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Monthly Archives: December 2018
2018 monthly data & 2019 goals
Yesterday I pulled some data from my Garmin connect. I’ve had a Garmin for just over 9 years after receiving my first for Christmas 2009. I’ve had 7 Garmins since I got my first: 410, 610, 620, vivosmart, 920xt, 735xt, … Continue reading
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1,000 miles in 2018
This morning I was out the door for 9am, led by Fit Girl, to complete out last running miles of this year. I was aiming to complete my 1,000th mile of the year. We decided to get it over and … Continue reading
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Elephant savings 2018
It’s time to crack open my elephant savings for this year. I started putting £1 coins in it after my brother gifted it to me in 2015, and in 2016 I saved about £120. I save £1 coins in it … Continue reading
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Elephant number 15
The post lady surprised me this morning with a nice wee present from my good friend Emma this morning. I recognised the writing on the envelope straight away. I opened it up and it was a little tiny black elephant … Continue reading
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My 2018 in months and pictures
Here’s a summary of my 2018… a new job, a few events and a big holiday to New York City. It was a year of quite a bit of travel for me, and I visited quite a lot of people … Continue reading
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What would you like to see on my blog?
I’ve been writing my blog for about 10 years. It started as a journal of my exercise and weight loss, then turned into a place to receive my training plans and some motivational thoughts about how to be active and … Continue reading
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30.9 miles to go
I woke up at 5:34 this morning… tossing and turning – this has been happening a lot these last few weeks. 1am, 2am, 5am, 6am. I need a holiday. Anyway, I tried not to toss and turn this morning, but … Continue reading
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1,000 mile progress for 2018
I had a good wee day today – it started off with a lemsip, then a 5 mile run with my work Twinnie in chilly and almost sloppy slidy conditions. Up Byres road and back down to the Clyde. It … Continue reading
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Wk50 into Wk51
Did I tell you last week that on Saturday I felt the sniffles come on… nothing bad, just what felt like the start of a cold. I was careful and tried to prevent it getting worse, took some lemsip or … Continue reading
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Wk49 into Wk50
Last week work took over a bit… Monday was a normal day, then Tuesday I was up early to travel to Salford for a course, and got back after 10pm. Wednesday I was up early and went into work fir … Continue reading
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