March 22nd 2009

I feel a bit like Bridget Jones this week even though I hated the book but quite liked the film. For example....Big Pants! Diet V bad mainly toast and chocolate. Make the conclusions you wish. What are the stress factors? Well I got really tired last week and had kept the training going with almost 4000 meters per session plus at least one blast on the rower. I always thought that the more you try and train and work the better things get. Not so at this age it seems. The benefits of exercise change. I decided to take advice from those with wisdom.

Conversations I have had are as follows

• My super fit Physio who by the way has sorted my back out, thinks that maybe I'm not doing enough and maybe that's why I feel sluggish, and a rest week means cutting down the pace not stopping and eating chocolate! Oh dear
• I told my cousin I thought I was not a natural athlete and it all seems quite hard and overwhelming. She thinks I am a natural athlete and that I always have been. Natural athlete in my mind probably means slim and toned and is someone who does not think a rest week means staying in bed and eating toast and chocolate. Oh dear

So today I realised that my rest week had extended somewhat and I had slipped so easily into V bad habits, so I rowed for 20 minutes and ran to Lady bay. Let's see how the legs are after that little number then!!

Swimming full programme this week and there is a photo opportunity on Saturday to re launch the Just giving button and the sponsor sheets.

More soon