Ills and spills

After nearly landing a role working at Maclaren F1 and with the Abu Dhabi Police force, I have ended up working for Castrol in .... Swindon. So I am now living out of a suitcase for most of a week at a time, with just the weekend to sort out my 'life', which doesn't leave much down time at all! The unfortunate downside of this is that my immune system has taken a hit and I have come down with the mother of all colds. Normally I barely catch a cold, so falling ill is a bit of a surprise. On top of that, this is a minger! I've been struggling with it for a week and am still croaky and snotty (what a lovely image!), for what ever reason I just can't shake the bugger off. I'm putting it down to the sedentary life in an air conditioned box.
I've been trying to get into the hotel gym 3 times a week, but last week was a wash-out. This week I have to start seriously upping my activity levels as I'm rather madly taking part in a 'virtual' run of Africa - 11780Km from Cairo to Cape Town - in 5 months. Fortunately not all on my own - it's as a team of 10, which still works out at 35 miles per person per week for 5 months. If nothing else that should knock a few pounds off! Fortunately my calf is much better now - no aches or twinges, so I should be good for the distance so long as I take it carefully to start with... which with this cold, I have no alternative other than to take it easy! That said I cracked out 2o miles on my bike at the weekend - to and from New Malden so that's a start...