Ola!
This week has been a week of good things on the most
part. I have been to the gym a few times
and started to work on some leg squats and flexibility. Flexibility is something I always have in
mind but normally end up doing very little about. My brain is telling me its important, the
physio is telling me it’s important and the gym staff are telling me its
important yet I cant seem to get my head around building it into my
routine. I know it will alieviate some
of the knee pain and be really beneficial now that the weight is has dropped
significantly. I need to sort my head
out and get it done! This will be one of
my aims for this coming week. On the
cycling front it has just been the commuting this week. Totalling around 70 miles and a bit of the
spinning masterclass probably 30 minutes.
Two gym sessions also with cardio and some toning on the upper
body. This will help to drop more weight
before the Ireland
ride in June. The squats are a new thing
for me. Having been watching a lot of
the cycling recently you can pretty much say that all of the cyclists have
massive upper legs and little of very much muscle anywhere else. With this in mind I have started to
incorporate some squats into my routine to build the quads and hamstrings. This should improve my leg strength and help
with the efficiency and endurance on the bike.
On the way home on Sunday evening my first aid skills where
called into action as the cyclist in front of me was knocked off his bike. The cyclist was going straight on at a fair
pace from what I could see from further back down the road when a car decided
to turn left without indicating. The
chap on the bike went straight into the side of the motorist and ended up in a
heap on the floor. When I arrived at the
scene a few seconds after the cyclist was unconscious and had smashed his leg
and hip up pretty bad. The driver had
already called an ambulance and was visibly shaken. I couldn’t really do much for the cyclist
apart from making him comfortable and reassuring him that the ambulance was on
its way. He was more concerned about his
bike and his wife. The police and ambulance
arrived on the scene quickly and after giving a brief statement I got underway
again. I wonder if the chap was ok in
the end. His leg was definitely broken
and I suspect his hip dislocated. Morale
of the story please please use your indicators and cyclists please be a little
less aggressive cycling on the inside of vehicles coming up to make a left
turn!
On the charity front this Saturday saw the Stretford Leisure
Centre Spinning Masterclass. Jan and
Kelly took the session and approximately 45 people turned up to be brutalised
for an hour and a half. They where not
disappointed. Jan and Kelly did a hard
session but everyone really enjoyed it.
As you can see from the videos I’ve attached. Apologies for the camera angle I thought that the actual video would adjust but it didn't.
Big thanks to Jan and Kelly. Also James Jackson for lugging the bikes from
and to Sale
with me on Friday and Saturday! The
event raised £106 and we
took £48 in raffle
tickets. Thanks again to everyone who
came down and contributed. On the
donations front this week saw me collect £5 from Christina J.
Please if you have pledged or would like to make a donation please go to
www.charitygiving.co.uk/jamescrossland
I am almost at my target of £1500 and every penny helps towards making a better
future for the autistic kids. I also
have some 50/50 raffle tickets left so if you want to buy one or two please let
me know and I will come to you with them!
Have a safe and fulfilling week everyone!
P.S No alcohol or takeaways either :-)
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