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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Wk8 into Wk9
Last week life and work took over a bit… so much so I only did one half hours Strength session and two runs. On Monday morning I was in the middle of my workout early, and got a text saying … Continue reading
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Unknown sender
On Tuesday this week after long couple of days at work I cane home to find that a box had been delivered to my neighbour. It was in a box from amazon. I didn’t remember ordering anything from amazon … … Continue reading
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How resilient are you?
On a scale of one to ten, how resilient would you say you are? At work earlier in the week on a course I learned about resilience and what makes people resilient. I like to think I’m pretty resilient, having … Continue reading
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Nice thing at work
I got a nice mention in my work today. Some people nominated me as a ‘local hero’ and I wrote some answers to come questions about my involvement in getting BBC Scotland ready for the new channel that launches on … Continue reading
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£1.50 a month…
£1.50 a month. It doesn’t sound a lot does it? I don’t have kids myself, but I put £1.50 a month into the accounts of some kids who are special to me. I started it when my oldest niece was … Continue reading
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Wk7 into Wk8 / pain in the neck
Last week I had a good level of activity and some good sleeps too. I still woke up early a couple of mornings but managed to get back this sleep and I had some good sleeps this weekend. Last week … Continue reading
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Fortunate at the BBC
This week I feel very fortunate to work at such a great organisation – the BBC. I know some people have their own strong views about the BBC, but I’m happy and proud to say that I f*%&ing love the … Continue reading
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It’s never too late…
Today I met a lovely lady called and had an initial coaching session with her. The lady is 70 at the end of June, and ask for some advice to see if I could help. She’s run in the past, … Continue reading
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Dealing with injury in marathon training
One of my coaching clients has a knee injury… about 10 weeks before the London marathon. She’s thinking about it and taking the action that’s best, and tonight she did a good challenging interval session on my spin bike. She … Continue reading
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Wk6 into Wk7
Last week I didn’t manage to fit in any strength training through the week. A rather hectic couple of days at work on the Monday Tuesday, and then I didn’t pack my kettlebell or weights when going up to Aberdeen. … Continue reading
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