Jogging around

A few months ago I started jogging after work. I'm using the RunKeeper application on my phone, which is a great application to help you to track your progress. I found a training program and every week I am seeing some improvement. On my first week I couldn't even jog more than 1 consecutive minute. Now I can run 2.5km per session. I'm so happy with my improvement. I'm still far away from running 5km without any walking breaks but suddenly I feel that I might be able to reach my goal in a few months.

I'm now seeing the neighborhood where I live in a different manner. I keep checking the map to see which parts are green and contain foot paths or parks for me to run at. Am I becoming a fitness freak? Surely not since before going for a run this weekend I was in the kitchen prepare lemon sorbet! I guess my love of good food will never diminish. At least now I'm exercising, so eating sweets won't make me always feel guilty.

I'm more of an ice-cream person but this sorbet is so really smooth and soft that I can't get enough of it! Check the recipe out on my other blog.

Successful climbing

Climbing last weekend was successful. I went there feeling much more scared than I was during all the weekend. In fact I'm really proud of myself. Sometimes it would also be nice that I don't worry so much about everything!

I learned a lot and I now know how to secure myself on top of a climb, how to secure a partner from top while he's climbing and I also learned how to create an abseil for the team and also for myself. These steps are the main steps one needs for climbing outdoors.

We were lucky and had good weather all weekend, so good that while climbing I was feeling really hot. It might had to do with all the exercise though!

Michael at the top

Michael abseiling

At the top

Me climbing

My body might be slightly confused at this point since in the last couple of weeks I trained much more than usual. I have now started jogging a few times a week in the country side around my house. It's so nice to be able to be away from the city's hustle and bustle in a just less than 5 minutes. And even though the weather in Holland hasn't been what one expects at this time of year many evenings have clear blue skies, which makes everything look like a picture on a postcard.