Monthly Archives: January 2020

Wk4 into Wk5

This week has been another old busy week training wise, and I had some time out away too visiting my Dad and step mum in Stonehaven.  I had two rest days, mainly because by the end of the week, my … Continue reading

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Wk3 into Wk4

This last week has been a good week all round, with good training, good food intake and good news on the job front. I don’t think I’ve stopped smiling.  I start my new job on the 27th January, and before … Continue reading

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Nigel Barge 10k

Today I ran the Nigel Barge 10k for the first time and it was good. It takes place in the Garscube estate, which isn’t far from me, and it has plenty parking and was well organised. Run by the Maryhill … Continue reading

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Blue Monday and making changes

The third Monday in January is ‘blue Monday’ … Blue Monday is a name given to a day in January (typically the third Monday of the month) claimed to be the most depressing day of the year. The concept was … Continue reading

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Fresh start for me in 2020

Finally I get to say what I’ve been hoping would happen for a while now… I’ve got a new job at the BBC! After my great time in News helping get new people in and helping all the lovely people … Continue reading

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Wk2 training into the next block

Men… maybe don’t look / read on now… (the following might not be of interest / relatable…) I’ve been doing a bit of research into how as a female you can train inline with your hormones and cycle to get … Continue reading

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Myprotein layered bar

In the quest of simply getting more protein into my intake… I regularly eat SIS protein bars which have 20g of protein in them, not much sugar and are reasonably priced if you get them on offer (which SIS tend … Continue reading

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Pint number 33 given

I’d been meaning to give blood over the festive period but didn’t manage to… so it was good that the blood service text me the online login to sign up for an appointment and I made an appointment for today … Continue reading

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First interval session of 2020

Sorry about the last post.. looks like some of it got lost… but here I am again. Hopefully this one will work better. This morning I was up and out for 6:45am for my first effort / interval session of … Continue reading

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Wk1 into Wk2 & Chilli

Last week was a continuation of the week before training wise, but I got a bit of a bolster from the New Year starting and hopefully some fresh plans ahead for 2020. Last week I ran 4 times / 23 … Continue reading

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