No exercise at all for me so far this festive season. I started feeling ill on the 21st, throat like I had been gargling with razor blades and temperature through the roof. What great timing! By Christmas day I had a head full of snot and a pair of lungs that were just about functioning enough to keep me oxygenated so long as I didn't move. So no cycling, no running and no swimming allowed (not that I could have anyway!)
It's now the 28th and I am just starting to feel properly human again. The head is clearing, albeit slowly, and the lungs are starting to feel properly functional again. All I need now is the stabbing pains in my head to desist and I can start to think about exercise again.
Ahh well, some imposed rest is not too bad this far out in a training programme and I have plenty of time to catch up. Zoe has been putting in some impressive mileages this week so I will be hitting the turbo as soon as I can and hopefully make the 50 mile ride we have planned for the 6th Jan.
I went out with a friend yesterday, photographing Manchester (Salford) and I had not seen David for a couple of months and he commented on the weight loss as soon as he saw me. "Keep doing that cycling thing.....I can see the difference already! A whole lot slimmer" Now that is one of the very nice side effects of getting fitter :)
Right, tyre change and back on the turbo it is!
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