Monthly Archives: March 2018

615am and I wake in a blur before my alarm. It’s Thursday morning (I think) and my 4th day back at work since being in holiday. The alarm is due to go off at 630am and I was going to … Continue reading →

Fancy an active challenge for April? I found this on action for happiness… which looks like a good challenge. http://www.actionforhappiness.org/active-april 1 thing each day to commit to in April. Who’s up for it? (I’m not as I’m training for London, … Continue reading →

On Monday I was saying that I was foam rollering … using one of these (a grid tube) – so not strictly foam rollering, but a good stretch of my legs anyway. I liked it so much (?!?! aaaahhhh!) that … Continue reading →

I had a bit of a bizarre conversation today at work … with John Beattie… It started off with him asking how I was… me saying I’d been on holiday… he asked where I’d been and asked if I was … Continue reading →

Everything seems a little easier in the warm and without work… I’ve had 4 nights of really good 10 hour sleeps – early nights, long sleeps with no alarm. If only I could do that every day / night! And … Continue reading →

You might be wondering, ‘why has Lorn gone away on holiday to train / exercise? I thought holidays were for resting and relaxation…’ well it’s a bit of both for me. It’s a reset to get a good lot of … Continue reading →

I managed to get home on, fuelled by a burger and coffee… I’m feeling ok today – a little tired and worn out, but pleased with my efforts this last weekend. I was off work today to travel home, and … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a good day. It was all about running and recovering after it, and spending time with people I’ve known for decades. A good wee day. I hadn’t done a long run for a bit, 2 weeks ago it … Continue reading →

I went and picked up my number for the Inverness half this morning, and plotted a wee 3 mile route down to the start line that I’ll run. I’ll leave about 1140 for a muster time of 1215, then a … Continue reading →

The other night I was looking over the training I’d done so far for the London Marathon… with a holiday coming up in a couple of weeks time, and a missed long run last weekend due to the snow… and … Continue reading →