Today is the start of the University Rowing club 'ergathon'. We are aiming to raise money for children's charities by Rowing the distance from Canterbury to Paris. This is split into 5 days, with 6 hours Rowing each day. With 4 people splitting each ...

Rest Day. Had another good Sunday roast, and my house mates returned, so am no longer home alone. Big Rowing week ahead starting tomorrow....

Rest Day...

0700-0800: Swimming 0800-0900: Ergo 0900-1200: Rest 1200-1300: Running 1300-1400: Weights (Mixture) Quite a busy day. Good times. Feeling good, confident and always eager which is handy....

0700-0800: Swimming 0800-0900: Weights (Upper Body) Easy day today....

Another good day. 0700-0800: Swimming 0800-0900: Weights (Lower Body) 0900-2100: Rest 2100-2230: Run ...

This is where it gets serious. Three training sessions today. 0700-0800: Swimming 0800-0900: Weights (Upper Body) 0900-1700: Rest 1700-1900: Ergo (Rowing Machine) It may seem weird to have an evening ergo session after having a morning weigh...

I spent a few hours on the train returning to University today. Got back at about 1530. So gym was out of question once I had settled in, but I did go food shopping, and carried lots of heavy bags for a mile- so that was something I suppose....

Rest Day. Did have a very nice roast beef dinner though. I return to University tomorrow- meaning I get full and free access to the gym and swimming pool. Good times....

A gentle run today. 3 miles. Very gentle run- just to keep muscles ticking over....

Snow is preventing me from being able to do any running, so I did an extra Core Workout session to make up for it. Again, not much to report when the weather is this bad!...

Rest day today. Being snowed in helped with this....

Well, yet again we have been engulfed by snow. This time it is even worse than the snow storm just before Christmas. So running was out of the question, as it was knee height in most places, or trodden down into a slippery block. So I decided to g...

Well I am fully recovered from the half marathon distance run two days ago. Decided to revert back to my high intensity 3.32 mile run. I had been dragging the time down by about 4-5minutes each time I had attempted this run. Starting at 40minutes (I...

Rest day today. Recovering my energy stores from yesterdays run....

By the time that I had got round to thinking about my run I was in a rather long distance mood. So I embarked on a 2.5 hour run. Taking in the entire West side of the biggest town in Britain. I was quite lucky in that I ran from about 3am until 6a...

Nothing today, and not because of superstitions of it being the 13th day of the programme either! I happen to appreciate the number 13 through my old Rugby position of Outisde Centre. It was a rest day....

Didn't go out last night, even thought it was New Years Eve. I'm too dedicated to training! Went running in the late evening/early hours of the morning. Decided to do an extended run of 8miles. Set myself a target of 1hour, keeping a steady pace a...

New Years Eve. Early night tonight... well, I'm not going out anyway. I have no plans except to relax and to rehydrate. Tomorrow involves a Core Workout, and a 1 Mile timed run....

Started the day with a core workout, lasted for an hour and was rather enjoyable. Was then driven to have my massage, which also lasted for roughly an hour, and helped relieve the soreness of all the running. Later in the evening, after refuelling,...

My target run time for end of January was 26minutes for 4miles. Now, if you saw me you would tell I am not built for running. I am built for Cycling and Rowing, but not running. Nonetheless, I have managed to break the 26minute barrier 5 weeks ahead ...

Another block of training has begun. This time I only run twice in the week, but at higher intensity. Ret of time is core stability work. Woke up and felt ill, think it was something I ate last night. Threw up and felt fine. Carried on as normal....

Nothing to report today, is a rest day. Been chilling out....

Boxing Day. It is also a Saturday, which is a rest day for me. So absolutely nothing to report from the training side of things. Which is just as well, because all that snow has melted, and half the road is clear and the other half is dangerous ic...

Well well well, Happy Winter Festival everyone! I have awoken this morning to the mass merchandising con that is known as 'Christmas', even though it was originally a pagan winter festival, stolen by the church in order to eradicate pagan worship....

Not much to report today. The weather is slowly but gradually getting better. Christmas Eve is not a good time to go road running as everyone seems to be in a panic! Luckily it wasn't a jogging day. I spent the afternoon doing a core workout an...

Weather: Still snow, but now it has started to rain as well, and the temperature is about -5. So whereas yesterday I was unable to go to the gym due to the ineptitude and laziness of the gym staff, today I am unable to even run because EVERYTHING ...

No change in weather, which means I am slowly falling behind with my programme progress. Which is a bit demoralising, but we shall continue none-the-less. The snow is still piled high, but luckily it has compacted down into a solid run-able platfo...

Well what a surprise, woke up in the worse snow storm to hit this town in my lifetime. Sods law, especially as today is the first day of my training programme. Been rushed off my feet doing jobs for my family as the snow has brought the town to a ...

I arrived home yesterday evening only to suddenly start being sick, gain a temperature and have quite a painful headache. Not what I need just before training starts! I have spent most of this Sunday trying to get better, with some fast curing tec...

Today is the day I head home, but light snow and idiotic drivers (over turned car outside my house) have delayed my departure. It is embarrassing how such little snow brings this country to a standstill. Not only that I have discovered that UPS ar...

With Friday comes the weekend! Spent the day having a gentle gym session to ease my muscles into the routine which is about to shock my system. Was very careful not to exert myself too much before Monday. It has being snowing endlessly all day,...

Here we are, the winter break. For most students the Christmas holiday is a time to enjoy the finer foods, more refined drinks, relax with the family and enjoy the winter chill from the comfort of their own homes. For me, however, it is a punis...