Monthly Archives: February 2014

I got a lovely email from my Dad the other day – I’d been in touch with him about something over email and he replied… ‘I want you to download “For Baby” (bobbie) from Peter, Paul and Mary’s album “The very … Continue reading →

Yesterday I had a chat with someone at work and they said ‘that really helped and made a big difference, thank you’. Tonight I had a run and chat with someone, and made them feel a lot better about themselves. … Continue reading →

Interesting programme on iPlayer about placebos and how they work. Maybe why those caffeine gels give me such a kick. 😉

I have 15 miles planned as my long run on Monday. Here’s the route I’m going to do: I’m having a good rest day today, then run and work tomorrow (or work and run).

So, week 7 of 2014 was a little bit strange. I did my long run for the week last Sunday, in nice weather as opposed to waiting for Thursday and bad weather. Then on Monday morning I went for my … Continue reading →

A friend who is trying to lose weight and has a daily chocolate habit, said to me recently: ‘I have to give up chocolate.’ No you don’t. You don’t have to give up anything. Why would you want to ‘give … Continue reading →

Here’s what I did last week and the plan for this week: Last week was 4 runs, 35 miles, including two long runs. I’ll have a lower mileage week this coming week (18M), and just 3 runs, mixed with 3 … Continue reading →

I looked at the weather yesterday, and Sunday was due to be the only nice day for the foreseeable future.., so I brought my long run forward from Thursday, to today. 13.1 miles in the weather above, sure would be … Continue reading →