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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Brighton Marathon 2021
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
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Training & Operation 28 Days progress
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
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Simple swap – vanilla & berry yoghurt
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
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Wk15 into Wk16 & progress
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
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Springkell & Sherbrooke Hills long run
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
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Trainers galore
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
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Sherbrooke Hills
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
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Operations 28 Days
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
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Who needs McDonald’s?
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
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Wk13 & Wk14 into Wk15 – fancy being active every day?
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
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