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Monthly Archives: January 2021
January Totals
Here’s my totals for January: Cycling: 64 miles / 8 spin sessions 🚴 (36% of miles) Walking: 80 miles / 25/31 days 🚶♀️(46%) Running: 31.5 miles / 8 runs 🏃♀️ (18%) Strength: 8 hrs 45 mins / 13/31 days 🏋🏼 … Continue reading
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Wk4 into Wk5
With the cold and the ice I’ve not been running too much… sticking to the gym and walks instead. I did a good run on Thursday, and another on Sunday, and arranged to go a run with Debbie on Monday. … Continue reading
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New fancy fleecy flanci leggings
Ooft… look what arrived in the post today?! I wouldn’t usually do this, but I saw the lovely Sandra Beattie with a pair of these on… fleece lined ones no less… and I felt I had to have a pair. … Continue reading
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Mars bar treats
Mars has made a finger sized bar… 21g or 95cals The bigger snack sized one is 38g or 177cals When I have the small one… I need to eat two. So it doesn’t work. 😂 (greedy Lorn). Someone needs to … Continue reading
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Shoot for the Moon – 8 principles of success
Not so long ago I bought and started reading Richard Wiseman’s latest book – Shoot for the Moon, where he talks about the ways the Apollo missions succeeded, and how we can use the principle learned from the missions, to … Continue reading
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Wk3 into Wk4, mornings & TED talks
Last week was similar to the week before exercise wise… balanced out between strength, spin and running, with some more walks added in. 2 runs, 2 spins, 3 strength and a walk each day. My sleep was much better too… … Continue reading
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Baby you’re a firework
This week I’ve been able to watch the goings on across the pond, on BBC News 24 on in the background. The inauguration was on Wednesday, and went on into the night. It was good to see the new come … Continue reading
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Nice note book for planning
For Christmas I got a really nice wee present for this year… to write down my thoughts and plans… With an elephant head on the front, and A5, it’s a really high quality book, and just perfect for me … … Continue reading
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Wk2 into Wk3 training
Here’s the training I did last week. 2 short runs, 2 spin sessions, 2 strength sessions and a couple of walks. Two rest days – a nice wee balance. Wk2 Mon: 31 min Strength / 32 min Spin wi Bakari … Continue reading
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John Kynaston – what to say?
It’s been about two weeks since the passing of John Kynaston, the 61 year old, amazingly fit and friendly guy, who touched the lives of so many people. Even though I didn’t know John very well, I’ve wanted to say … Continue reading
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