Finally got that work trip to Phoenix booked - not very good as it was supposed to be a way of getting a free transatlantic flight to visit Janice, and she's living here with me now, but should be a fun trip anyway ( Read more... )

Quite a big change in my erg training over the next few months / weeks. Decided to try a different method of training for a while, and for this I have "taken on" a coach to advise me on my training for a while. My coach is Paul Smith, who coaches at the Sammammish rowing club in WA, USA. I've known Paul for a fair while, and he knows a lot about ( Read more... )

Back to work today after the Christmas / New Year break. Been a tiring last week doing some decorating in the house, so looking forward to getting back into routine again, though I'd really rather have another couple of weeks (or preferably months...) off work. Haven't really trained in the last 2 weeks, so looking forward to getting back into that ( Read more... )

Days to Janice's arrival = 4 ( Read more... )

Spent my first night in my new house last night. Slept ok on an air mattress in my sleeping bag (no beds yet), but whether jetlag or too much on my mind I woke at about 4.30am this morning, and got up at 5am. I didn't think it was worth laying about in bed as I have plenty of things to be doing, so got to work at 6am ( Read more... )

Played in a football (soccer for the American readers) match today in an inter-department work league. First time I've played for my department team, and the first time I've played for years anyway (although I was a rugby player at school, so never really been into football ( Read more... )

Getting back from visiting the woman you love, knowing she is coming over here in just 9days time, and still missing her like mad ( Read more... )

House completion went through fine last Wednesday, and I got the keys about 5pm. Didn't have time to move any of my stuff before flying to Seattle on Thursday though (where I am now a week later). Having a great time here, though I seem to have been spending a little too much money. Most of it is stuff I have to buy anyway, so no big deal - like ( Read more... )

Rowing going well. Did my first row yesterday since the marathon on Friday, and did a nice negative split 10k in 34:59.2 (1:45.0). Felt pretty comfortable, and feeling mentally strong again, so time to start pushing hard on the middle distance again to get ready to race in Amsterdam in a month ( Read more... )

Only a few days now till I get the keys to my new house, so have begin buying things for the house. Today I bought the bed for Janice and I to sleep in, which is being delivered on 15th December. Should have ordered earlier had I known these things take so long to be delivered ( Read more... )