here i am

i'm currently waiting in the airport departure lounge for a flight up to scotland to go and see young isaac smith, the most recent addition to the smith familly only 3 months ago. i did an 8 mile run last nitght followed by a 2000m row in 6:59.2 on the concept 2 rowing machines. see www.concept2.co.uk for details of where that would place me in the national rankings. at the moment the plan for next year is this. ditch the track in the summer, do the winter as usual ie road races and cross country and have a go at rowing over the summer season. i've had a gut feeling for quite some time that i could be quite good at rowing so now is the time to test that theory out. the seasons are different and i think the two sports could actually complement each other quite well. it looks like i could be doing more weight work over the winter ass well in an attempt to keep injuries at bay as i currently have a strain on my right groin, which funny though this sounds i think i picked it up in amsterdams red light district last year. enough said about that i think. while in scotland i am hoping to visit loch ness and the highlands as well as meeting the new baby