A Huge Milestone

Wow. He stands back in amazement.
My scribblings have just clocked up over 100,000 hits.
It's been a really good journey. One i never thought it would ever achieve.
Thanks to everyone who has kept me going, made fantastic comments and passed on support and advice.
It's made good friends and i've learnt a hell of a lot. Even though i have years of experience your never too old to learn.
Thanks again to all who contributed and to those who have read it and passed anonymously.

Getting back - Well almost.

  Last August 18th (2011), i came down with Shingles which i wouldn’t wish on anybody and it took it’s toll on my fitness.
I was pretty fit up to that point with regular running and walking trips.
I did 10k road run in 63 minutes just prior to the illness. I know that’s not fast for seasoned runners but i’m happy with that time because i’m not a running fanatic.
Since then i have been in hospital and numerous trips to the doctors and consultants and so the last 8 months have been a bit hit and miss with fitness.

  One of my worst moments was when Sheila and I was marshalling Swirl How for a charity event. I almost didn’t make it to the top and i felt dreadful. I was so pleased to get off that mountain and it took about 4 weeks to recover.

  Also going to New Zealand for 5 weeks didn’t particularly help my fitness because on holiday you tend to eat and drink far too much and at the wrong times. You cannot help but put weight on.

Getting that weight off is something that will happen, tomorrow, eventually, isn’t it.

  We started mentally, to get into a fitness regime. I weighed myself and was 87.4 Kl. 

We have been doing regular exercise in the gym and also Sheila has been cooking some fantastic fat free, healthy meals.

It’s been damned hard work at times keeping the regime going, especially with us enjoying a social beer or two but it’s paying off.

I went on a 10k run this morning and i did it in 62 minutes. 1 minute better than my best time. And having weighed myself i am now 76kl. A drop of 11.4kl. or 25lbs. 

 That’s comparatively like the weight of my full backpacking rucksack (less the food). I am pleased. When it’s expressed like this it makes you realise the worth of all the pain.

You will have to ask Sheila yourself what weight she is. I’m not brave enough.

A milestone reached.

I/we are not bloggers who take much notice of statistics. We don't constantly check up who or what is driving the blog forward. I/we post what we feel we want to share and that is the jist of it.
So it does surprise us that the statistic on show, the number of hits on the site, has reached the amazing figure of 30,000+.
We never imagined for one minute that so many would have checked out the site for one reason or another. There are some amazing blogs to read on the web so it's all the more of a surprise. Staggering in fact.

So can we just say a big thank you to all who have taken the trouble to visit and hopefully taken something of use away with them whether it be gear, retail or MYOG or a just short walking route.
Many Thanks

Regards
Alan and Sheila.