Monthly Archives: April 2020

This year I had the Strathearn Marathon in June booked and I thought it might be cancelled. A few weeks ago I got notification that it was, which I’m glad about as I’d not followed through with my long run … Continue reading →

I haven’t posted for a while but I have been keeping on track with my training and trying not to eat everything in sight. Since the start of April I’ve been trying to focus on creating a calorie deficit by … Continue reading →

Sitting chilling sunbathing in the garden is nice … I fancied a wee snack and whilst ice cream is a favourite of mine i thought I’d challenge myself to eat something that’s just as tasty… but has more protein in … Continue reading →

This last week has been good in terms of exercise and eating… Here’s what I did: Wk15 – 6 April Mon: Spin & Squat Strength Tue: 6.4M including 12 Hill reps Wed: Rest / no walk Thu: 7.3M run / … Continue reading →

Today I took my hill reps to the next level… what I thought would look like a cross – I ran to near Maxwell Park about 2 miles away as a warm up, then up and down where Springkell and … Continue reading →

Over the last few months, I’ve been buying trainers… possibly too many pairs… but there’s not much else to spend my money on… so… why not, eh? The first pair i bought was a straight out replacement of my last … Continue reading →

Today I woke around 630am and was out the door for 720am to another bright sunny day. I wore my new Mizuno trainers for the first time, and ran for about a mile and a half up to Sherbrooke Avenue, … Continue reading →

I’ve been inspired by David Thompson, a Personal Trainer and Life Coach from Glasgow, to try to use the time I have on my own just now, to get motivated to see what happens when I really get stuck into … Continue reading →

I saw this recently… McDonald’s and Greggs sharing their recipes online… I sometimes eat from McDonald’s… and Greggs for that matter – there’s a Greggs not far from me and I don’t mind a wee sausage roll … not to … Continue reading →

The week before last it felt like I didn’t do much exercise, but I did 4 runs of almost 22 miles… getting me up to 96 miles for March… then I managed to squeeze in a final 4 miler tomorrow, … Continue reading →