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Monthly Archives: February 2016
VLM Long run progress
8 weeks until the London Marathon and today I saw the weather seeking to turn a corner (into Spring) and my running pick up a little too. After a week where work and life got in the way of running … Continue reading
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Skye half marathon entered!
Today I entered the Skye Half marathon for the 2nd time. I did it in 2014 and I scraped together a PB (helped along by the many downhills on the course). It was a lovely scenic route and a well … Continue reading
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Wk7 into Wks 8,9&10
After a January with less running and more strength, then 2-3 weeks off with the flu, I’ve finally managed to get out running a few times between 10-14th Feb. (Orange is planned runs, green is actual runs, blue is steps … Continue reading
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35 minute DISTANCE TRIALS
Tonight I had a 4th coaching session with a client, and she did great. 😀 She really out the effort in and worked hard. This was our second ‘Distance Trial’ as I like to call them. You run intervals, over … Continue reading
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Rewarded with flowers (and chocolates!)
After my eventful afternoon First Aiding at work on Friday, I was rewarded this week with a nice thank you from the lady I helped. She came along to my desk on Tuesday and gave me a box of chocolates. … Continue reading
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Today was a sh!tty day
After Friday being such a good day, I have to be honest and say that today was a pretty sh!tty day. Even the clear blue skies and bright day couldn’t pick me up. I’ll not go into detail, but safe … Continue reading
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Today was a good day
Today was a good day – I hardly did any work … but I really feel like I made a difference – a very rewarding day. Pancakes for breakfast… then… I went to work…but I hardly did any real work … Continue reading
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London Marathon training plan
Nearly a full two (very sensible) weeks off running due to a the flu or a viral infection, or whatever it was, and today was my first run since two Thursdays ago. And even then, I’d only did 37 miles … Continue reading
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The best is yet to come
I’ll write about the NLP transformation day I went to yesterday, later, but one things it’s helped me realise is that I already practice a lot of the positive techniques and use words positively to make me feel good. Just … Continue reading
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