Back(wards) by popular demand

Back by popular demand, it’s the continuation of my exercise exploits. So what have I been up to in the last month or so. Did I maintain my fitness? Did I go out pounding the pavements, pushing on through the pain to pursue physical perfection? Did I bollocks. Aside from providing high job security for the Sainsbury’s doughnut bakers, I spent my time either cramming in the library (including reading a first edition copy of ‘On the Origin of Species’ #CrazyWildStudentLife2k13), sweating in exams and then ‘retoxing’ my body with alcohol after a term of limited drinking (plus I needed to kill some brain cells to make room for next year’s work).

EXERCISE TIP NUMBER 18: EXERCISE REQUIRES ENERGY EXPENDITURE SO IT’S ADVISABLE TO TAKE A FEW MONTHS AWAY FROM EXERCISING TO DEVELOP A LARGER ‘RESERVE’.

In the end it was all worth it as I passed my exams and got to dress up like a waiter in a posh restaurant who has been attack from behind by pack of furry weasels while enduring an entirely Latin ceremony involving holding someone’s finger and kneeling in front of an old man. It’s not been all dull though – I’ve been playing a bit of tennis (I’m probably England’s number 1 now and the way Murray’s playing against Verdasco, I think I’m catching him up too) and I occasionally ventured out on my bike for a journey. On a bike note, a mystery person has mended the broken break on my bike for some reason and as a cynical guy I can’t help thinking there’s some ulterior motive behind it.

Anyway now that I’m back in the fitness capital of the U.K. (Stockport), the occasional game of tennis just doesn’t cut it. Exercise is serious here which is why I’ve entered into the most serious event I could find, namely the 2013 UK Backwards Running Competition. I’ve roped my brother Adam into it and yes we have already been running backwards in public. As my mum put it “I knew you both were odd”. Thanks for reading! More to follow!