Once again, Monday night is circuit night. This week there was the added challenge of a space hopper station. Surreal, I know.
Essentially, one person went along the room 3 times on the space hopper, whilst every one else was on a station working. Once the hopper operator (sounds better then bouncing gym goer) has done their set distance, every one rotates one station and the process starts again with a different hopper operator. Again, this sounds easier then it actually is.
I'm sure as a child I went on a space hopper, but I can't remember it. Every one else gets onto the hopper station and they are off, like bouncing orange blurs along the gym floor. I was there, thinking how hard could it be. Its a large orange ball that you bounce on whilst holding on. Then it was my turn. Slow is an understatement! The first effort was more a jump, land and jump again with no bounce. The second go was a little more effective, but still left a lot to be desired. Needless to say, I wont be swapping my bike for a space hopper, even if it was good, tiring, fun.
This weeks activities include a swimming session and at the weekend hopefully a weekend of canoeing with cadets (weather permitting) there may also be a run or CV session somewhere in the week.
On a slightly different note. There is now a link to this blog on several different websites, and a big THANK YOU to every one that reads it. The mere fact I can see that others are reading this is great motivation.
I am an instructor with the Sea Cadets at Worthing Unit and have seen how much the cadets get out of the activities they do. I have also seen how much these activities and all the surrounding admin costs. The sea cadets are a charity, and I felt this was a fantastic way of raising money for Worthing in particular and also to encourage some of the cadets to try something different. If I can do it, so can they!
The gold challenge is based on the sports in the Olympics. Some of these sports I can do with the sea cadets, and I have purposely chosen several of these to illustrate the variety of activities that can be done, whilst also doing something that I think will be fun.
My challenge is to do the following activities.
1. Swim - Learn to swim - again. For those that have seen my swimming style, it has recently been described by Mrs Lawrence as "directional panic in water". DONE
2. Canoe - Learn to canoe. I have canoed in the past, but again this was a long time ago and all the new stuff I have learnt has forced this skill out! DONE
3. Boxing – Learn to box. I needed another sport and someone I work with can train this! DONE
4. Weightlifting – For those that know me, they will know how therapeutic gym time can be for me. This is a great opportunity for me to focus some of my energy on something different in the gym. DONE
5. Triathlon. This is a personal goal, to do a half triathlon. I have never done one and this is the one element that I plan to do in 2012. This will link my swimming and gym work together. DONE
6. Athletics - sprints. I was given the oppertunity to race at the 100m olympic stadium. DONE
7. Wrestling - in the process of doing the Judo section I managed to also cover the wrestling challenge, so it seamed approapraite to include it - DONE
8. Cycling. Take part in a cycle ride or three. I'm training for a triathlon. This incorporates a cycle leg, so why not do a cycle challenge too? DONE
9. 1/2 Marathon. This is similar in theory behind the cycle ride. If I'm doing a triathlon I might as well develop it further and do a half marathon. I'm not expecting to be fast round the course, just finish and not die on the way round would be a bonus. DONE
10. Judo - Try judo. To be perfectly honest, I needed another sport, as its in multitudes of 5, and this was suggested by some one at work. DONE
The challenge is to do them by the end of 2012, but I am aiming to have most of them done by the end of 2011.
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