Monthly Archives: June 2018

Insomnia… I can’t get no sleep… (well, I can, but I wake up and then can’t sleep!) I used to get quite upset or annoyed when I couldn’t sleep… now I just try and do my best to use everything … Continue reading →

Half way through the year, and June will be my lowest mileage month. Up to today, I’ll have run just over 45 miles, and I’ll run in Thursday and Saturday to bring it up to around 60 miles. That’ll be … Continue reading →

I’m writing this down so I remember for next time… the common cold doesn’t get to me often, but when it does, I’m floored in a streaming mess usually for 5 or 6 days. Great fun. But must be done. … Continue reading →

Last week was a busy one at work… I had a rest day on Monday and Tuesday as I felt a little tired / blurry vision after the 10k. The kind of tiredness I’d get after racing a half marathon … Continue reading →

I’ve been a little quiet this week… after the 10k I felt a little tired (blurry vision gives it away for me), so on Monday I rested, and then on Tuesday too. Work was busy, but good busy. I’d not … Continue reading →

Last week I had a good balance of exercise and rest… 3 runs including a long easy run and a 10k race… 2 Strength sessions and 2 rest days. Work was really busy and I was doing long days, so … Continue reading →

These last few weeks after we had a wee break in mid May… I’ve been finding it really easy to get up in the morning to exercise. (Touch wood!) It could be my body clock, it could be Spring / … Continue reading →

I must be getting old… after adding plant after plant and seeds after seeds for the last few weeks… And seeing plants and bushes we planted last year and the year before, grow and bloom… it’s quite satisfying now, sitting … Continue reading →

So… here’s a tip… if you’re training for an event… for six or seven weeks… and you’re really keen to do it… it’s best to enter it, and complete your entry… so that you get your number in the post. … Continue reading →

It feels like it’s been warm since about April or May. Ever since the roasting day that was the London Marathon, the weather seems to have been lovely and sunny most days. I’m definitely not complaining, but got weather can … Continue reading →