Monthly Archives: July 2013

Conversation at work goes: An other 1: ‘what are you doing tonight Lorn?’ Me: ‘Going for a run.’ An other 2: ‘What? After your long (21 mile) run at the weekend you’re running tonight? Are you crazy?’ Me: ‘It’ll maybe … Continue reading →

Two questions / themes for you: Q1. Is bread a staple in your diet: Toast or a roll for breakfast, sandwiches or rolls for lunch? (daily?) Are you wondering how to cut bread out and what you can replace it … Continue reading →

I’ve learned a lot over the 4 or 5 years I’ve been running regularly. Some of it was through my own experience, a lot was from running with others and some was from books. I’ve written about my books on … Continue reading →

When another pair of my Speedo speedsocket goggles started to cloud up and leak again, I figured it would be a good idea to buy a new set of goggles. I got these Tyr Special polarised goggles instead of my … Continue reading →

Today I earned over 10,000 Nike fuel points (with my 21 mile run plus all of the other things I did today). My daily goal is always 4,000, and usually one day out of seven I don’t reach it, but … Continue reading →

‘The joy is in the journey, not the destination. We have a better chance of seeing where we are when we stop trying to get somewhere else.’ John Bingham

I’d planned to run 18 miles today after doing and unplanned 15.35 miles / 2 hrs last week, and the unplanned theme continued this week when 18 turned into 21 miles / 3 hrs. 🙂 I forced some scrambled eggs … Continue reading →