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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Swim or Run? You decide, please. :-)
I can’t decide what exercise I’m going to do ton Fraday morning, so I’d like your help please? 🙂 This week I’ve had (as planned) a rather easy week… with a good 2,000m swim on Monday morning, an 8 mile run … Continue reading
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Q: Is it too late to change my training plan for the GSR?
A friend of mine asked for some advice around training for a half marathon and I thought I’d post it here for anyone else thinking of doing a half marathon: Q: Hi Lorn, May I ask for some advice? I’m … Continue reading
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You last a lifetime: Choose to eat well!
The old saying ‘You are what you eat’ is right. Eating is such a basic in life, we do it every day, and sometimes we don’t even think about it. We just eat. Knowing the right what and how much … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Weight
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Are you based in Glasgow and want to learn to run?
Why not sign up to Kaizen Active’s Zero to 5k Running course? 6 weeks to get you up and running 5k. 🙂
A few more handstands from Saturday…
Ha ha…. I found some more handstand videos from Saturday… 😉
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How Many Calories Should I Eat?
I’m not very good at counting calories and never have been. I just eat what I eat, when I want, and hope to fuel my exercise and life. I tend to rely on the exercise I do to burn off … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Motivation
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Wk22 – 2,000m early morning swim & my Training Plan
Last night when I was swimming teaching I went in the pool, partly to cool off, partly to help teach the kids and adults I was teaching. I’m teaching an adult to do front crawl just now, so at the … Continue reading
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Handstands?
Apparently, so my Dad says, the reason I can’t do handstands is because my left arm is shorter than my right!! What do you think? 😉 Ps: for the record, my arms are the same size, I was just being … Continue reading
Run for your life
A bit of Danish research for a Monday morning… 🙂
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