BlogHide Reblurtsalzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 23 2024The charity that I work for (Dial-a-ride) was short of drivers today, so I volunteered to do a few trips to help out. I'm used to ferrying children to school and back, but I've never actually driven elderly people with mobility issues around. I was only booked in to do three trips, one to the local library, one to the supermarket, and then a…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 12 2024A couple of weeks ago, I managed to pick up an injury to my foot while running. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is, but my middle toe was extremely painful when I walked or ran. Being a bit of an idiot I tried to go for a couple of runs anyway, but each time, it resulted in the pain being worse. Finally, last week, I decided it needed…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: August 2 2024I've not done any Actifit posts for a few days as I think I should limit myself to one post a day. Well, I run out of things to say otherwise. Last night, my wife and I attended a "bat walk" on Siston Common, which is fairly close to where we live in Keynsham. There were about 15 of us who were invited to attend the walk, which was put on by…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 21 2024It was a little overcast and very humid when I went out for my run this morning. My training plan instructed me to do a 17km easy run. Well, I did 17km, and I took it nice and easy as far as pace goes, but I found it anything but easy. It definitely looks like I'm going to have to start running even slower than I am at the moment. My route…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 20 2024I was surprised to find it was raining when I got up this morning, only a little drizzle but not something that was forecast. My training plan had a nice easy 5km run for me today, so I was up and out to do it fairly quickly. Apart from the occasional park run, I rarely run such a short distance, and although I'm still feeling tired, I found it…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 19 2024Phew, what a scorcher. It's lovely hot weather today with no clouds in the sky. It's also the last day of term, so this morning, I had a depleted number of kids on the bus. I know that two of them had skived off and gone on holiday early, and I suspect that at least 2 of the other missing kids had done the same. After taking the kids to…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 18 2024Today's school trip was to Brean, which is basically the local seaside for our area. That meant I only picked up 4 kids this morning to take them to school. I had tried to persuade the others that I would get the bus to school before the coach for the trip left the school, but evidently, they didn't believe me. They, of course, all waved to me…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 17 2024It's been a strange week driving the bus this week. Most of the kids seem to be on trips on different days, and today, I only had two on the bus. Unfortunately for my ears, the noisiest two! My pictures don't show it, but today was also a lot sunnier and warmer than it has been for a while. For today's walk, I started off by going through…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 16 2024Mr Fox was hanging around in my sons garden again this week. He's not looking particularly well at the moment, so I hope he recovers. The weather was very mixed today, drizzling for times and then hot sun for other times. After my first shift, I went out for my usual Tuesday run. Today, I was going to start my training plan, but I still…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 15 2024After yesterday's hilly half marathon, I decided I could do with a bit of a rest day today, and as the weather was miserable, that was confirmed. I think I have over edited today's picture, but it seems to fit today's gloomy outlook quite well. Obviously, I still had to walk to and from work for each of my shifts, so my step count is still…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 14 2024As I didn't do very much exercise yesterday, I thought I'd better make amends and put a bit of extra effort in today. When I got up, it was already very sunny and warming up quickly, so I left the house as soon as I could. I ran a very hilly 22km, which took 2 hours and 15 minutes. It took in the villages of Saltford, Burnett, Compton Dando…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 13 2024It was an unusual day for me today. My brother in law graduated from Oxford University following his DPHIL, and my wife and I travelled up to Oxford to help him celebrate. We parked at a park and ride car park and caught the bus in to our meeting place. I probably should have researched this a little better as the bus ride was only about a…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 12 2024The indicators were playing up on the bus again this morning so halfway around my route I quickly swapped out the relay for a new one that I had ordered last week thankfully that seems to have fully sorted out the problem. My walk was a fairly quick affair again today as it started raining not long after I left the house. My second shift at…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 11 2024I was feeling tired when I got out of bed this morning. I knew it would be a mistake to watch England playing football in the semi-final of the Euros, but I was persuaded by a couple of friends. It was a very good watch, though - much improved over the previous rounds. After my first shift at work, my first job today was to drive to the local…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 10 2024The weather managed to get the better of me again today. It started raining while I was driving the bus on my first shift this morning, and by the time I had finished and walked home, I was soaking wet. At this point, I made my mind up that I wouldn't be going out for a walk. I was working on my computer later in the morning when the sun…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 9 2024The weather was rubbish again today, surprisingly warm but drizzling for most of it. Following my first shift at work, I decided to go out for a run. If I'm ever going to get my fitness back, I've got to do something about it. I did my normal 13km route, which takes me from Keynsham over to Willsbridge and then along the Bath / Bristol cycle…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 8 2024The weather was lovely at 7 this morning as I headed off to work. That didn't last too long, though. I left a few minutes earlier than normal as I knew I had to fill the bus up with diesel on the way. When I got to the garage, there was only one pump working, which I could use, and two people in front of me. No worries, I thought they'll only…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 6 2024It was still drizzly rain this morning, so I decided to do my long weekend run today rather than wait until Sunday. I did about 15.5km, which took me through the villages of Saltford, Burnett, Compton Dando, and Chewton Keynsham before arriving back home in Keynsham. I haven't done this run for over a month, and I'd forgotten quite how hard…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 1 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 5 2024Oh dear, it was a very lazy day for me today. Obviously, like a politician, I'll blame something else. In this case, I'm fully blaming the general election. I promised myself I would go to bed once the exit poll was released at 10 pm last night. Well, I was still tuned in well past midnight. It's not a good combination with getting up at…alzee in # actifit • 2 yr. ago • 2 min readMy Actifit Report Card: July 4 2024It was quite a busy day today. Luckily, the weather had changed again from yesterday to a pleasant sunny day. It's a bit windy, too, but nothing like Jamaica is facing. It started off with my first shift driving the kids to school, still facing horrible delays due to roadworks! I then had to pop into town to get some groceries. After that, I…
