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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Other types of goals in races
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
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Breakfast fruity oat bake
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
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Wk42 into Wk43
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
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Swimming & seeing clearly now
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
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Sleep tracking on the new Garmin app
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
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Real runners
I thought this was nicely put by my friend Vanessa on Facebook the other night:
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1 hour distance trial
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
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Fall leaves – leaves fall
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
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Easy peasy porridge
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
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October – December Training
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
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