It takes a year to make a fighter

Well that's what Clint Eastwood says in Million Dollar baby.
So a year on from a not brilliant performance at Fightcamp and, well, I'm not quite up to spec yet, but the improvement is there.
I won a beer...for circuit training!!!!

Seriously though, I felt more together, stronger and more agile than last year - there were a number of moments of...yeah, I remember being able to do this sword stuff. Which means more than, well frankly most things. I was punched, kicked, and thrown and faced it with more confidence in my own body than I think I ever have.

So now I'm fired up and ready to train again...still struggling to fit training in with work, but hope to start Jitsu training in Cardiff next month (post-payday!) and am working on ways of fitting fitness into my day.

I don't really know how many people read this blog, but to all who have helped me along over the past year - thank you so much. There are some regular readers who have been a real help when things haven't gone so well.

Onwards chaps!

So how's training going generally?

Well - when I'm not agreeing to do stupid things like four peaks in a day...quite well I'd say.
Have managed to stay injury free (touch wood) for a little while now and am up to running about 1.5 miles in the mornings (yes, this means getting up at 0515, but am getting the hang of that now), before doing my morning sets. Yesterday (sunday) I ran my first 'mile in one go' as I usually go somewhere, then stop and have a stretch and then run back. So having managed one mile without stopping I'm now adding little bits to my there and back again run until it's two miles in the morning - at that point I might have to start running in the evenings as that's as early as I'm getting up!
The sets are going well - I've added in some kicks to boost the cardio aspect and have levelled up on my weights - now curling 5kg on the bicep (no change) and 11kg on the tricep (change). This feels good, and means I don't have to swap the weights around which saves me some time in the mornings too.
Even managed to get some pad work in on Sunday - which was nice :)

Something else to train for

The welshgirl is finally walking!

In a month Steve and I will be climbing Snowdon, I will be doing it to raise money for Asylum Justice (he is doing it to make sure I don't get lost and make it back in one piece!)
Asylum Justice is a charity which gives free legal advice to asylum seekers in Swansea, Newport and Cardiff, all of which are dispersal towns and so have a lot of asylum seekers, many of which cannot get legal aid to pay for representation.

Donations can be made here:

http://www.justgiving.com/legallyshortgoesforawalk