Whit!

Weirdly enough, despite how tough I found the fireman’s walk, my legs weren’t feeling too bad the next day, especially in comparison to the state they’d been in the week before doing the 32 miles from the start up the sloc! Maybe there is a case that we are getting more used to road or maybe we’re actually getting fitter! Still, spinning on Monday was another relief , followed by a pretty decent gym session.

Tuesday was my final kayaking course and we concentrated on rolls, e.g. capsizing and then the technique of pushing the paddle out of the water twisting it and using it to pull yourself back up! Not an easy skill to master as I was proving! I am also desperate to get out on the sea but until I’ve done these events I think this is going to go on the backburner along with the diving, I just don’t have the time (or finances!) to sort it out. Definitely a plan for July though!

Standard footy on Wednesday, unfortunately the mighty Reds were playing Atletico Madrid in the Europa league semi final on Thursday so I couldn’t manage to make it down to hockey training; I watched my team get beat instead!! Friday was the start of another hockey festival (Whit) over on the Isle of Man, so after the gym I went into town and met the hockey team for the start of a long weekend...

Although we didn’t manage to get a walk in on Sunday I was playing a lot of hockey all weekend, for my hockey club Castletown and also for Saracens. There’s a great atmosphere at Whit and it’s a great opportunity to meet other hockey teams and generally have a laugh, anyone plays for anyone and it’s not taken too seriously, tour hockey is definitely the way forward! After a weekend (and bank holiday Monday) of loads of hockey, Laxey Blues festival and laughs, I think we both decided that it’s time to step the training up.

We’re on the home straight now, it’s only 5 weeks until we go and we’ve got to get some more miles on the clock!

Dave.