Monthly Archives: April 2012

Bike & Circuits workouts

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

Here’s a good bike workout. I did it tonight before circuits. Indoor bike: level 9, 30 mins, 12km Warm up: 3 mins @ 80rpm 4 x (3 mins @ 80rpm 2 mins @ 90rpm 1 min @ 100+rpm) Cool down: … Continue reading →

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Highland Fling 2012

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

Someone searched today on ‘Lorn Pearson Highland Fling’ and got to my blog… well… it took place yesterday (Saturday 28th April) but I didn’t do it. I decided that the D33 was the Ultramarathon for me to have done and … Continue reading →

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Wk17 Summary

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

This week has been a bit of an easy week, taking a bit of time out before I start my half marathon training… and trying to get over my Achilles issue… 🙂 There’s still a little niggle, there but nothing … Continue reading →

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New ViPR Workout

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Inspired by the new Function Zone at Bellahouston and the new abundance of equipment in there… I figured it would be a good idea to get to know some of the equipment and get some good workouts from them. 🙂 … Continue reading →

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Almost £1m raised …

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Claire Squires, the woman who died a mile from the end of the London Marathon has raised almost £1m (including Gift Aid). I already wrote a bit about her here, but I found this BBC News article a nice read … Continue reading →

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I choose…

Posted on April 27, 2012 by
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Let’s go fly a kite!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

When I was a child, I lived in a small town called Wick in the north of Scotland. Wick is built around a sea bay and harbour and has a population of around 8,000 people. It’s a nice wee place… … Continue reading →

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How Super Human are You?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

The Super Human Test has been created so that you can see how Super Human you are in the all of the areas of your life. To see how Super Human you are, take The Super Human Test. Here’s what the … Continue reading →

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Summer 2012 Barrathon Training Plan

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

On the 30th June 2012 I’m going to do the Barrathon, a half marathon around the island of Barra. I thought I’d better get a bit of a training plan together, but it’s a little bit different than I’m used to. … Continue reading →

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Marathon death inspires mass donations

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

This is a bit of sad story… Marathon death donations rocket… the story of 30 year old Claire Squires who died after completing 25 miles of the marathon. She was running the marathon for fun and to raise money for … Continue reading →

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