Bloghttp://www.chriscoates.com/blog/en-US2010-03-10T03:42:45ZSquarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Lent Walking Regime Day 20http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/8/lent-walking-regime-day-20.htmlCoatsie2010-03-08T14:44:50ZAn early walk this morning combined with a meander around Den Haag at lunch time gives me a total of 10.33 km travelled today.

I don't think I'll have lost any weight this week however seeing how I've been drinking and eating big meals. I'm still off the bread though.

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 17,18 & 19http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/7/lent-walking-regime-day-1718-19.htmlCoatsie2010-03-07T15:25:24ZThe folks are over and we've had a trip out to Essen in Germany so I've missed a day walking ( I got tempted into the pub early by my Dad) Friday I walked 13.80 km and Sunday was a mere 8.67 km

I'm still off the bread though.

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 16http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/4/lent-walking-regime-day-16.htmlCoatsie2010-03-04T16:57:53ZMy parents are over so I don't want to waste quality time so I kept my walk short - I only walked 8.63 km today, but I managed an average speed of 6.85 km which is quicker than normal. Chicken & rice tonight as I'm still off the bread.

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 15http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/3/lent-walking-regime-day-15.htmlCoatsie2010-03-03T20:17:42Z11.86 km this evening and then I made Mu Shu chicken (a Ching-He Huang recipe) for tea, I'm still off the bread.

]]>Lent week 2 resultshttp://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/3/lent-week-2-results.htmlCoatsie2010-03-03T06:13:40ZLent Walking Regime Day 14 was a 4.45 km dander along the canal at lunchtime and a 6.34 km walk in the evening, added to the 2 km car-work-car trip gives a total of 12.79 km for the day.

In the 2nd week I walked a total of 84.97 km, a cumulative total of 144.69 km so far.

I started week 2 at 97.6 and this morning I was 94.8 which means I've lost 2.8 kg this week giving a total loss of 4.1 kg

I've kept off the bread for a whole fortnight now.

 

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 13http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/3/1/lent-walking-regime-day-13.htmlCoatsie2010-03-01T15:44:43ZI took advantage of the sunny weather (very cold but nice and bright) and went for a walk from Leidschendam to Stompwijk and then back by way of the bird sanctuary, a distance of 13.41 km.

I'm also still off the bread.

]]>We have a crap cathttp://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/2/28/we-have-a-crap-cat.htmlCoatsie2010-02-28T19:14:26ZSuze has a cat that we call cat even though her real name is fluffy - she's a crap cat.

She won't play with string or  cat toys or all the normal stuff that cats play with. She will however for some stange reason play with a stick of spaghetti if dropped on the kitchen floor.

She's 18

She'll wake us up for no reason at 3am. When Suze has her day off the cat will pester her to get up and once she's up the cat wil go and go back to sleep - mission accomplished.

Did I say she ws a crap cat ? We have a mouse in the house. The cat doesn't know this, the cat is oblivious to the fact. I bought traps and (live and killers - I gave the mouse the choice whether it wanted to live or die) the mouse is dead - the cat didn't even know it was in the house.

Fluffy - you're a crap cat.

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 11 & 12http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/2/28/lent-walking-regime-day-11-12.htmlCoatsie2010-02-28T14:54:45ZYesterday I managed to dodge the rain and walked total distance of 13.55 km but tday I got thoroughly soaked but walked a total of 15.67 km.

I saw a lot of wildlife this weekend, a stork on a nest, 2 raptors, 5 pheasants and a couple of goldfinches.

(edit) I've consulted my bird books and I'm pretty sure the raptors were buzzards.

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 10http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/2/27/lent-walking-regime-day-10.htmlCoatsie2010-02-27T09:21:10ZI didn't have much time yesterday so I only managed 6.71 km on a convoluted walk from home to pick up Suze from her work and then to a couple of bars in Leidschendam for a couple of beers. It's raining at the moment and we have the big shop to do so hopefully I'll get a walk in this afternoon. I might even walk to the pub where I'll be watching the rugby if anyone wants to join me. Come on England !

]]>Lent Walking Regime Day 9http://www.chriscoates.com/blog/2010/2/26/lent-walking-regime-day-9.htmlCoatsie2010-02-26T09:14:43ZI took a change of direction for day 9 and headed along the Vliet towards Voorburg before swinging round towards the Hague (Mariahoeve) and then looping back around to where I started, a distance of 9.44 km so a total of 11.44 for day 9.

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