six (and a bit) miles lay ahead of us . . .

We passed all manner of exciting landmarks.

We tried hard to keep our shopping and snack breaks to an absolute minimum.

Looking at the map is always a good excuse to sit down for a minute.

Canary Wharf

By the end of the walk, I was on my last legs as never before. We had been walking for several hours and night had fallen - as had my spirits. Oh boy, did my legs hurt! Sadly, I became a complete gibbering mess and I wholeheartedly thank the kindly bearded gentleman who helped me to stagger along for the last few 100 yards.
Thanks so much to all of the marathon walkers and to the many generous non-walkers who sponsored us via the Lucky Pups competition. Together we raised over £100 for Guide Dogs.

Here's to a nice long rest before Try-athlon 2008!

Try-athlon: great big bike ride

This event was another of London's pro-fitness/anti-car gestures. But as gestures go, it was loads of fun!



Cycling around in traffic-free central London was great - although the streets were by no means deserted.

There were free sandwiches, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye and my camera just wasn't quick enough!

We even won prizes!

What a shame though, that these superheroes weren't super enough to fly us all the way back home.

Try-athlon: 5k run

Here we are looking super-fit and ready to run. Despite having only been for a few training runs together, we were ready to give our all to this event.

What a splendid medal! No, I didn't win the race - everyone who finished the run was given an identical medal.

A big Thank You to my running companion for persuading me to enter this race and for being so keen about our training runs. Huzzah for running, for friendship, and for fitness!

Try-athlon

I am happy to announce an exciting new sporting event for us all to enjoy:

1st Annual International Try-athlon

Athletes of all ages and abilities will be participating in this splendid spectacle – and YOU can be one of these international athletes.

You can participate in any way and at any time, choosing from the usual triathlon disciplines of running, swimming and cycling.

Running: you might choose to run, jog, power walk or perhaps just do a very brisk walk round the park. Some athletes might choose to complete a marathon, one mile at a time, over 26+ consecutive days.

Swimming: you might choose to swim for a set time or distance, or perhaps go to water aerobics class for a set number of times. Sliding down the curly water slide several times is not an acceptable event – unless the stairs are very high up indeed.


Cycling: you might choose to cycle for a set time or distance. Or perhaps repeat a shorter journey several times. Athletes may participate using bicycles, tricycles, unicycles or wheelchairs. Unfortunately activities for users of skateboards, roller-skates, ice-skates, scooters and strollers/buggies/push-chairs cannot be accepted as cycling events.

My events - I’m doing an organised 5K run (stagger), an organised 9 mile bike ride (wobble) and something sporty in water as yet undetermined.

The idea behind this is that YOU have a go:

Try to take some exercise
Try your best
And, if at first you don’t succeed, try again.

Hopefully, I'll also raise some money for charity. This year I'm supporting guide dogs for the blind:

1st Annual International Try-athlon

I have been too lazy for too long. Yes, it's true.

So . . . I'm resuming my previous good habits of fitness - and inviting YOU to join me.
You can participate in any way and at any time, choosing from the usual triathlon disciplines of running, swimming and cycling.

Running: you might choose to run, jog, power walk or perhaps just do a very brisk walk round the park. Some athletes might choose to complete a marathon, one mile at a time, over 26+ consecutive days.

Swimming: you might choose to swim for a set time or distance, or perhaps go to water aerobics class for a set number of times. Sliding down the curly water slide several times is not an acceptable event – unless the stairs are very high up indeed.

Cycling: you might choose to cycle for a set time or distance. Or perhaps repeat a shorter journey several times. Athletes may participate using bicycles, tricycles, unicycles or wheelchairs. Unfortunately activities for users of skateboards, roller-skates, ice-skates, scooters and strollers/buggies/push-chairs cannot be accepted as cycling events.

My events - I’m doing an organised 5K run (stagger), an organised 9 mile bike ride (wobble) and something sporty in water as yet undetermined.

The idea behind this is that YOU have a go:

Try to take some exercise this summer
Try your best
And, if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.


Here I am 12 months ago. Can you Adam and Eve that I actually smiled as I crossed the finish line? With time and some splendid sporting efforts, I will reach that level of fitness once again. I have the willpower. Join me in this quest, and a fabulous future of gorgeous fitness lies ahead for us!

2007 fitness update

I was looking back at my January posts and remembered that I actually went for a run outdoors in the chilly fresh air on New Year's Day. Sadly though, my fabulous fitness campaign hasn't really got going yet this year. There's been more fatness than fitness so far. . .

Happy New Year!

To start my new year's fitness campaign in style, I went for a run this morning! In fact, there was rather a lot of brisk walking/warming up/ warming down and not that much time spent actually running/jogging/lumbering along but it's the thought that counts. Let's be glad that there aren't any accompanying pictures.

Hope 2007 is an utterly fab year for us all!

As many people will know, I've been on a full time training course for the last few weeks and it finished today.

After grappling with living and plastic casualties all day today, I successfully completed the Emergency Life Saving component.

I have already had various written and practical tests of other aspects of the course and so this was my final assessment.

I'm pleased to announce that I've passed - woo hoo!

Super fit in San Francisco!



I hired a bike and cycled over the Golden Gate Bridge - and back again! It was loads of fun!

Race For Life

I was so proud when I completed this race.

Click here to find out more about this race and the kind people who sponsored me.

Super fitness is my goal!


I've been going to the gym during the week to improve my strength, flexibility and general cardio-vascular fitness.

Then at the weekends I crawl through big holes.

Apparently.