Tag Archives: motivation

2013: If you’re waiting for a sign: This is it.

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Today is the last day of 2012, and if you are anything like 80% of the rest of us, you’ll be saying as soon as New Year is over you’ll be starting afresh and perhaps trying to become a better … Continue reading →

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Running and Vanity…

Posted on November 22, 2012 by

I was a bit surprised in the gym the other morning when my other gym regular, a man in his 50s told me that he ‘runs in the dark evenings out of vanity’.  He’s a healthy weight, fit, opinionated, confident … Continue reading →

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Never, ever give up…!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

A lovely little video about the power of movement to heal : and a reinforcement of “whatever you can do, do it”. And as he says, “Just because I can’t do it TODAY, doesn’t mean I can’t do it SOMEDAY.”  🙂

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Don’t stop running!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Are you a ‘fair weather’ runner? Do you start running then let it fall by the way side in favour of something else? Here’s how to stick with your running routine all year long. 🙂 It happens to even the … Continue reading →

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Teaching Swimming is fun!

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Following on from my Teaching different levels of beginners how to swim, I thought I’d share some other points in relation to teaching swimming and how I provide motivation for those I teach. I’ve been teaching swimming for almost 10 … Continue reading →

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Do you train to race, or race to train?

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Quite an interesting question – Do you train to race, or race to train? I’ve come to realise, that whilst I love taking part in events, the real reason I do them is to keep myself motivated to train. Events … Continue reading →

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How to start running…

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

When you first start running it’s very easy to get things wrong and not make the kind of progress you’d like.  There’s much more to running than simply putting on your trainers, going for a run, and just seeing how … Continue reading →

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Not enough shut eye…

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

Monday morning and the night before I’d woken at 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep. I think I was thinking about work (swimming teaching) and what I’m going to do with a few kids to get them to progress. … Continue reading →

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Wk22 – 5M Pollock Park wi Gill

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

Wednesday morning and it was a bit of a struggle getting out of bed, but I’d arranged to meet Gill at Bellahouston so I had to leave for about 620.  We started from Bella at 6:30 and Gill said she … Continue reading →

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Delay tactics… when I should be swimming

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

I have no idea why this happens… but when I decide that I’m going to go swimming after work… I come up with excuses as to why I’m going to work late (to possibly delay – or avoid – swim training). It’s … Continue reading →

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