Man I haven't been a good blogger have I... too lazy I guess, been busy either working climbing or, for the past couple of weeks, watching Euro 08... My adopted Dutch are out, it was a good match last night though no shame being beaten by a better side, just like there's no shame in walking away from a problem - there's always another day with better skin, better conditions and better beta... yes last weekend I got my butt handed to me on a plate by a 7a in the barrel zawn on the island - fantastic problem just spent too long finding the sequence - tide and time wait for no man - well should have been time, tide, humidity and lack of skin - it'll go, one of those where I've go every move and moreover every move into every other move, just go to link it so here hoping for the weather over the long summer holiday - wasn't that poorer weekend mind - did get Stompin' with Bez - my 7b/V8 project - felt easy in the end - just conditions really - mine and the rock. The running I've started doing has been helping with the fitness - not when I run with the German though, that's just slow death. Strength is better too - well power endurance anyways - been doing circuits on the "ladies board" in the shed - might get those elusive one armers too by the end of the summer if the training goes well. so six months into the year how's it going??????

10 things to do in 2008.

1. Stay injury free for a change

getting there... the back is still a bitch with sciatica especially if I've been marking - four hours yesterday to get the lower school exams turned around - one of the reasons for not being on the island today. As always got a pull on my left ring finger but some things you have to live with

2. Having come to the conclusion that I'll never be that technical train to get very strong indeed

again progress is being made - was running campus circuits with 10 Kg on the harness the other day and the lock offs felt easy :-)
3. Do a handful of respectable problems (low sevens) in Font Easter half term

so that was graviton and le quark at sabot, danse avec les lupes at 95 and a couple of others

- seeing as the conditions were damp to say the least I'm pretty happy - unfortunately I've got a new project -Rubis sur l'Ongle at gorge aux chats - got 2/3's up on my first sessions which happened to be my last day so next time for certain especially as I have located Jasper Sharpes' Beta on youtube - thanks Robstarfish....

gotta scoot now - be back working through those aims in a bit