Ok, so I got the date wrong. Turns out it's the weekend BEFORE Christmas. This definitely makes logistics easier as there'll be buses running. Which also means... it's very soon. 223rd December is the next sunday. So that's when it'll be. This will likely be our last big group jam of 07, so please make sure you come out. Even I will!
After that, obviously, is Christmas. Hope everyone has a good one, and no getting too drunk. Especially Flipp... And I hope Santa brings everyone what they want. I, for one, know that Santa is very well educated in ATI-brand PCI-E graphics processing units, and hope to get a high quality one from him. Such high demands nowadays..
THEN it's New Years. And what's a better way to spend it than on your own at home with a bottle of whiskey in your arms? Going on holiday with your girlfriend! So yeah, I'll be away for a few days. Spending them in Devon, getting drunk, firebreathing, being a good boy amongst Lauren's famile, the usual.
ALSO... and this is fucking GREAT... What with Loughborough College being awesome, I've got pretty much a 4 week holiday. The 2 week standard, and then 2 weeks after that for 'remedial work'. As I'm making sure I've got ALL my work up to date, I'll have these 2 weeks off. So, for some early '08 training, gimme a call, I'll most probably be free.
That's it for this post.
Merry Christmas.
Pugh
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
Monday, 26 November 2007
Apology
Many of you may have noticed that I've not been out many sundays recently. This is down to a number of reasons. Firstly, I have no shoes in a decent enough condition to train for a long while. But that's being rectified soon, as Sean is selling me some Kalenji's the same as his.
The other reason is Lauren. Yes, I place doing my girlfriend above doing parkour. That should give you some idea of how much she means to me. And to be honest, I'm given the choice between snuggling up with her on these cold winter days, watching the time pass and being generally comfortable, or being out in the freezing cold, training very lightly because of my lack of decent shoes. It's a bit of a no-brainer. By no means does this mean that I'm quitting parkour. It's just the current situations don't lend themselves to me training on sundays much. As a result, I often train in the week. So anyone wanting to come out, just give me a Belle and I'll be out. This situation also potentially outlines the need for somewhere warm and dry to train when training outside simply isn't feasible. I know I probably sound like a pussy for saying this but whatever.
So yeah, mid-week training, I'm game for. Training on a sunday, sometimes but not all the time. In fact, it'll probably slip into a system whereby I come out every 2 sundays.
The other reason is Lauren. Yes, I place doing my girlfriend above doing parkour. That should give you some idea of how much she means to me. And to be honest, I'm given the choice between snuggling up with her on these cold winter days, watching the time pass and being generally comfortable, or being out in the freezing cold, training very lightly because of my lack of decent shoes. It's a bit of a no-brainer. By no means does this mean that I'm quitting parkour. It's just the current situations don't lend themselves to me training on sundays much. As a result, I often train in the week. So anyone wanting to come out, just give me a Belle and I'll be out. This situation also potentially outlines the need for somewhere warm and dry to train when training outside simply isn't feasible. I know I probably sound like a pussy for saying this but whatever.
So yeah, mid-week training, I'm game for. Training on a sunday, sometimes but not all the time. In fact, it'll probably slip into a system whereby I come out every 2 sundays.
Monday, 19 November 2007
Injury [oh lawd! THE PAAAAAIN!] & the winter weather
So I was out training on Thursday, with Flipp. We'd been driving around a number of locations, checking them out (Turns out training in Mountsorrel isn't very good. As well as few spots, it's packed with chavs. Getting yelled at whilst training isn't cool. Fuckers deserve to be shot.). We'd just arrived at Whitwick, and (ironically) parked at the local NHS Clinic. Walking along a wall, to look for places to train, I tried to drop to a catpass to run infront of Flipp (who was slightly ahead of me). Sadly, I didn't interpret just how slippy the wall was. Enter me falling full body weight onto the side of my right leg, and my left knee, on this bloody freezing cold, solid brick wall. Needless to say, I was overcome by pain and started moaning like the little girl I am. Then went into mild shock for the lulz.
So because of that, I was out of training for like... a day. The injury's fully healed now, and it wasn't really that bad. I just needed something to type about. However, I was very lucky. This is testament to the unwritten rule that you should NEVER drop your concentration when doing parkour for even a SECOND. That second is the second you misplace your foot, lean too far over, or all-out have a mind fart and die. This is a very important thing to remember, especially during this cold, frigid season. Which very nicely draws me on to my next subject, the winter.
No doubt many people, when winter approaches, start to get slightly depressed, parkour-wise. The days are getting shorter, the weather wet and icier. Those 10ft precisions onto rails will have to wait another 2 months. Everything gets a whole lot slippier, and if you fall, the environment's a whole lot less forgiving.
But instead of viewing this season as one which limits your abilities, instead see it as time to work on stuff you didn't have time to do in the summer. You can rest for longer, allowing your body to recoup and you to be top of your game more often. Work on simple balancing. Go out sprinting to improve your speed. Just work the very basics, to lay the foundation for the coming summer months. Instead of letting winter hinder your training, let it compliment your training. Also, with nights coming earlier, it allow for some goddamn EPIC stealth training. If you can brave the cold, it's well worth it.
Talking about the cold, it's totally worth going out and training in as cold and nasty conditions as you can. Strong mind, strong body. And your strong mind's telling you to dive into that freezing cold lake and act like a marine.
Boxing Day jam:
As with every year, this year will see the great event of the boxing-day jam. We all meet up in queens park, dressed as festively as possible. Prizes for the best costume (that you can actually train in, so no christmas puddings) ;)
S'all for now, train hard and be safe.
So because of that, I was out of training for like... a day. The injury's fully healed now, and it wasn't really that bad. I just needed something to type about. However, I was very lucky. This is testament to the unwritten rule that you should NEVER drop your concentration when doing parkour for even a SECOND. That second is the second you misplace your foot, lean too far over, or all-out have a mind fart and die. This is a very important thing to remember, especially during this cold, frigid season. Which very nicely draws me on to my next subject, the winter.
No doubt many people, when winter approaches, start to get slightly depressed, parkour-wise. The days are getting shorter, the weather wet and icier. Those 10ft precisions onto rails will have to wait another 2 months. Everything gets a whole lot slippier, and if you fall, the environment's a whole lot less forgiving.
But instead of viewing this season as one which limits your abilities, instead see it as time to work on stuff you didn't have time to do in the summer. You can rest for longer, allowing your body to recoup and you to be top of your game more often. Work on simple balancing. Go out sprinting to improve your speed. Just work the very basics, to lay the foundation for the coming summer months. Instead of letting winter hinder your training, let it compliment your training. Also, with nights coming earlier, it allow for some goddamn EPIC stealth training. If you can brave the cold, it's well worth it.
Talking about the cold, it's totally worth going out and training in as cold and nasty conditions as you can. Strong mind, strong body. And your strong mind's telling you to dive into that freezing cold lake and act like a marine.
Boxing Day jam:
As with every year, this year will see the great event of the boxing-day jam. We all meet up in queens park, dressed as festively as possible. Prizes for the best costume (that you can actually train in, so no christmas puddings) ;)
S'all for now, train hard and be safe.
Monday, 29 October 2007
Lack of updates... and an update
Lack of updates recently. Mainly because there's nothing to say. Meeting the Yamakasi was absolutely EPIC. Changed my attitude towards training (everyone! work on your rolls, the baguette-heads say ours are bad!). I'll be working on compiling a video from the one hour or so of footage we got.
Ninja Missions on fridays... But I want to change them to thursdays or something. As became startlingly evident during the last ninja mission, queens park gets WAY too busy friday nights. Though it is easy to sneak past a bunch of drunks. If anyone has any other ideas for days, throw me a message.
Hrm... coursework's not going too bad. Still waiting on David to give us our results. Yet to feel challenged *too* much by it but I'll wait for the results before I start gloating. (No, I don't expect anyone to care about my coursework, but I've been told that we need to include information about our coursework in our blog to get the pass mark. We're also supposed to update once a week at least. Oops.)
Don't really have anything else to say so 'til next time.
Ninja Missions on fridays... But I want to change them to thursdays or something. As became startlingly evident during the last ninja mission, queens park gets WAY too busy friday nights. Though it is easy to sneak past a bunch of drunks. If anyone has any other ideas for days, throw me a message.
Hrm... coursework's not going too bad. Still waiting on David to give us our results. Yet to feel challenged *too* much by it but I'll wait for the results before I start gloating. (No, I don't expect anyone to care about my coursework, but I've been told that we need to include information about our coursework in our blog to get the pass mark. We're also supposed to update once a week at least. Oops.)
Don't really have anything else to say so 'til next time.
Monday, 15 October 2007
Slow News Day...
Nothing much really to report this week. Just finalising some details for this Brighton trip, meeting with the council regarding the park some time this week, and a couple of new guys out with us...remember, if you want to start parkour in Loughborough, you're free to go it alone but we (I)'d like to see you nonetheless, so we can all pass on our wisdom and help you train.
My college course isn't going too badly. Starting to get a lot of assignments now, so if I'm not out training on certain days, blame the College ;)
Peace Out
Pugh
My college course isn't going too badly. Starting to get a lot of assignments now, so if I'm not out training on certain days, blame the College ;)
Peace Out
Pugh
Monday, 8 October 2007
Brighton... yamakasi... YES PLEASE!
Due to the situation of Loughborough potentially getting a park specifically designed for parkour/freerunning, me and Floyd (originally Floyd and Flipp, but as Flipp has a broken arm, so he offered up his place to me ^_^ ) have been invited to attend an event at the Brighton park, and meet 2 members of the Yamakasi. This will be a great opportunity for the FlowFlys. The main reason is to gauge what sort of equipment we may need for our park... But also, to quote Anssi, 'show those baguette-heads what parkour is all about'.
More news as it comes.
More news as it comes.
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Radio piece & the Peak District
As you may know, I recently mentioned that we did a radio piece. Well, not me personally, I couldn't be bothered to go down. I listened to it and it wasn't *too* bad. Not the best, but then it's the radio. Apparently we got alot of feedback too, which is definitely good. Maybe we can be more adventurous with where we train now. I'm itching to go training actually.
Also, on the ride down, Flipp fell off his bike, royally fucking up his arm. Here's wishing him a speedy recovery. Dangerous things, those bicycles.
Here's a link to the radio piece (You'll probably need RealPlayer or some shit to listen. Or use winamp): http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/realmedia/2007/09/click_flowflys_21092007.ram
Peak District. We've decided that we're going to make trips there a regular (ish) thing. Anyone wanting to come along, just email me for details on the next trip. Even if you're not coming to do parkour, it's still a really nice place to take a day trip (so long as you don't mind walking..... alot).
Also, on the ride down, Flipp fell off his bike, royally fucking up his arm. Here's wishing him a speedy recovery. Dangerous things, those bicycles.
Here's a link to the radio piece (You'll probably need RealPlayer or some shit to listen. Or use winamp): http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/realmedia/2007/09/click_flowflys_21092007.ram
Peak District. We've decided that we're going to make trips there a regular (ish) thing. Anyone wanting to come along, just email me for details on the next trip. Even if you're not coming to do parkour, it's still a really nice place to take a day trip (so long as you don't mind walking..... alot).
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