I succumbed to peer pressure today and bought a Wii. It’s still in it’s box and it smells very new. The release of both Mariokart and Wii Fit was what tipped the scale. Wii numbers and mingling will no doubt follow.

A long time ago in a hamlet far far away, I shared a house, worked and drank an occasional beer with somebody who was slightly taller, but lamentably (for him) far less handsome than myself. His name was Andy and he was a rather impetuous boy: a life ruled by impulse and extremes, as evidenced [...]

We just got a message from Ann, tipping us off about Rick Moeller’s new cycling blog. Anyone who’s met Rick will know that he’s not one to dwell on the irrelevant things in life unless there’s good humor [sic] to be had therein, so it should be an enjoyable as well as insightful periodical.

Amazingly, after 8 days on the snow, we returned from Chatel this weekend with only a few minor bruises.

Saturday saw us fly up to newcastle for the 2004 Great North Run. This is the third time we had entered, but the first that we’d done it as a race, rather than a sponsored fun run

4 days to go.

I may have a blister, but I can still have physio.

A nice circuit class followed by a 4.5 mile run. Is there a better start to Monday morning?

A busy day! I combined my hour of circuits with a 4.5 mile run in order to catch up a little after my slack day yesterday.