Mega Update Time!
Right Blog-fans - here's the update on a whole load of separate topics:
Ironman Germany
Forget it - there's no way I'm going to be able to make a half-decent attempt at it. Training has been crap - partly down to me, partly down to work, and partly down to lurgies. And now this injury - it was the final nail in the coffin. Maybe next year! I still hope to do Bala and the London to Brighton Bike ride though, and keep up training
FLM
I'm really in no fit state to do this, but it's a great day out, and I can't defer, so I'm going to give it a crack. The accident put paid to any hoped of reaching a fifteen miler, although I did a two mile run comfortably last night, and I'll have a crack at a six tomorrow - hopefully my legs will have recovered from Body Pump by then!
Scooter Repairs
Well, having said "you'll know by the end of Tuesday (4th April), they rang me up and told me they needed to send an inspector to see it, and wouldn't be able to do so until Wednesday next week (12th). I protested vehemently, and they agreed they could see it earlier if it was at Ewell Scooters as that was in a different area! Couldn't their inspector peep come the three miles to my flat?
Anyhow - I was all ready to take the bike over there early, before there was a lot of traffic, but the damn thing wouldn't start! So I ended up in a right paddy running over there with it, pushing it up some nice hills, all the time wearing a bike helmet (now rather sweaty) so I could get on it on the downhills! And I was panicking in case the inspector got their first.
To cut a long story short, I beat the inspector, and I'm now waiting to hear what's decided. They're supposed to let me know within two days, so then the bike shop can order the parts and hopefully I'll have it back by early next week, or possibly earlier if I'm lucky.
Weight
This shot up to 103.3kgs after a couple of nights of huge fun, stuffing my face, and drinking with M. Must admit I measured that around lunch time when I got back, but even so, it was up!!
So - a determined weight loss campaign has ensued, and I've lost 3kgs already in the space of five days. Probably the first kilogram of that wasn't real (it wasn't measured at the same time of day) but even so, that's very pleasing. Let's hope I can get below 100kgs again.
I've been doing a fair bit of gym stuff and I'm very much enjoying it - I almost feel like jacking in FLM just so I can concentrate on that and not hold back, but it's only another couple of weeks so I should be able to stand it. Mind you, I reckon I'll have a week of very sore legs after run/walking 26.2 miles!!
Work
I've handed in my notice. They were fab about it, and really enthusiastic about my plans, even offering me a free A level, and begged me to do some teachign while I was there. I'm undecided - it's that or the access course. See what you think! I've used + for positives and - for negatives.
A Level
+ will help prepare me for the physio course better
+ will be near to teaching work at my current job, and they'd fit around me
+ money!
- there's a lot of travel
- I wouldn't have as much free time - it's easy to get dragged into spending extra time as well, which might muck up either my A level or training or relaxing
- in spite of writing a nice resignation letter, I hate that job! Would it be tolerable for 12 hours a week? Would anywhere else be better?
- even if I do restrict teaching hours, I still have to go to DLD five days a week, as that's how the A level runs
- a lot depends on the exam - major sweaty palms on results day!
Access Course
+ should be a doddle - especially the maths and computing side of things
+ not at my current work
+ plenty of time to train and study
+ would be a really good chance to chill before the degree while still doing something useful
+ probably easier to get some physio experience to fit in around it
+ no results day nerves - it's continuous assessment, and you only need a pass
- not such good preparation for the degree
- may be harder to get work to fit in around it
- could not work but that means losing money, and I do want to enjoy life and not having to be watching the pennies
Some combination option might be possible - do the access course but study the A level material from books, and/or also enrol in a local A level course.
Ironman Germany
Forget it - there's no way I'm going to be able to make a half-decent attempt at it. Training has been crap - partly down to me, partly down to work, and partly down to lurgies. And now this injury - it was the final nail in the coffin. Maybe next year! I still hope to do Bala and the London to Brighton Bike ride though, and keep up training
FLM
I'm really in no fit state to do this, but it's a great day out, and I can't defer, so I'm going to give it a crack. The accident put paid to any hoped of reaching a fifteen miler, although I did a two mile run comfortably last night, and I'll have a crack at a six tomorrow - hopefully my legs will have recovered from Body Pump by then!
Scooter Repairs
Well, having said "you'll know by the end of Tuesday (4th April), they rang me up and told me they needed to send an inspector to see it, and wouldn't be able to do so until Wednesday next week (12th). I protested vehemently, and they agreed they could see it earlier if it was at Ewell Scooters as that was in a different area! Couldn't their inspector peep come the three miles to my flat?
Anyhow - I was all ready to take the bike over there early, before there was a lot of traffic, but the damn thing wouldn't start! So I ended up in a right paddy running over there with it, pushing it up some nice hills, all the time wearing a bike helmet (now rather sweaty) so I could get on it on the downhills! And I was panicking in case the inspector got their first.
To cut a long story short, I beat the inspector, and I'm now waiting to hear what's decided. They're supposed to let me know within two days, so then the bike shop can order the parts and hopefully I'll have it back by early next week, or possibly earlier if I'm lucky.
Weight
This shot up to 103.3kgs after a couple of nights of huge fun, stuffing my face, and drinking with M. Must admit I measured that around lunch time when I got back, but even so, it was up!!
So - a determined weight loss campaign has ensued, and I've lost 3kgs already in the space of five days. Probably the first kilogram of that wasn't real (it wasn't measured at the same time of day) but even so, that's very pleasing. Let's hope I can get below 100kgs again.
I've been doing a fair bit of gym stuff and I'm very much enjoying it - I almost feel like jacking in FLM just so I can concentrate on that and not hold back, but it's only another couple of weeks so I should be able to stand it. Mind you, I reckon I'll have a week of very sore legs after run/walking 26.2 miles!!
Work
I've handed in my notice. They were fab about it, and really enthusiastic about my plans, even offering me a free A level, and begged me to do some teachign while I was there. I'm undecided - it's that or the access course. See what you think! I've used + for positives and - for negatives.
A Level
+ will help prepare me for the physio course better
+ will be near to teaching work at my current job, and they'd fit around me
+ money!
- there's a lot of travel
- I wouldn't have as much free time - it's easy to get dragged into spending extra time as well, which might muck up either my A level or training or relaxing
- in spite of writing a nice resignation letter, I hate that job! Would it be tolerable for 12 hours a week? Would anywhere else be better?
- even if I do restrict teaching hours, I still have to go to DLD five days a week, as that's how the A level runs
- a lot depends on the exam - major sweaty palms on results day!
Access Course
+ should be a doddle - especially the maths and computing side of things
+ not at my current work
+ plenty of time to train and study
+ would be a really good chance to chill before the degree while still doing something useful
+ probably easier to get some physio experience to fit in around it
+ no results day nerves - it's continuous assessment, and you only need a pass
- not such good preparation for the degree
- may be harder to get work to fit in around it
- could not work but that means losing money, and I do want to enjoy life and not having to be watching the pennies
Some combination option might be possible - do the access course but study the A level material from books, and/or also enrol in a local A level course.
posted by XFR Bear @ 2:58 pm
3 Comments:
Could you do biology A level at evening classes in one year? If you started doing reading sooner rather than later it could help. You could get hold of last year's Floodlight (is it still called that) to get an idea of what there might be locally, see what syllabus they do, get the syllabus etc etc. Do you need prep for a degree course? Haven't you already got one (or something like it)? Otherwise how did you get the teaching job....?
Enjoy yourself. You've saved long and hard over the years. It's amazing how economically it is possible to live when you want to or have to.
I did have a look round local colleges, but they don't seem to do a one year course. Good idea re floodlight though.
That's one reason why the college I'm at would be good - they dod do one year for prospective med students and stuff - just a shame it's spread over five days!
I've been thinking about this and all I can say is ... well done for jacking in work .... if you hate it that much you have left then going back seems stupid but follow your heart and remember money is useful but not the be all and end all
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