Monthly Archives: April 2015

Ok. So I know I don’t need this, and I know I probably shouldn’t have. But this week I bought my own GPS smart watch. Eeeeek!    The Garmin Vivoactive GPS smart watch, in white. http://www.startfitness.co.uk/garmin-vivoactive-gps-smart-watch-010-01297-01.html I ordered it from … Continue reading →

Last week I ran almost 37 miles, across 6 runs with 3 people. Each run was run with someone, and I did a couple of strength sessions and had 2 rest days too. Here’s what I did: Mon: Rest Tue: … Continue reading →

Yesterday I posted about food or movement – what works to help you lose weight? Well, I think it depends, and you’ve got to find what works for you. For some who can’t or don’t want to exercise, and they … Continue reading →

If you’ve been following my http://www.facebook.com/lornpearsontrains page, you’ll know that, last Monday, my big brother Neil ran the Boston Marathon in a very impressive 2:30:03. Good for an old guy eh? 😉 (Neil is the one on the left below). … Continue reading →

Society and the media now a days seems to always have conflicting messages. Sometimes it can be hard what to believe is right or best. From drinking fresh orange juice as its healthy, to it not being healthy, to you … Continue reading →

This should help me refuel and recover after a nice 2 hour run this morning: Today’s post run smoothie has: 1 banana 1 handful frozen raspberries 1 tablespoon of crunchy peanut butter 3 tablespoons of oats Milk 2 eggs Yum. … Continue reading →

Here’s my planned route for Saturday: 10M route Southside Here’s the weather – rainy, but 6’C so it might be quite nice to run in (or maybe it’ll be just cloudy).

My phone told me that I climbed 31 flights of stairs today. That’s around 310 feet or around 100m up. 😀 Stairs stairs stairs. I take the stairs. It’s a habit. I was showing some people around work, 4th floor, … Continue reading →

So, you’ve been off running for a bit. But you’ve got a 10k event coming up in just under 4 weeks time. You know there’s no way you’ll be able to run for a ‘time’ or a ‘good time’ … … Continue reading →

It’s 3 weeks til I go and I feel like I need a bit of a plan to keep me on track with my training and food. My BP is more or less back to normal for me when I’m … Continue reading →