New Record

It's yet another scorching day here, edging up to 28 degrees again which means I'm probably in for some considerable punishment at the gym, but never mind, the momentum hasn't fallen short so far so I'd best keep it up before it has a chance to dwindle.

It does take me a while to get there though, being somewhat distracted by a game of Sim City 4 before Phil reminds me that it's now noon and I have to go to the gym and then head off to Wales this afternoon. So I pull myself away from the monitor and head on over to the sweat house. As expected it's way too hot for me to do lots of cardio, so after 10 minutes of running I drop the speed of the treadmill to a steady jog keeping my heart rate in the 150's for a further 20 minutes. I then do a 30 minute session on the elliptical trainer and move onto the weights machines thereafter - I've just increased the amount of resistance on each machine so they were all a fair bit more challenging this time around but I managed to get through them all quite well. At the end of it all it appears that I've managed to burn of a whopping 1093 calories, which is the first time I've ever gone over 1000 calories in any session so I'm very happy to say the least, and best of all I don't feel completely beat afterwards either.

Back home and there is just enough time for me to have a quick lunch before I jump into the shower and then pack my bags and head off to Wales for the weekend. The reason for my visit is 2 fold really, not only is it Fathers Day tomorrow, but I had a phone call of my sister last night telling me that my Dad had gone into hospital because after his last session of blasting on his huge kidney stone it had broken up into 3 slightly smaller pieces and now that they were on the move down his tubes he was in considerable pain. So the plan is for me to drop in and see him in the hospital, stay overnight with my sister and then pop to see him again on my way home on Sunday.

The trip was fine up to the point where I had to get across the Severn Bridge where the muppets had decided to close 2 lanes of the motorway meaning I was stuck in a huge jam for about an hour and a half before I got past the obstruction. That left me running very late to meet the hospital's visiting hours, but when I do get there they are kind enough to let me see my Dad in any case. He's doing ok, though doped up on all sorts of pain killers but he says he can feel the stones moving so is hoping that they'll be in his bladder by tomorrow and he'll be able to check out from the ward and be back home soon after.

I guess I stayed with Dad for almost an hour before I head off back to my sisters where she cooks me a nice steak. It's just a shame the sleeping accommodation is reduced to a choice of inflatable mattress or the sofa - I hedge my bets on the air mattress for the time being, but either way I'm sure I'm in for a shoddy nights worth of sleep.

Posted by Abi on the June 17, 2006 9:56 PM