otrops: jeff van campen’s personal blog

Today I went for a run on Clapham Common. I ran on the Common last weekend, but I hadn’t run outside since I sprained my ankle. I have been spending a fair bit of time on the treadmill at the gym, though, and I’ve been using the heart rate monitor David gave me [...]

As you may or may not remember, last year Joanne and I ran the Tree-athlon 5k. You may also remember that before we ran the 5k, we begged you for money.
Well, we’re doing it again. Last year, we set a goal of £200 (later updated it to £250). We eventually raised [...]

About a month and a half ago, we did the Tree-althlon 5k. Thanks to everyone who supported us by donating some money. The money we brought in allowed us to gift a tree to somebody. Joanne decided to gift it to me (have I mentioned I like trees?).
Last night, I came home [...]

And she’s obviously a much better runner than me. Today, she came in second in the 30-34 women’s category in the 29th annual Mozart Mile. She finished in 28 minutes and 40 seconds. Much better than Joanne and I did when we ran a 5k recently. Not bad at all for a woman who gave birth less than 4 months ago.

I went to go see the smoking nurse yesterday to get more nicotine patches (one day soon I will be completely nicotine free). Each time I go she takes three readings: carbon monoxide, blood pressure and heart rate. My carbon monoxide still hasn’t dropped to zero, which it should be for a non-smoker. [...]