Monthly Archives: June 2014

This week was a strange one, it ended up being a long three days at work, with an annual leave day on Monday and a day off on Friday to go to Norma’s funeral. I’m so glad I went. It … Continue reading →

A few lovely poems from today I thought I’d share with you. The way Norma lived her life and the kind of person Norma was, is exactly the kind of person I’d like to be and am going to be. … Continue reading →

Today is the day I say goodbye to a very special lady, Norma. She was my Dad’s nurse when he had a GP practice up in Wick, and she was a lovely lady. I got to know her when I … Continue reading →

A little bit of focus on eating well and exercising regularly (in the last 10 days or so) and my weight and body fat are back down to numbers I like. 🙂 Just shows what can before when you fuel … Continue reading →

I feel pretty lucky and happy today. Even with an almost 11 hour shift at work, then another hour meeting a new person I’m going to coach and help. Lucky lucky happy happy. 🙂 settled and balanced. I went for … Continue reading →

I did a nice run today, nothing planned just 8 or so miles. I planned to do an 8 miler I usually do up to Clarkston and down Cathcart, but half way in I thought I’d do a new route … Continue reading →

Last week was a good recovery after the Skye Half marathon. My feet were a little sore until Wednesday, so I took an extra few days of rest. Before I knew it I hadn’t run since Saturday. We travelled / … Continue reading →

We got to Arran just after lunch time and got to our nice little guest house at about 2pm. We had some good lentil soup on the ferry to keep us going. Here’s me with Arran in the background. The … Continue reading →

I’ve learned that there’s something important you need to have a healthy lifestyle: that important thing is balance. BALANCE Balance between what you do, what you eat and drink, balance between how you train and how you recover. They say … Continue reading →

I’m lucky enough to have a long weekend off work for my birthday (on Saturday). And we decided last minute that we’d take a trip to Arran. We’re going to stay two nights in Brodick, maybe run, maybe cycle, maybe … Continue reading →