Sandy's Blog

Okay a bit slack on the blogging front as usual, what have I been up to?

I am just back from a long weekend biking in Spain which, to be brief, was fantastic. It could have went horribly wrong as we went to go mountain biking without knowledge of a certain area, but were suitably prepared with guide books, maps and fancy gps machines. Basically I have binged out on tapas, coffee and beer, and not done enough actual riding (compared to what I’m used to!). We stayed at a friends villa which was pretty awesome, although I had to share a double bed with another bloke! (yeah ok totally going to get lots of stick for that). Photos here.

Talking of photos and all that, I have recently bought a flickr pro account because I am sick of website galleries eating themselves. The tools with the webspace (fantastico etc) are really handy, but its just really annoying not having full ssh access to the webserver. The link to all my galleries is on the top of the right hand side menu.

Today I went for a free weights induction at the olympic gym in the Pleasance, basically if you want to go into the room with all the crazy people and equipment you need a fancy access card which you can only obtain by going to an induction session. I have tried squatting before but to be honest I really didn’t know what I was doing. The induction was quick but very helpful, the exercises need lots of technique and coordination, something which will come over time. My muscles have not felt this sore in quite some time, it was a very good session! We covered deadlift, squat and bench press, and I think the squat will be the most useful.

I’m just back from a night ride round Innerleithen which took in some of the downhill tracks, it was pretty awesome even though pissing down with rain. Had to wash my bike afterwards