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Tag Archives: energy
I love bagels!
As regular readers may know, bagels are a staple of my diet. I eat one more or less every day, and have various toppings I use to make them taste really good. Bagels give me lots of energy to help … Continue reading
Top 10 Marathon Tips
With the marathon season coming up, I thought I’d put some top tips together to help you get through the 26.2 miles that is the marathon. Some of it you’ll know already, and some of it might be new to … Continue reading
New Thoughts page, and a strange abundance of Creativity!
I was noticing that my Thursday Thought posts were becoming a bit of a regular, so I thought I’d set up a page to hold them all (and any future Thoughts posts). Here it is: Thoughts 😀 Also, I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Updates, Motivation, Thoughts
Tagged abundance, Blog Updates, creative, energy, thoughts
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Thoughts for my long run
So I was thinking about my 20 mile run to Milngavie and back on Saturday. I’m considering my pace, what time I’ll leave and my energy for the run. My Pace I’m looking back to the marathon distance I did … Continue reading
Do you take Multivitamins?
Do you take Multivitamins? I do. Have done for years. Someone asked me the other day when I was running with her and I told her I take Centrum Performance Multivitamins daily. I think my Dad drummed it into me … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition
Tagged a, B, C, centrum, D, energy, exericse, ginseng, iron, multivitamins, performance, stamina, vitamins
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Watching my calorie burn vs intake…
With my increase in training I think it’s about time I looked at my calorie burn… to make sure I’m taking in enough to cover the calories I’m burining. So far in 2010/11 my average weekly calorie burn has been … Continue reading
Wk21 – 5M Pollock Park wi Gill
Thursday morning and after my 10 miles the night before… I wasn’t sure how I’d feel today, but I was ok. Up and at Bella for 630am to meet Gill. Gill had a cold last week so she wasn’t expecting … Continue reading
Specificity of Training
I read this article which has a few good pointers in it for running your first ultramarathon. Today I’m going to look at: Specificity of Training After the long run, the most important aspect in training for an ultramarathon is … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Hills, Nutrition, Training Plans
Tagged clyde, energy, glasgow, half, marathon, practice, replicating, running, specificity, stride, training
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Mashed Potato, Oat and Honey mix
Ok, so I read somewhere that runners who do Ultra marathons tend to rely on actual food to fuel their runs, instead of just gels and energy drinks (like I have done for training for and completing marathon distances). As … Continue reading
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