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Monthly Archives: September 2020
Cycling, walking, sickness and a forgotten fiver!
Well that was an uneventful Saturday. We had a nice morning, out for breakfast at a newish place not so far away from us – New Yolk up in Finneston. I had a couple of coffees at home to wake … Continue reading
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Best to be bright!
I’ve always had this thing… not sure where it came from… but I never ever wear all black. It’s possibly from all of my bright running clothes… but say in work or life, I’ll never wear all black… all dark … Continue reading
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Graham’s Skyr yoghurt pouches
This week I got these as snacks / for after lunch treat type things. They come in different flavours… and pack about 15g of protein and about 10g of sugar. The taste sort of reminds me of when I was … Continue reading
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Dealing with the ups and downs of life
I’ve been speaking to people recently, and the overwhelming feeling I get from many is that the way things are just now, with covid restrictions and worries all over, is that many people are worried, concerned and not feeling great … Continue reading
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New bike helmet
I figured now that I was back on my bike it could be a good time for a new treat… so I got myself a new (and more modern) helmet from Planet X (thanks for the tip Robert). This one: … Continue reading
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September Training & progress
So… here goes…. an update on my training and recovery since I decided I needed to take some time out from running. I decided to take at least September off running to see if I could fix what was probably … Continue reading
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Walk walk walk – it’s good for you!
Who says walking isn’t as good as running? (Well, maybe it isn’t, but it certainly is very good in its own way!) Walking is certainly good for you, that’s for sure. Today I pinged awake at 5am and tried to … Continue reading
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Bike kitted out!
I’m sure I’ve written about this before, but when I was growing up, my Dad used to love to have all the new gadgets… he had a video recorder camera and recorder in the late 70s into the 80s; and … Continue reading
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First big cycle for a while
I had a much better sleep last night 💤 👍🏻 and woke around 6am ready to do some form of exercise. I thought I’d try and get out on my bike for a proper cycle at some point when the … Continue reading
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Cycle, walk, cycle, chat, drop an elephant
Today the weather was great where we are and I took the opportunity to use my bike (for once, instead of my car) to cycle just over 2 miles mostly by cycle lanes and quiet roads up to Pollok Park … Continue reading
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