Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 2016 has been not such a great month for my training. A calf strain reduced my running to just 7 runs in the month, including 1 long run, and the distance I covered was just over 37 miles – … Continue reading →

A few years ago, with an aim to keep on top of everything, I created my own little metaphor for life and the busy-ness that life can throw at you sometimes… … I looked at life as if it was … Continue reading →

Week 3 I was ticking along nicely, increasing my activity, but still getting plenty rest. 3 base runs (including my long run on Sunday), 2 strength sessions and 2 rest days. Mon: Rest Tue: 5M lunchtime run Wed: KB strength … Continue reading →

Here’s my 12 mile long run route for Sunday: From Bella Park, to Festival Park along to Corkerhill Road, into and around Pollok Park, over to the edge of Queens Park, then down Nithsdale back to Bella Park. 🙂 It’ll … Continue reading →

14 weeks to go until I run the London Marathon, and this week was a bit of s non starter. But I’m ok with it. It seems my body needed a bit more rest before I get into my marathon … Continue reading →

You only live once… and it’s not often there’s this much snow in Glasgow, so I thought I’d have a laugh and make a snowman… (and some snow cats) … remind me of my childhood. 😉 Early Sunday morning, instead … Continue reading →

Last week I seemed to be a bit hungry by the end of the day, so I’m going to try to eat more at work. Here’s what I’ve prepped for today: – Breakfast was homemade porridge with berries, walnuts and … Continue reading →

I’ll let you into little secret… (and my work Twinnie might batter me for this)… On Thursday, on our run, my calf was sore (again). But I didn’t mention it… I said to myself I’ll take Fri, Sat, Sunday off … Continue reading →

Here’s the training I did last week – the first week of my marathon training. (January plan in the image below). A bit more of a focus on strength training than tuning this week. The strength on Monday left me … Continue reading →

Sometimes, the number on the scale can be misleading. It’s probably well known now that weight alone isn’t a very good measure whether you’re ‘getting fatter’. Not all additional weight is bad, and a heavier weight isn’t always a bad … Continue reading →