I Resolve To...

Well it's February 2010, near the start of the last year of the first decade of the second millennium, and also the last year before I mark my half century, so perhaps its time to consider one of those life changing resolutions everyone else was planning 11 years ago. (There's a sentence that would never fit on Twitter!)

What to do? What to do?

I know fine well what to do.

I live 3 miles away from my nearest bus stop, in truth I live 3 miles UPHILL from my nearest bus stop. When we moved here over a year ago I remember wondering if I could ever walk that far. So far I've never had to but after several months of daily miles (interrupted by an extended christmas break that still hasn't stopped as far as walking goes ), it does seem possible.

My names not Drew, I've no Iron Man dreams - ok lets be accurate here I've no plans to *become* an Iron Man, given a bit of time and imagination I could come up with a pretty good iron man dream ;-) But, I will set myself a challenge for this year. I am going to get my hands on a bicycle, and within the coming .... 9 months, I will ride it up the hill. Howzat?

The last time I was on a bike (1991) after a break of about 20 years I couldn't believe how scary it was! It was on a town road with parked cars all over the place and the horrific potential that a car might actually come up the same road I was using! This road however, is a quiet country road which is nonetheless narrow, and inhabited by tractors, lorries, and bl**dy great chelsea tractors, 4x4s, SUVs, overinflated vehicles the size of a tank with if you're lucky, a horsebox tacked on behind!

I'm out of my mind. I'll never do it.

If I do lose my bottle - as a penance I will start running. If I haven't done the bike ride by St Andrews day, on the first of December 2010 whether it's hail rain or shine, I will be out there .... running.
(apologies to all those people out there who actually enjoy running)