Thu - Train into work and walked. At lunchtime got bike and decided to train home rather than cycle all the way, I think I had done enough for the week. Played at home with new MacBook Pro and worked out how to embed Garmin Connect activities into this page (see below). Delightful meal with S & L, S & P, at The Coriander in Amersham. Fell asleep at 10pm after 2.5 pts of Kingfisher.
Wed - 1hr45mins cycle in. It seemed faster than yesterday, but wasn't. Wore less layers, temperature was just right. Felt great after it.
After work, Jon took for a tour round the FCO, fabulous. Then a lovely meal with whole family at La Barca in Lower Marsh. Messed around with tubes/trains on the way back, trying to beat waiting for the Chiltern line but ended up getting on it at Harrow.
Tue - Needing the exercise, decided to cycle to work. Left at 6:35. 38km in 1hr43mins, As last time, it was a cold start, but I was warmly kitted up. The ride really makes one feel alive. 2:hr12mins for 36km back, the ride through Moor Park is gorgeous with views over sunny Watford, not a cloud or a contrail in the sky, then straight into hot tub.
Mon - Working from home. 25 min cycle ride in afternoon around village and up a hill. That was enuff!
Sun - Tempted to lie in bed, but Stoker persuaded me to get on the tandem and cycle via Mill End to Cinnamon Square for a coffee and muffin. They have expanded into the shop next door, and its a really nice passagey warren to relax, and the coffee is excellent. Then we popped back in the car to pick up the cake for A's 18th. Onto Aspley Heath via Hemel station to collect the kiddies and roof downed in the BMW via A41 and LB bypass in glorious weather. Lunch at Paris House in grounds of Woburn Abbey. It has just been renovated and is an Alain Murtchison restaurant. Novel takes on presentation, not too nouvelle. Nice BA sent me a text to say my flight tomorrow was cancelled. Rebooked at earliest available via their website for next Saturday. Hot tub when we got back.
There is no escape from the Stalker, she spotted us going round the aquadrome roundabout on the tandem in the morning. Its getting more like The Prisoner everyday.
Sat - Domestic affairs in morning and round to Fairlawns to continue clearing up Mum's flat with Bro. Lunch on lawn outside in the sun. In late afternoon tandemed 15 miles to Coleshill and back round, stopping for tea at G&Cs. Amersham-Colehill hill wasn't too bad. Had pint on Common in lovely weather. England is rather pleasant sometimes. Hot tub when we got back.
Fri - Dawdled around Chorleywood. Stoker decided to go to gym in evening, and I got out the Dahon and cycled to William Penn and back for a quick spin. Hot ub when we got back.
9 - 15 Apr: Olympic Tri Bike leg + Home
Thu - Train and walked into work as going to ballet tonight. Very nice walking through London to Mayfair. Went to Canary Wharf for a meeting at 2. Stopped off at Canada Water and did some Decathalon cycle shopping on way back, walked from Waterloo to Covent Garden to meet family for dinner at Sappori, then ballet. Home on 11:27 train.
Wed - Overcast and dismal. Train and Brompton into work today. Dinner at The Gate with Stalker and partners.
Tue - I am mad. Out at 6:20 to cycle into work. It started off cold so I wrapped up. Missed a turn in Oxhey and added 1/2 mle to the route, but it all went well to Stanmore, then down A5. How they are going to make this a 'cycle superhighway' into London is a mystery as the road is appallingly poorly maintained and the bus lane stop/start as do the buses so you have to keep popping out into the main traffic. 39.5km in 1hr50mins. Shower at work, felt really good and energised by the ride. Ride back wasn't as much fun. Seemed uphill, a headwind and nasty potholes to avoid. Stopped for coffee in Stanmore. 2hr5mins for 38km, Lovely hotub, then cleaned bike.
Mon - Took BMW via country roads and A10 via Downham Market for bacon butty and cup of tea, to Kings Lynn for Auntie Ethel's funeral, the last matriarch if you don't count Auntie Val. Everyone was very friendly. Brought back recent memories of Mum's funeral. I have decided dress at my funeral will be NO ties but shorts. I was told I need to make sure I die in a hot summer.
Sun -We all slept on the flight, back home at 8am. Stoker went to gym, I pottered around doing DIY repairs. Cooked roast chicken and veggies, yum. Tandem ride in afternoon to Stalker's house. "Is anybody there" the traveller said "knocking on the door" (apologies to Walter De La Mare). No, because she was out at the footie! 18km round trip, lovely weather, felt good. Took up garden chairs to Jon's London flat for roof terrace, had cup of tea watching the London Eye as sun went down. Then home, just watched TV, drank a bottle of red wine and nibbled nuts. Bliss.
Sat - Checked in online and put us all together in one row - nearly all flight seats already taken. Pool in morning followed by bacon & sausage brunch (for O from Qatar). I then did nothing whilst others went into City Mall & Seef area, Fort etc. O took taxi to airport, we went to Country Club for a meal. Took J to airport, then drove the rest with hire car to airport for 01:40 flight. Yawn.
Fri - Thanks to neighbours, found a team member for the swim leg, and O. said he would do the run. Left at 6am to go down to Al Jazera Sailing Club. Weather was cloudy, which was nice, but windy, which wasn't. K. swam well and came out about 1/3 in the field. The cycle was 3 loops, one way into an increasingly stronger headwind, then a easier cycle back. You can see the effect in the profile:
I was knackered and the legs really felt the pushing on the outward leg. O. ran really well, 44 mins for 10km, again half was into the wind. Support team chatted to neighbours, whose girls won the mixed team. Back for quick bacon (to give O. a pork hit as he hasn't had any in Qatar), then off to Golf Club for brunch. Drove back via No 1 Oil Well, F1, and villages where we paniced when in a convoy of 20 riot police land cruisers. Lazed around and dozed rest of day, but took L&O into JJs for an evening of clubbing. We went to bed though.
Wed - Overcast and dismal. Train and Brompton into work today. Dinner at The Gate with Stalker and partners.
Tue - I am mad. Out at 6:20 to cycle into work. It started off cold so I wrapped up. Missed a turn in Oxhey and added 1/2 mle to the route, but it all went well to Stanmore, then down A5. How they are going to make this a 'cycle superhighway' into London is a mystery as the road is appallingly poorly maintained and the bus lane stop/start as do the buses so you have to keep popping out into the main traffic. 39.5km in 1hr50mins. Shower at work, felt really good and energised by the ride. Ride back wasn't as much fun. Seemed uphill, a headwind and nasty potholes to avoid. Stopped for coffee in Stanmore. 2hr5mins for 38km, Lovely hotub, then cleaned bike.
Mon - Took BMW via country roads and A10 via Downham Market for bacon butty and cup of tea, to Kings Lynn for Auntie Ethel's funeral, the last matriarch if you don't count Auntie Val. Everyone was very friendly. Brought back recent memories of Mum's funeral. I have decided dress at my funeral will be NO ties but shorts. I was told I need to make sure I die in a hot summer.
Sun -We all slept on the flight, back home at 8am. Stoker went to gym, I pottered around doing DIY repairs. Cooked roast chicken and veggies, yum. Tandem ride in afternoon to Stalker's house. "Is anybody there" the traveller said "knocking on the door" (apologies to Walter De La Mare). No, because she was out at the footie! 18km round trip, lovely weather, felt good. Took up garden chairs to Jon's London flat for roof terrace, had cup of tea watching the London Eye as sun went down. Then home, just watched TV, drank a bottle of red wine and nibbled nuts. Bliss.
Sat - Checked in online and put us all together in one row - nearly all flight seats already taken. Pool in morning followed by bacon & sausage brunch (for O from Qatar). I then did nothing whilst others went into City Mall & Seef area, Fort etc. O took taxi to airport, we went to Country Club for a meal. Took J to airport, then drove the rest with hire car to airport for 01:40 flight. Yawn.
Fri - Thanks to neighbours, found a team member for the swim leg, and O. said he would do the run. Left at 6am to go down to Al Jazera Sailing Club. Weather was cloudy, which was nice, but windy, which wasn't. K. swam well and came out about 1/3 in the field. The cycle was 3 loops, one way into an increasingly stronger headwind, then a easier cycle back. You can see the effect in the profile:
2-9 April: Full House
Thu - Easy swim again in morning. Picked up O. at 8pm from Qatar, then met up with J, J & P at outside sisha/lebanese restaurant near Ramada in Adliya. Had dips and various nibbly plates, J took J&P to airport and back to villa. Straight to bed as early start for bike leg in Olympic Tri tomorrow!
Wed - Easy swim again, Stoker going to gym later. I went to the gym in the late afternoon. Went to see the sun go down and have a sundowner at the Hamala Beach Resort. Total failure on both counts - the sun went behind a cloud, but much worse, they have been stopped from serving alcohol a couple of weeks a ago. What is the Shura Council trying to do, destroy all of Bahrain's tourist attractions? So its good bye to:
Meat Co in evening outdoors on roof terrace. Then took H. to airport.
Tue - Easy 30 lengths swim with Stoker before work. Afternoon tea at Ritz. Teppanyaki dinner at Bushidos.
Mon - Gym before work with Stoker. Met Stoker, L&H for a lunch time coffee at the Coffee House in Muharraq and looked around Sheikh Isa's house:
Buffet in evening at Lanterns Indian.
Sun - 40 lengths swim with Stoker, then dropped off at Alosra to pick up hire car and into work. Dentist in afternoon for a broken filling that turned into a temporary crown with permanent to be done in a couple of week - by end of evening mouth was back to relative normal feeling.
Sat - Up early and out of house at 6:15 to tandem to Awali, join Seana and friends to cycle down to Zallaq, Al Areen then Costa for Coffee. Back home by 10:00 after 54km. Both feeling tired, more from early rising than the cycle. Usual tourist tour of the island (Tree of Life, No 1 oil well, Banyan Tree for the usual slowly served drink and snack). Trader Vics in evening where we sat outside, v. nice.
Fri - Early and late trips to airport to pick up kiddies and their friends. We now have 8 in the house. Golf Club Cafe for late breakfast butty i.e. lunch. Lazed around pool during day. Thai beef salad for evening meal, yummy.
Wed - Easy swim again, Stoker going to gym later. I went to the gym in the late afternoon. Went to see the sun go down and have a sundowner at the Hamala Beach Resort. Total failure on both counts - the sun went behind a cloud, but much worse, they have been stopped from serving alcohol a couple of weeks a ago. What is the Shura Council trying to do, destroy all of Bahrain's tourist attractions? So its good bye to:
Meat Co in evening outdoors on roof terrace. Then took H. to airport.
Tue - Easy 30 lengths swim with Stoker before work. Afternoon tea at Ritz. Teppanyaki dinner at Bushidos.
Mon - Gym before work with Stoker. Met Stoker, L&H for a lunch time coffee at the Coffee House in Muharraq and looked around Sheikh Isa's house:
Buffet in evening at Lanterns Indian.
Sun - 40 lengths swim with Stoker, then dropped off at Alosra to pick up hire car and into work. Dentist in afternoon for a broken filling that turned into a temporary crown with permanent to be done in a couple of week - by end of evening mouth was back to relative normal feeling.
Sat - Up early and out of house at 6:15 to tandem to Awali, join Seana and friends to cycle down to Zallaq, Al Areen then Costa for Coffee. Back home by 10:00 after 54km. Both feeling tired, more from early rising than the cycle. Usual tourist tour of the island (Tree of Life, No 1 oil well, Banyan Tree for the usual slowly served drink and snack). Trader Vics in evening where we sat outside, v. nice.
Fri - Early and late trips to airport to pick up kiddies and their friends. We now have 8 in the house. Golf Club Cafe for late breakfast butty i.e. lunch. Lazed around pool during day. Thai beef salad for evening meal, yummy.
26 Mar - 1 Apr: Marking time
Thu - Lazy 25min swim in morning. Picked up Stoker at 19:10.
Wed - Spin/Pump@ Ritz in evening. It felt tough, but the shoulder/arm exercises were much easier than the abs the time before. Did some food shopping for the visitors.
Tue - 60 lengths/35mins swim before work. Sorted out bedrooms for visitors.
Mon - Light 20 min swim before work, Spin/Abs @ Ritz in evening. The abs seemed difficult for some reason, I blame the pilates the day before. Afterward dropped into Dilly Diving for a chat and pint.
Sun - Pilates class at Ritz in the morning with See. It at first seems easy, but then keeping your core muscles tense while making slow movements does work up a sweat. Got to office at 9:50 which didn't seem to be noticed or matter.
Started to tidy up for the hordes of visitors. Very bored in evening, so went to see "The Green Zone" at Saar Cinema. Just a vehicle for Jason to do his Bourne impression but in uniform this time. Bagdad alleys are just like my walk through old Manama last week, but with the gunfire.
Sat - Up and out at 6:45 to join S&R + friends for a ride down from Awali, Zallaq, Al-Areen then F1 Costa for coffee. There were splodgey rain drops but on my return via Hamad Town the wind got up, changed direction and as it does became a headwind. 53km. Then it immediately blew up a thick dust for the rest of the day. Spin at Ritz with Nong which wasn't very inspiring (she has the music loud so you can't hear what she says), so I didn't stay for the the 15 mins abs. Watched 'Maurice" DVD with some evocative scenes of Cambridge, Backs, Kings Chapel etc.
Fri - turned over and went back to sleep, so missed the Wheelers start. Decided this was pathetic, so finally got out of bed at 8am, and cycled off to Awali. The wind was strong and variable Easterly i.e. in my face. Popped into S&R's for a cuppa, then we leisurely cycled round Awali together for 5km to give R's healed leg an airing. I then went onto Riffa Fort, Golf Club, round the back of Awali (when the wind was finally from behind) and via Hamad town to home, with the wind making it a nice run back for 62km. No twinges from skiing knees, and legs felt good. BBQ at M&P's in the afternoon in Juffair. Very windy on their apartment block roof, but great views and lots of Spanish people.
Wed - Spin/Pump@ Ritz in evening. It felt tough, but the shoulder/arm exercises were much easier than the abs the time before. Did some food shopping for the visitors.
Tue - 60 lengths/35mins swim before work. Sorted out bedrooms for visitors.
Mon - Light 20 min swim before work, Spin/Abs @ Ritz in evening. The abs seemed difficult for some reason, I blame the pilates the day before. Afterward dropped into Dilly Diving for a chat and pint.
Sun - Pilates class at Ritz in the morning with See. It at first seems easy, but then keeping your core muscles tense while making slow movements does work up a sweat. Got to office at 9:50 which didn't seem to be noticed or matter.
Started to tidy up for the hordes of visitors. Very bored in evening, so went to see "The Green Zone" at Saar Cinema. Just a vehicle for Jason to do his Bourne impression but in uniform this time. Bagdad alleys are just like my walk through old Manama last week, but with the gunfire.
Sat - Up and out at 6:45 to join S&R + friends for a ride down from Awali, Zallaq, Al-Areen then F1 Costa for coffee. There were splodgey rain drops but on my return via Hamad Town the wind got up, changed direction and as it does became a headwind. 53km. Then it immediately blew up a thick dust for the rest of the day. Spin at Ritz with Nong which wasn't very inspiring (she has the music loud so you can't hear what she says), so I didn't stay for the the 15 mins abs. Watched 'Maurice" DVD with some evocative scenes of Cambridge, Backs, Kings Chapel etc.
Fri - turned over and went back to sleep, so missed the Wheelers start. Decided this was pathetic, so finally got out of bed at 8am, and cycled off to Awali. The wind was strong and variable Easterly i.e. in my face. Popped into S&R's for a cuppa, then we leisurely cycled round Awali together for 5km to give R's healed leg an airing. I then went onto Riffa Fort, Golf Club, round the back of Awali (when the wind was finally from behind) and via Hamad town to home, with the wind making it a nice run back for 62km. No twinges from skiing knees, and legs felt good. BBQ at M&P's in the afternoon in Juffair. Very windy on their apartment block roof, but great views and lots of Spanish people.
19 - 26 March: Mozart
Thu - No time for exercise in the morning as I took the car in for service at 7:30. I walked back to the office through old Manama. Its a grotty, rundown, rabbit warren of narrow air conditioner dripping alleys, but I did come across some old style house balconies, juxtapositioned with the new towers.
It took 35 mins to walk back in the aternoon, so all in all my exercise for the day was an hour's walking. Poker fund raising for Dive Club at Terry's house, I almost swept the table at one point, but then steadily lost the lot.
Wed - Spin/pump in morning as I am going to see Mike Franklin in "Jeffery Barnard is Unwell" tonight at the British Club. Mike usually sings in the basses next to me, and is a dead cert for the part! I was the only bloke in the class, but See worked me into a sweat.
The review in todays' Gulf Daily News was terrible - I hope that Mike has learned his line overnight!
Play falls flat on its face
Just before I left at 7pm, I managed to fit in a short swim.
Well the play, it wasn't as bad as the review. Mike seemed to know his lines, but they weren't very funny or witty and the cameo walk-ins were laboured.
Tue - Easy 20 mins swim in the morning. Managed to squeeze in going to the compound gym for a BodyDoctor workout before starting African Sanctus rehearsals in evening.
Mon - Spin/Abs at Ritz in evening. As my right knee is still creaking after skiing I didn't go as hard as usual, and kept the sweating under control, but the abs were a struggle.
Sun - As I was so underwelmed at work, I came home in time to toss the bike in the back of the car and drive down to the F1 MacDonalds, and do 32k to beach and up Banyan Tree hill. It was very windy (20knots) so I was either slogging along at 15kph or screaming at 40. Finished as sun was going down. Made a nice change to start the evening. Tried alternate routes to drive there, its actually quicker and more restful to go slower via villages and Hamad than to use the highway all the way.
Sat - Work up late with a muzzy head form the concert party last night, so just waddled around the villa till 4:30 when it was into DJ and off to ...
It was the best concert yet, we were crisp and together. I even thought I was good, though I detected 3 very minor mistakes in my personal performance. I can't decide which is my favorite section, they are all awesome. Praise from Alistair: "Oh, choir! Why do I leave you till last? Because you were and are, the most significant part of this and every Manama Singers concert. Did I forget to acknowledge you in the heat of the moment, during the bows? It wasn’t intentional and to me, all the final applause was for you. The balance, nuance, detail, diction and commitment were all there. I could not have asked for more and I genuinely feel that you surpassed yourselves. Yours was a performance made in heaven. I do not exaggerate. It was extraordinary."
Fri - Up and out of house at 6:20. Awali, F1, up Banyan Tree, to Camel roundabout, Zallaq and back for 9:15. 65k. SE winds so nicer coming back for a change.
Then 10 till 4pm at British School for final Mozart rehearsal. Its soundng very good, lets hope we keep it up for the concert tomorrow.
Wed - Spin/pump in morning as I am going to see Mike Franklin in "Jeffery Barnard is Unwell" tonight at the British Club. Mike usually sings in the basses next to me, and is a dead cert for the part! I was the only bloke in the class, but See worked me into a sweat.
Play falls flat on its face
 JEFFREY Bernard would have walked out the second the curtain went up last night, simply because the bar closed for the performance. Ironic really, given that this was the stage chronicle of the downfall of a fatally addicted drunk. I am searching for kind words about a production that would be beyond the skills of many professionals, let alone an amateur theatre group. This is not a whodunnit or a farce, where the flaws can be easily hidden amidst twists in the plot or the slapstick. This is a one-man show of more than two-and-a-half hours, punctuated only by cameo appearances by the supporting cast. Bernard would no doubt have raised a glass to Mike Franklin for trying to bring him back from the grave and so do I, but I am sorry, the role is just too much for him. Repeated stumbling over the words, audible prompts from off-stage and frequent disappearances from view, most likely for a glance at the script, spoiled what should have been a performance packed with incisive wit. There were some excellent moments and all credit to Mike - and the audience - for sticking out to the end what was a tortuous performance, with little better from the supporting cast. It simply didn't work either on stage or off, with awkward seating around dinner tables at which barely a handful of the audience members actually dined. Last night was billed as theatre only, but ticket-holders turned up to find an optional buffet laid on for extra cash - a surprise to most, judging from the remarks within my earshot. I have been to Manama Theatre Club productions before and thoroughly enjoyed them, but this one fell flat on its face, just as Bernard no doubt did with alarming regularity. |
Well the play, it wasn't as bad as the review. Mike seemed to know his lines, but they weren't very funny or witty and the cameo walk-ins were laboured.
Tue - Easy 20 mins swim in the morning. Managed to squeeze in going to the compound gym for a BodyDoctor workout before starting African Sanctus rehearsals in evening.
Mon - Spin/Abs at Ritz in evening. As my right knee is still creaking after skiing I didn't go as hard as usual, and kept the sweating under control, but the abs were a struggle.
Sun - As I was so underwelmed at work, I came home in time to toss the bike in the back of the car and drive down to the F1 MacDonalds, and do 32k to beach and up Banyan Tree hill. It was very windy (20knots) so I was either slogging along at 15kph or screaming at 40. Finished as sun was going down. Made a nice change to start the evening. Tried alternate routes to drive there, its actually quicker and more restful to go slower via villages and Hamad than to use the highway all the way.
Sat - Work up late with a muzzy head form the concert party last night, so just waddled around the villa till 4:30 when it was into DJ and off to ...
Fri - Up and out of house at 6:20. Awali, F1, up Banyan Tree, to Camel roundabout, Zallaq and back for 9:15. 65k. SE winds so nicer coming back for a change.
Then 10 till 4pm at British School for final Mozart rehearsal. Its soundng very good, lets hope we keep it up for the concert tomorrow.
5-18 Mar: Off skiing!
We survived the skiing with no injuries. A couple of very very cold days, but then the sun came out. Chalet was excellent, company was varied and fun.
A sandwich lunch
Its a long way down to Le Fornet
Then we we got back had to reschedule Stoker's next flights out to Bahrain because of the BA strike.
I fly back on the Monday, work on Tuesday, Mozart rehearsal, and no exercise for the rest of the week. Pathetic.
Not a cloud in the sky
A sandwich lunch
Its a long way down to Le Fornet
Still no clouds in the sky!
I fly back on the Monday, work on Tuesday, Mozart rehearsal, and no exercise for the rest of the week. Pathetic.
26 Feb - 4 Mar: Looking forward to skiing with Stoker
Thu - Great start to the day: checked in online, lovely weather, pool heaters were on so swim was delightful and very relaxing. Weather makes a difference, must be the genetic ancestral memories of african savannas, with bright blue sky, clear air, light breeze and warm sun uplifting the spirits. Blues evening at Duilmun club tonight (on table with some manama singers) then off to airport.
Wed - Evening spin class was full, so went to the 8:30 one. I was the only bloke with the girls. It was Ole's last class as he has got a promotion to the Ritz in Abu Dhabi, but he didn't let up. Showered and changed at Ritz and into work by 9:55 feeling great. Lovely clear fresh weather with warm sun, shame it doesn't stay like this all summer.
Tue - Back to bright warm weather. Swam the whole of Mozart's Requiem again, just over an hour, before work. Choir in evening, more Requiem!
Mon - Leaving the training a bit late for skiing, but signed up for the circuits class in the morning before work. Nice to exercise different bits. Overcast and grey with some spotted rain. Spin/abs in the evening with Whalid, it was tough..
Sun - Public holiday for Prophet's (PBUH) Birthday. Weather coolish in morning, left at 7am cycled to Ritz for Sea's Pilates class (1 hour) which was like slow abs exercises but it made me sweat, then cycled back with the wind behind me. 39km in total cycling.
Had to stay in all afternoon while workmen fixed the bath that a visitor broke the bottom. They glass fibred it then sprayed with white acrylic and it looks better than new! Villa smells like a glue sniffer's paradise though.
Sat - Swam the whole of Mozart's Requiem! Decided I was bored with failing to count laps, so dug out my rarely used waterproof iPod case and headphones and listen to Requiem which is over an hours worth of swimming, must be over 2km. Could have carried on, I can't be swimming hard enough. Read 'One Day' by David Nicholls, characters weren't believable to me. Strong NE breeze, haze and weak sun. Decided to go for a walk to Al Jasra "Harbour and Beach" 7.4km in 1hr 24mins.
Fri - Up early, packed for a long ride and left at 6am. Riffa fort, Awali (where I saw Seana going to Budiya for a ride), Zallaq, end of the beach road till the signs got too threatening about PRIVATE, up to Banyan Tree, Al Areen, F1, new road past Sakhir air base when it got very headwindy and blown sand/dust (this road without wind would be good for a 10 mile time trial). Was making slow pogress at 10-15kph. So decided that was enough, turned around and with wind behind me flew home via Hamad Town, often hitting 40kph. 110km. Washed down bike, fry up for breakfast, feeling good and relaxed.
Decided just to lie down for "a little rest" and crashed out for 4 hours, waking after sundown.
Wed - Evening spin class was full, so went to the 8:30 one. I was the only bloke with the girls. It was Ole's last class as he has got a promotion to the Ritz in Abu Dhabi, but he didn't let up. Showered and changed at Ritz and into work by 9:55 feeling great. Lovely clear fresh weather with warm sun, shame it doesn't stay like this all summer.
Tue - Back to bright warm weather. Swam the whole of Mozart's Requiem again, just over an hour, before work. Choir in evening, more Requiem!
Mon - Leaving the training a bit late for skiing, but signed up for the circuits class in the morning before work. Nice to exercise different bits. Overcast and grey with some spotted rain. Spin/abs in the evening with Whalid, it was tough..
Sun - Public holiday for Prophet's (PBUH) Birthday. Weather coolish in morning, left at 7am cycled to Ritz for Sea's Pilates class (1 hour) which was like slow abs exercises but it made me sweat, then cycled back with the wind behind me. 39km in total cycling.
Sat - Swam the whole of Mozart's Requiem! Decided I was bored with failing to count laps, so dug out my rarely used waterproof iPod case and headphones and listen to Requiem which is over an hours worth of swimming, must be over 2km. Could have carried on, I can't be swimming hard enough. Read 'One Day' by David Nicholls, characters weren't believable to me. Strong NE breeze, haze and weak sun. Decided to go for a walk to Al Jasra "Harbour and Beach" 7.4km in 1hr 24mins.
Decided just to lie down for "a little rest" and crashed out for 4 hours, waking after sundown.Staff party tonight at Sheraton. Turned out as expected, remind me never to have an Iranian singer at a party, it was only marginally better than the music at the Bahrain/NZ foorball match. Back home at 10:45 "and so to bed".
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