This weekend was very welcomed as I had had a pretty slow week in work! On Friday Ryan and I decided to stay in and chill out. I bought some nice burgers and pudding from Marks and Spencer (with my voucher from employee of the month) and we had a night in. Unfortunately that triggered a full weekend of binging on unhealthy sugary foods!
Our Mountain bikes are still out of order, which sucks as I had planned on going on the bike somewhere with
rachelinwales unfortunately we had to rearrange our mtb date for another time. Instead Ryan and I took the road bike out for a little bimble in the local area. I actually really enjoyed it. We did hit a few rain showers on the way but at some points the sun was really shining bright!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVvVQySondK7ypthdquDQRoR5ONYuMhl7WxUfCCo2r740YOX4ttrFfXuzlTtxFf361It3RIYTbS9JUjUyi_0ecq9IAIprWP-dtLx_ySS1VeUFOY875bowj8Rx5A3aEtIf14k0l14NXgo/s320/SAM_4928.JPG) |
boardman hybrid bike |
It was a fairly flat ride and some hilly country lanes but I find the Boardman is a very quick bike and assists hugely with the effort of dreaded hills! We stopped at the Maenllwyd pub for 10 minutes to bask in the sunshine before continuing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSQ1RO3UVsaxUWQfG4GY0LPQmVFRiA4hS-mBBsv9iJQ9gpPfXzd6quWilwptQkwvWpvWciSrw0V2qri6FR185wsUki_xHMe2EVacKqxulRm183mAhUTsSMkUrjlbII80k2MKwW1eTPeLY/s320/SAM_4930.JPG) |
Ryan chilling in the sun |
The ride took us just under 2 hours and was a good workout but I am really starting to miss the mountains. Hopefully next week we will do Whites Level although I am a bit nervous for that one as I haven't done it before and Ryan said it was very hard. I tried out my 5 ten mtb shoes for the first time and I found them a lot more comfortable than expected and the grip on the pedals are incredible! In the evening we went to go watch Iron Man 3 in the cinema and it was great! I had nandos peri peri nuts, wotsits, sweets and when we got home I had a peice of cheese cake and white chocolate Toblerone!!! Naughty!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTCpIRxExFzFcm1eolm6IjYo_rXPA_nQXesre3hh2GrN1w79gheg79aF3JmGRj-jw1yfAokbVL9Lk0fcqOTedEytcxoXn-y3QuvxjdfNZGtpFMXq-lGLMgvV2IXlPsyJAbQRm1AWhAf8/s1600/images+(16).jpg) |
Thought Iron man 3 was brilliant |
Sunday
Today I was invited to a
Point to Point day with some of the girls. They are all horsey people and know what theyre doing when it comes to this, me..not so much! All I knew was the time to get there and it has something to do with horse racing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzDHznfqm7lKdDOXJ03jO6IgPUIIr4N6N9fCj1HsC9J9KuxYx6VaRlLokz2RUNp21nmtrStAB91HmxmmJpyPQ2WZgE0HQMs_ReGtQ1D9ejC7vpIKDrXT1j01lEom6olDMVW4vD1FIJB8/s320/SAM_4945.JPG) |
Turned out to be horse racing |
The weather wasn't the best - very overcast and cold but at least the rain help off! Bec very kindly set up a great picnic for us all with LOTS of food and I didn't stop eating!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfjcxOvZfyJ5-eZsD4L3_KVHe8jcq6xmY9d88BcshP1iRyI0q-T454DMcZAaIjSD9BW1twmHDOHiwvvblahaEHP57HpCoUbR1wr1sbDGbJluZypQv2a9yNZcImOGwF3-2wlOlNMAFW9z4/s320/SAM_4933.JPG) |
Bec arranging the picnic |
All the girls were dressed for the day - tweed waste coat and riding boots. I had no clue what to wear to something like this so Bec lent me a pair of boots and her Barbour jacket- I am so glad she did because I was freezing! Everyone seemed to have lots of wine to drink but I stuck to the food, strawberries and cream, jam scones, cheese and crackers and even cupcakes!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmb4yYpdhjm09l57kNlj-GeJSTENlbTgy_Vhlh0y42-9-4symmVxxmDITIQc3OXleM5Q0aZuewg5EwHGJ7x6p5q24SpdImdE4pnZysw7kscZnM-UFP2Ki5pPH3ZEu2AALL45WPmKEuvD4/s320/SAM_4944.JPG) |
Me, Bec and Tors at the jump |
I bet on 2 horses, 1 dropped out halfway through the race and the other finished off centre place so I didn't win anything but I really enjoyed the day and had more than a few laugh with my drunken friends!
I came home at about 7pm feeling great for having a fab day ut and catching up with friends and also terrible/gross for having eaten so much crap this weekend - I am certain I have gained a few pounds and I was too late to hit the Gym before it shut! So, with Ryans encouragement I decided to do a little run on the treadmill. Unfortunately 1.37 minutes in I had to emergency stop the machine as my shins hurt so badly!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv2_Z4fiYHGylZzn8a4Bqaz8a3KuHVoacwZV80V5Xa2Yg8bHpf-Hj1ohLykRMxhuRP1lcye82SdRSwr7XOK-5CHTiJWgGsRZTSYX_dvXooO1Nr64i4X4Y0vyGETgeQmVTfWlTNx9KbrZs/s320/SAM_4919.JPG) |
ice therapy |
I then sat for 15 minutes with a bag of frozen rice on my shins. This is really depressing me now - as soon as I start to see progress, something like this stops me! I don't care how I feel tomorrow I am going to do a run!
On another subject, my skin care is going well - I am enjoying it and my face constantly feels very moisturized now. I really tried to persuade Ryan to try it and got very grumpy when he refused!
Ahh well - another week starts tomorrow, one of which I plan to really knuckle down at the gym, I am aiming to increase a few weights and be very careful with my diet as a good detox from this weekend! I hope to feel more positive this time next week!
Comments