Off season training - serious
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Off season training - serious
This year, I'm cycling. I tried running, but my knees are already shot to bits (click when I stand if I've been sitting down for more than 10 minutes - I'm only 25!), so cycling has been quite good. Belly still there, but legs feel as strong as they ought. Saving petrol money, not sitting on public transport as much either, so it's got positive externalities too.
Will play tennis too as soon as I find a decent tennis partner, that's the problem with moving to a new area, no one to hang with, need to build relationships,etc... Already a regular down the local, but no one there seems to play tennis, good drinkers though. Hang on, that might explain the belly...
Will play tennis too as soon as I find a decent tennis partner, that's the problem with moving to a new area, no one to hang with, need to build relationships,etc... Already a regular down the local, but no one there seems to play tennis, good drinkers though. Hang on, that might explain the belly...
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Where you living then Kuzza?
I run, and find cycling worse on the knees, but I think it's because I'm too nancy to raise the seat up to where it should be. Live on a cycle route but tend to run it instead. Play squash, that's hell on the knees, but loads easier than tennis to actually play I think. And you can play it by yourself if your stuck for a partner. But as my dad had a heart attack playing squash I'm trying to gauge when to give up...43 now...
I run, and find cycling worse on the knees, but I think it's because I'm too nancy to raise the seat up to where it should be. Live on a cycle route but tend to run it instead. Play squash, that's hell on the knees, but loads easier than tennis to actually play I think. And you can play it by yourself if your stuck for a partner. But as my dad had a heart attack playing squash I'm trying to gauge when to give up...43 now...
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Cycling's great fun, it's all legs as well so it's a lock's ideal training. Got a bit geeky and bought a speedo and everything. Think all the kit I got for it was more than the bike!
Squash is good, but I get too into it and last time nearly smashed myself open by slamming head first into thee wall trying to the ball - think I won the point though.
I'm living in Wimbledon. Did a cracking cycle rie upto to Richmond Park from Wimbledon park, some road work, a huge hill and lots of good off-road (good for the smaller muscle groups). Next time I'm gonna go all out and cycle round Richmond park too. The ride was about 13 miles all told, next one is likely to be a about 25 :shock:
Squash is good, but I get too into it and last time nearly smashed myself open by slamming head first into thee wall trying to the ball - think I won the point though.
I'm living in Wimbledon. Did a cracking cycle rie upto to Richmond Park from Wimbledon park, some road work, a huge hill and lots of good off-road (good for the smaller muscle groups). Next time I'm gonna go all out and cycle round Richmond park too. The ride was about 13 miles all told, next one is likely to be a about 25 :shock:
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I used to live in Richmond Park. It's great for cycling isn't it. If you pass the little Lodge house at Roehampton Gate, give it a wave from me. Fantastic place to live, I just rented a room from the family for a year when I was at Froebel College up the road. The only horrible thing was the deer cull some nights. The common is good for cyling too. I used to cycle from Froebel to Whitelands across the common. Once got flashed at!
Good luck with the training Kuzza.
Good luck with the training Kuzza.
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Hiya Kuzza - long time no see. I was wondering the other day where you were, and was going to start a 'Where's Kuzza' thread, but here you are! You sound quite chipper, which is good.
You're living in Wimbles these days are you? Weren't you a bit more west last time around? (If you pardon the turn of phrase!)
It's coming up to that anoying time of year for you then, all those tourists going to the tennis. One of my colleages' family is away getting trained up to be wimbledon helpers - they're away from the beginning of last week up until the end of the tournament!
You're living in Wimbles these days are you? Weren't you a bit more west last time around? (If you pardon the turn of phrase!)
It's coming up to that anoying time of year for you then, all those tourists going to the tennis. One of my colleages' family is away getting trained up to be wimbledon helpers - they're away from the beginning of last week up until the end of the tournament!
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