Elizabeth October 4th, 2009
Note to self: Riding 25km on your bike is great. Good for you! However, since you haven’t ridden in a YEAR, maybe we could have started with something smaller?
I’m just going to come out and say it: I have a very sore, bruised arse.
It’s not even the exercise that has ruined my body today – it’s the bloody bike seat! Any cyclists out there who can recommend a brand or style of seat? I really need to replace mine, and I don’t know anything about this stuff.
Anyway, I took my camera along for the ride and took a few shots. Enjoy.
Elizabeth October 4th, 2009
Later this week I’ll be writing about my progress with the Couch to 5k running program, but in the meantime I wanted to tell everyone about this iPhone app. It is one of the main reasons why this challenge has been a pleasure to commit to, rather than a battle!
The Couch to 5k app works on the iPhone or iTouch, and gives you audio cues during your workout. Start playing your music before launching the app, and the audio cues will be heard right over the top. This makes it possible to forget about your watch and simply concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other.
I know that there are other C25K apps out there, but this is the only one I have tried. I chose it based on its high user reviews, and haven’t found any reason to look for a better alternative. In fact, short of running my sessions for me I’m not sure what else it could do better!
Well worth a try if you have an iPhone. If not, try googling for podcasts that do a similar job.
Last week I took myself to Albert Park Lake for one of my sessions, which involved dodging the poo of a couple of hundred black swans. They were beautiful to watch though, especially the little newborn cygnets!
Elizabeth October 3rd, 2009
Part of my 101 Things in 1001 Days challenge.
Tim and I went out this morning to buy ourselves a new scanner. We chose the Canon Canoscan 8800F, which has a special backlight and mounts to scan 35mm and 120mm negatives, and slides.
I gave it a test run this afternoon with a roll of B&W film I had developed a couple of weeks ago, all shots from my kitchen. I need to be more careful about dust, but otherwise I am so happy with the results!
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