Monthly Archives: December 2010

Wk52 – Circuits – my last workout of 2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by lornpearson

Friday morning, the last day of the year I joined my friend Jackie for circuits at Bellahouston. It consists of running hills for about 45 minutes, then about 40 minutes of circuits indoors. I’m ok on the hills, you can … Continue reading →

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Last run of 2010 … I think.

Posted on December 29, 2010 by lornpearson

Wednesday morning and it’s about 4’C outside. The snow has finally thawed and there are now only small avoidable areas of ice left over on small sections of the pavements. So I figured I’d attempt my Maxwell Park route. I … Continue reading →

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Nike Plus…

Posted on December 28, 2010 by lornpearson

When I started running properly in June 2008 I got my Nike Plus chip which linked to my iPod Nano.  You put your chip on or in your shoe and link it to your Nano to get feedback in your … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – 262 mile challenge – complete!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by lornpearson

Tuesday morning I went to the gym at 10am when it opened. As you can see the snow has finally thawed and the weather is looking decidedly warmer (not in negative numbers) for the next week at least.     … Continue reading →

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Wk52 – Run and weights

Posted on December 27, 2010 by lornpearson

Monday morning after Christmas and I went to Bella gym to do a run and weights. I had 9.47 mikes to go for my 262 mile challenge so I figured I’d do 4.47 miles hill running on the treadmill as … Continue reading →

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Lorn’s Christmas 2010

Posted on December 26, 2010 by lornpearson

Christmas Day 2010 was good.  😀  I woke up like clock work at the usual time of 6:05…and dozed until about 6:45 when I could have got up. But I managed to lie in until about 9am when we opened … Continue reading →

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Totals for 2010…

Posted on December 24, 2010 by lornpearson

Up to this week this year (51 weeks) I’ve: Cycled: 900 miles, 64 hours, (22% of time), ave 14mph, 48,000 calories Run: 720 miles, 106 hours, (37% of time), ave 6.8 mph, 77,000 calories Swim: 60 miles, 25 hours, (9% … Continue reading →

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Wk51 – Interval Treadmill run

Posted on December 23, 2010 by lornpearson

Today we had our Christmas lunch out with work… to an Indian.   I used to eat Indian food but kind of stopped eating it a few years ago as my gf doesn’t eat them.  And now when I eat … Continue reading →

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New just giving page set up…

Posted on December 22, 2010 by lornpearson

I’ve set up my charity just giving page for the Lochaber Marathon I’m planning on running in April 2011.   I’ve decided I’m going to run it for Breast Cancer Care as one of my friends (34!) is currently fighting … Continue reading →

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2010 – Challenges and Achievements

Posted on December 22, 2010 by lornpearson

At the start of 2010 I set myself a few challenges… or goals I wanted to complete.  Some of them were exercised based and some not.  Now I get to see how I’ve done and then I’ll reset my goals … Continue reading →

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