Monthly Archives: October 2015

So you’ve entered an event months and months ago, it’s quite a big event, more than a half marathon but less than a marathon, and now it’s the week before the race. The Southside 6 is this weekend, and what … Continue reading →

I saw this recipe for a fruity oaty breakfast bake online today and thought I’d give it a go – http://www.sohowsittaste.com/2012/06/blueberry-raspberry-baked-oatmeal.html I had all of the ingredients anyway, so tonight I made 6 portions. A layer of chopped bananas and … Continue reading →

This last week was meant to be full of running, strength and swimming, and I tried, but I added some more rest in too (and didn’t get around to doing any strength training). I have the Southside 6 next Sunday … Continue reading →

I went swimming on Monday morning for the first time in ages. 2000m or 80 lengths, as it was my first time in ages, it took a little longer than usual, but I was ok with that. Something to improve … Continue reading →

The other night I came in from my run and I noticed that my Garmin Connect app on my phone had changed colour – to a (possibly) slightly sinister darker blue. It had upgraded itself…. And my app went from … Continue reading →

I thought this was nicely put by my friend Vanessa on Facebook the other night:

Last week at lunchtime, I did a run which ended up being an hour. It felt good. I covered 7.15 miles in an hour, it was a beautiful clear day and I loved it – a great way to break … Continue reading →

I like this time of year, it’s a good temperature and running through the streets and parks, with the low sun, or early sunrises and sunsets can be almost magical. Running through and kicking leaves as you go. But the … Continue reading →

Here’s a recipe for some easy peasy porridge. Scrap the convenience high sugar packets of porridge, and make it from scratch. I got the recipe here, on the Guardian website: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2011/nov/10/how-to-cook-perfect-porridge The changes I made was to not include dates, … Continue reading →

It’s now almost 3 weeks since the marathon, and I’m starting to think that I’m pretty much fully recovered from it now. 🙂 I’ve had plenty rest and I’m feeling like I need to up my game again and place … Continue reading →