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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Book: The Luck Factor
I’ve written about luck before, and how I feel pretty lucky most of the time. That things tend to go my way or go right most of the time. Now I thought it’d be a good time to read this … Continue reading
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January progress & training
My two strength sessions & bike tabata a week, plus my runs each week seem to be doing the trick. 👍🏻 I was aiming to do 3 Strength & bike workouts a week, but with work full time, I’m finding … Continue reading
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Wk4 into Wk5
Last week I was sore with DOMS for a couple of days after 10 miles on Saturday and my first full body weighted strength session on Sunday. I was busy at work too, so opted to listen to my body … Continue reading
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Bodyweight tabatas (for hotel room)
Next week I’m going to be travelling with work for a couple of days. I’ll take my trainers and hopefully one morning I’ll run around the city centre where I’ll be staying. I’ll be away for two nights and two … Continue reading
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Changing the stories we tell ourselves
I’ve written before about how we speak to ourselves internally, can have a great impact on ourselves… and how changing the words we use in life can make a big difference. Instead of saying – ‘this thing I’m going to … Continue reading
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Wk3 into Wk4
Last week I did a good amount of running, nearly 22 miles across 4 runs, three of them coaching runs. I started the week off well again, getting an early morning Strength workout done on Monday morning (with Fit Girl). … Continue reading
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10 miles coaching
Today’s long run was 10 miles coaching with Tania who is training for the London marathon in April. I met Tania in November for an initial session where we did just over 8 miles and I got to know her. … Continue reading
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(Another) addition to the Garagym
I must stop saying that I’ve finished buying things for the Garagym… at the end of last year I got a box, some 10kg dumbbells and a foldable weights bench… the year before that I got us a spin bike … Continue reading
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Wk2 into Wk3 & progress
This last week had been a long week at work, with four out of six nights with me having broken sleep. I managed to nail it on Thursday night and Saturday night, and hopefully Sunday night will be ok, after … Continue reading
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Allergic to work?
I think I might be allergic to work… As you probably read, I had two lovely restful weeks off work over the festivities, where my brain got to rest from working full time. I was WELL pleased with getting 10 … Continue reading
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