MOT Runaround

Today, I had to drop my car off for it’s annual check-up. The garage is about two miles from work so a couple of miles at each end of the working day would boost my total by another four miles or so. The car was duly dropped off and I took a rather breezy walk,…

Captain, we are being scanned

Had to go to work in the car today as I needed to get over to Solihull in the afternoon for my MRI knee scan. They kept me waiting for a while before strapping me down for twenty minutes of buzzing, banging and clicking (or was it humming, tapping and whirring?) whilst my knee was…

Two Walks Tuesday

The master plan called for eleven miles today but I arose early and decided to walk into work. The shortest route is seven miles – not the prettiest but the quickest. One hour and forty minutes after leaving home I arrived at work. Oddly, after all the hastle with my Garmin yesterday, immediately upon stopping…

Technology

After a Sunday evening spent trying to resurrect my email accounts (my ISP had deleted all my email addresses) I made my way into work via the familiar bus and two mile walk. Arriving at work, I stopped my Garmin and clicked to save my workout. At this point the watch usually uploads the workout…

Wone or O-Nay

Odd title – so what’s it mean ? It’s my new shoes. Made by a fairly new entrant to the sports shoe arena, Hoka One One have bucked the trend for more and more minimalist shoes by going the other way and producing a range of very well cushioned, wide soled shoes. Even if the…