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Monthly Archives: November 2014
Different tact
So this all started on Tuesday morning, a little tickle of a sore throat / up at the top of the back of my nose. My boss had a bad cold for a week, and I tried to stay away … Continue reading
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Setting me up for the day
Today I ran a nice wee 10k before breakfast… The for breakfast, I stuffed myself full… Rasperberries, chocolate protein, coffee, milk, cherry juice…all whizzed up. Then the food, berries and flaked almonds and oatcakes and bananas…. Topped with scrambled eggs … Continue reading
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Wk46 into Wk47
A good but quite long week this week, Friday was spent feeling pretty tired after a long but good day in Salford with work on Thursday. 3 good runs this week, including what was going to be 10 miles, then … Continue reading
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11 mile route
Here’s an 11 mile route I push in doing on Saturday morning. I’ll do the first 4-5 miles wi Fit Girl, then I’ll go on and do the rest myself. Her ongoing knee injury prevents her running more than 4-5 … Continue reading
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Choice or fate?
I’ve written about choices before, https://lornpearsontrains.co.uk/?s=Choice&submit=Search and how the choices you make can affect who you are, what you do and how you look. We were talking about fate last night at the dinner table, and everyone within earshot said … Continue reading
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Elite athlete??
It’s funny how people perceive and describe you sometimes. Sometimes people can overwhelm you with how they describe you, using words you’d never think to use to describe yourself. Or words you’d think weren’t really quite right to describe you. … Continue reading
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My 3,000th post
This is my 3,000th post on my blog! Big thanks to everyone who has viewed them. 🙂 To celebrate I thought I’d give a summary of the top visited posts of all time, so here they are: Title Views Home … Continue reading
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Garmin coach – 5.0
It’s not often I do this, but the distance I ran yesterday, coupled with the effort (avg HR 85%, max 93%) led to a Garmin training effect of 5.0. I like it when I get a five. It means I … Continue reading
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Wk45 into Wk46 & 47
So after my last post, here’s the plan until the end of November. As long as I feel ok, that’s the plan (if I’m sore or in need of more rest I’ll take it). Here’s what I’ve done up to … Continue reading
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Something magic is missing…
I feel a little off, a little like I’m not quite myself. Like I’ve lost my mojo, and I’m finding it hard to get back on track. I’m trying, but it’s weird, I don’t feel quite right. And I’m not … Continue reading
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