London Calling
Apologies to everyone who has enjoyed this blog for the fact that I have neglected it over the last few weeks. The simple reason for this is that I have been very, very busy in this last month of 2006.
Work has been tough lately, and I have worked my socks off to get the price files in good shape for January 2007, whilst making sure the "nuts and bolts" of the job are attended to as well. It's not been easy, and it has been a huge learning curve for me. My boss Mr Power has supported me every step of the way (when he hasn't been in meetings) and has praised me for my achievements.
I have also had a new lodger, Victoria, arrive and she has been a welcome addition to my home. I am hoping to get a third lodger in January, thus strengthening my financial position.
The other thing that took up a lot of my time over the last few weeks has been securing a charity place for the Flora London Marathon in April 2007. Having failed to get in through the ballot system I applied to a select number of charities that I am passionate about supporting, and was eventually offered a place with the Samaritans' team.
This means I am committed to raising £1750 for charity - a huge challenge, but one I am confident I can achieve. I will be contacting suppliers, network members as well as speaking to senior members of my organisation. In addition I will be setting up a fundraising website and have a couple of ideas as to what that will entail.
Oh and there's the training as well..if I'm honest I'm not in the best possible shape at the moment, so I have about 3 1/2 months to put that right. Having completed my first marathon this year I know I have the discipline to put in the mileage and stick to a gruelling routine. I have also hand-picked a number of races which I will use as tough training runs, the only exceptions being the Bourton 10k and the Bath half-marathon, where I will be going flat out to set myself new PBs.
Those two races will also be the few occasions where I may allow myself to imbibe - my diet is going to have to be fairly strict and alcohol consumption will be reduced to a minimum. From 1st January every training session will have to count, and I've learnt that just doesn't happen when you've had a few glasses of wine the evening before.
So you can see the first few months are going to be a massive, massive challenge for me, and I don't mind admitting I'm a bit nervous.
But I'm also looking forward to it enormously. It presents huge opportunities as well as challenges and I've a funny feeling this could be the making of me.
Copyright © Jonathan Weedon December 2006
Work has been tough lately, and I have worked my socks off to get the price files in good shape for January 2007, whilst making sure the "nuts and bolts" of the job are attended to as well. It's not been easy, and it has been a huge learning curve for me. My boss Mr Power has supported me every step of the way (when he hasn't been in meetings) and has praised me for my achievements.
I have also had a new lodger, Victoria, arrive and she has been a welcome addition to my home. I am hoping to get a third lodger in January, thus strengthening my financial position.
The other thing that took up a lot of my time over the last few weeks has been securing a charity place for the Flora London Marathon in April 2007. Having failed to get in through the ballot system I applied to a select number of charities that I am passionate about supporting, and was eventually offered a place with the Samaritans' team.
This means I am committed to raising £1750 for charity - a huge challenge, but one I am confident I can achieve. I will be contacting suppliers, network members as well as speaking to senior members of my organisation. In addition I will be setting up a fundraising website and have a couple of ideas as to what that will entail.
Oh and there's the training as well..if I'm honest I'm not in the best possible shape at the moment, so I have about 3 1/2 months to put that right. Having completed my first marathon this year I know I have the discipline to put in the mileage and stick to a gruelling routine. I have also hand-picked a number of races which I will use as tough training runs, the only exceptions being the Bourton 10k and the Bath half-marathon, where I will be going flat out to set myself new PBs.
Those two races will also be the few occasions where I may allow myself to imbibe - my diet is going to have to be fairly strict and alcohol consumption will be reduced to a minimum. From 1st January every training session will have to count, and I've learnt that just doesn't happen when you've had a few glasses of wine the evening before.
So you can see the first few months are going to be a massive, massive challenge for me, and I don't mind admitting I'm a bit nervous.
But I'm also looking forward to it enormously. It presents huge opportunities as well as challenges and I've a funny feeling this could be the making of me.
Copyright © Jonathan Weedon December 2006
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