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- Longest swim yet!
- 316,000m of swimming in a year!
- Loch Ard 4,000m Swim
- April into May training
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- February ease off into March
- My go to breakfast
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- January totals and fun
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- What an ace Saturday that was!
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- Week 1 into Week 2 – back to it
- My new nutty banana breakfast
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- Technique 1 Swim Session – 6/1/21
- My Swimming Training Plans for 2022
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- Always building a better future
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- My mileage goals for 2021
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- Swim in Loch Lomond 10 October
- Lovely book – Captain Tom’s Life Lessons
- My winter training plans 2021
- My Medals as at 2021
- September – Holidays, fun, training and plans
- Lochan Spling again
- Officially a ‘bot’ for life
- Loch Morlich 3,000m Swim Event
- Brighton 10km with the bots!
- Ready for the Brighton 10k!
- Time for another wee adventure
- My 2021 Annual Training
- Knockburn Watersports Loch swimming
- Loch Lomond Go Swim 3,000m event
- Pinkston Swimming & my Training plans
- Replica necklace continuing the journey
- 2,550m swim in Loch Lomond
- Too many watches?
- Downward weight trend – in 3 weeks plus
- Swim in Loch Venachar (c2,300m)
- Training Plan for August
- I’m excited to look forward, not back
- Wk30 into Wk31
- My training in July and going forward
- Swimming instead of running!
- Dressed like an Apple Fitness icon
- Dumbrock Loch swimming
- Taking a different path
- Transferred to the Brighton 10k
- How to plan your activity and get fit and healthy
- New bright swim cap
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- Wk26 into Wk27
- Me and my cameras
- Physio 3 – to get back running
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- Birthday week, wk25 into wk26
- 2,000m Swim Sessions
- First pool swim in a long time
- Progress with my running and plans
- Wk24 and a Sunday bike ride
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- Wk21 into Wk22 & last day
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- Wk18 into May & June
- My last day at the BBC!
- 26.2M cycle to Johnstone and back
- Vaccine and wk18 into wk19
- A bit of perspective 🌎
- Weekend walk, April totals and plans
- Today was a good day
- Cycle along the N75 and around
- Magped Sport 2 bike pedals
- Magped pedals – might be the answer!
- On the countdown and some plans!
- Wk15 into Wk16 training
- Identity – what makes you you and me me
- Great alternative to a Peloton
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- Food list for 2015
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- Belfast Marathon Training
- One New Route a Week
- Ultra Challenge ?
- My Training Plan until Christmas
- Highland Fling Training
- Run in the rain with me!
- Spring 2015 Training Plan
- Great Scottish Run Half Marathon
- Why worry?
- 8 year life cycles?
- 5k PB Challenge Time
- Super Lean Regime
- Winter Ultra Run Challenge
- Strength & Barrathon Half Marathon Training
- Walk the WHW in 3 days!
- 6 Week Fat Burn Tabatas Challenge
- Super Strength Workouts wi Mr Muscle
- Carb Cycling Plan
- Walking the West Highland Way: Tue 3rd April!
- Winter Training Plan 2014
- Winter Strength Workout Challenge
- Last challenge of 2011
- My Glasgow Marathon 2013
- Building back into it Winter 2014
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Monthly Archives: November 2013
My motivation to exercise
This morning at the water cooler at work, one of my colleagues stopped and chatted and asked a question I get asked regularly… ‘So how many miles did you run this morning?’ Yes, people at work see me as a … Continue reading
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26 Fitness Experts tips
Want some tips about fitness and health? Go here: http://www.coachcalorie.com/fitness-experts-best-weight-loss-tips/ Coach Calorie has got 26 Fitness Experts to provide 3 tips each. And here are mine: 1. Be active. Exercise and do activity you enjoy. Make it a part of … Continue reading
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Strange new concoction!
This new concoction, I’m not sure what to call it, is tasty, if a little strange. I got the idea from the book Power Training, where the writer Robert dos Remedios, suggests eating lean proteins and fruit and vegetables throughout … Continue reading
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Food next week
Breakfast: eggs, berries, spinach. Coffee. Snack: mocha milkshake: coconut milk, choc protein powder, azuro coffee. Lunch: sweet chilli chicken, cucumber, tomato, spinach, almonds, balsamic vinegar. Snack: 300g cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons choc protein powder, 2 tablespoons peanut butter. Sprinkling of … Continue reading
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Wk45 and Wk46
Last week was good training wise for me. I made the pledge to myself to get up to train most mornings, allowing myself rest on Wednesday and Sunday if I felt I needed it. Here’s what I did last week: … Continue reading
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Why we let ourselves get distracted
A year or so ago I’d find myself getting distracted easily. Distracted whilst trying to get ready to go out, distracted at work, distracted when trying to listen to people talk to me or distracted when watching TV or a … Continue reading
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Health Benefits of Coffee
You might remember, a few months back I treated myself to a new Tassimo T55 coffee maker. Over the last year, I’ve probably increased the amount of coffee I drink to 1-3 cups a day. Well I thought I’d let … Continue reading
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£125 raised! Thank you for your donations!
Today I wore my PJs to work and raised £125 (so far) for BBC Children in Need. Thank you very much if you donated. 🙂 It means a lot to me and to Children in Need too. What a great … Continue reading
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Do you have a spare £1 or £5 to donate?
Tomorrow, the day of Children in Need we’ve been asked at work to wear our PJs. I was doubting if I’d do it, but since no one else seems to be doing it, I figured I might as well be … Continue reading
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