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Tag Archives: work
Diets (that) don’t work
I came across a friend who is trying the Grapefruit diet (I’m not going to link to it, if you want to know what it’s about, google it). She’s successfully lost 6lbs in 4 days and is going to do … Continue reading
Lorn’s Intense Crazy Circuits – II
I’ve created a new Intense Crazy Circuits routine for me and Gill to do tomorrow morning…mix it up a bit. 😀 – still the same format: Warm up: 7 exercises repeated 3 times. Main set: 3 sets of 4 exercises, … Continue reading
Wk38 – Intense Interval Circuits with Gill
Wednesday morning and it was circuits with Gill. We haven’t done my Intense Interval Circuits since before I went away on holiday, so I’d kind of forgotten the format of it. We started off with 4 x 30 second sprints, … Continue reading
Another nomination opportunity for London 2012 Torchbearer
Following on from my brother nominating me to carry the Olympic Torch at the London 2012 Olympics, I’m lucky enough to get another chance to be nominated. My employer the BBC has 2 places available… I’m sure the competition will … Continue reading
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Wk15 – 10k speed session, plus 1.4M cool down
Thursday morning and I managed to get out of my bed for about 6:20am. I was out the door for 6:40am and the weather wasn’t as pleasant as the night before. A little cloudy, but not too chilly. Loving this … Continue reading
Wk12 – 4.3M of 0.5M Speed repetitions
Wednesday night and I’d felt good all day after my tough run this morning. I had planned to introduce my friend to speed workouts. Speed workouts are the types of runs in that (sometimes) in the back of my mind … Continue reading
