It happened this weekend, the clocks rolled back which means that any outdoor activity after work is a no go. I'll be driving home in the dark.
I thought that with the racing season winding down that I would have loads of time especially with not being able to go practicing mid week anymore but I feel like I'm busier than ever with various things.
I did get to go and look at the S10 health club which is the Sheffield university Gym just down the road from my house. Its a well kitted out gym and has everything that I need to get nice and strong over the winter. I've acquired some literature on building a winter training plan for the winter. I will post it up here once I am done and then keep posting my progress over the winter.
There is one more race left this season and its next weekend. As soon as that's done the training plan will begin.
I spoke to Ryan yesterday and he is keen to start training as soon as possible. The only problem is that he's got a broken leg at the moment from casing a big double at turbo Taylor's outdoor supercross track. He's adamant that he is able to start upper body training with his leg in a cast. The boy is determined this winter and is looking to come back strong next season!
Unfortunately I never got to ride properly this weekend. We rode the mini bike down at the bmx track for a bit on Sunday afternoon and that was it.
Monday 29 October 2007
Monday 15 October 2007
Good times!
Okay so its been a while again since my last post. Sorry about that!
What a great weekend... Friday it was my little brother's birthday and for that he received a new mini bike which he was over the moon with. I came home early on Friday so we could take it for a ride at Bolehills. Mini bikes are really great fun. I think there are techniques that you can pickup on them that will definitely help you out on the big bikes! Daniel Clifford (world BMX contender) turned up to give it a go. I think he really wants one now.
Saturday was good. I finally managed to fly my radio controlled helicopter successfully, what an awesome hobby. It has been like a life coach over the last few weeks, teaching me valuable lessons in persistence, patience and staying positive. If there ever was a hobby to test your "positive mental attitude", this has got to be it.
Late Saturday afternoon we headed down to Bolehills bmx track once again for a quick squirt on the mini-bike. The tyres that came with it are terrible so we can't lay it down like it should be just yet. I did have a fun session though managing to clear all the jumps on the first straight at Bolehills.
Sunday was race time! Cooper and myself headed for Pilsworth track. It was really slippery to begin with but it got nice and tacky towards the end of the day. It must have been our day for starts as we both got top 3 starts in all 3 motos. Both of us were happy with that.
It was good to run with the leaders for a bit and get a feel for the sort of pace that they were running. In my last moto I was running fourth until I made a really stupid mistake halfway through the last lap. I was gutted! Unfortunately small mistakes and overall fitness would come into play and would end in me getting 7th overall for the day. Although I feel I could maybe have done better I was still stoked.
Sunday night I had an awesome time at church followed by watching the semi-final of the Rugby world cup between South Africa and Argentina. It was a great match and the South African boys did me proud.
Good times!
What a great weekend... Friday it was my little brother's birthday and for that he received a new mini bike which he was over the moon with. I came home early on Friday so we could take it for a ride at Bolehills. Mini bikes are really great fun. I think there are techniques that you can pickup on them that will definitely help you out on the big bikes! Daniel Clifford (world BMX contender) turned up to give it a go. I think he really wants one now.
Saturday was good. I finally managed to fly my radio controlled helicopter successfully, what an awesome hobby. It has been like a life coach over the last few weeks, teaching me valuable lessons in persistence, patience and staying positive. If there ever was a hobby to test your "positive mental attitude", this has got to be it.
Late Saturday afternoon we headed down to Bolehills bmx track once again for a quick squirt on the mini-bike. The tyres that came with it are terrible so we can't lay it down like it should be just yet. I did have a fun session though managing to clear all the jumps on the first straight at Bolehills.
Sunday was race time! Cooper and myself headed for Pilsworth track. It was really slippery to begin with but it got nice and tacky towards the end of the day. It must have been our day for starts as we both got top 3 starts in all 3 motos. Both of us were happy with that.
It was good to run with the leaders for a bit and get a feel for the sort of pace that they were running. In my last moto I was running fourth until I made a really stupid mistake halfway through the last lap. I was gutted! Unfortunately small mistakes and overall fitness would come into play and would end in me getting 7th overall for the day. Although I feel I could maybe have done better I was still stoked.
Sunday night I had an awesome time at church followed by watching the semi-final of the Rugby world cup between South Africa and Argentina. It was a great match and the South African boys did me proud.
Good times!
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