So I was still hurting today when I went out this morning, even having one of those days where I was up early (5am) and kept putting off going out til much later. Just 16 more days to grit my teeth through! While I’m enjoying the new site and Im excited about Andy taking it [...]
Aug
31
The return of shin splints
I managed to get myself in a right old tizz this morning. Late last night, I started testing migrating the blog from being hosted by wordpress.com to wordpress.org. While most people will now be going ‘huh?’ it’s quite a big change. WordPress.com allows you to host blogs on their servers but in exchange for the [...]
Aug
21
Another weird pain
This morning I didn’t feel like running. As part of the house refurb as we await the twins, I did some re-wiring of telephone cable in the week and managed to lose internet access for about 12 hours. I got it back on yesterday but couldn’t get the Sky TV on as well – for [...]
Aug
06
Another day, another niggle
I’m battered today… up early, doing some work, off for a run and then into The Express where it was press day and I didn’t get out until past 7pm… For some reason, on the Tube into work, I started sneezing… no rhyme nor reason, but I could not stop. And I still haven’t stopped [...]
Jul
23
Getting mentally injured
‘They’ – whoever they are – say that exercise is supposed to relieve stress, but it doesn’t feel like it at the moment. I’ve my first practical exam for my PT course tomorrow and have had loads of paper work to fill in over the last few days regarding the programme I’m going to be [...]
Jul
16
Day 300 and the 1,200 mile mark in Whitby
So today was day 300, just 65 to go and by coincidence, I also chalked up mile 1,200 of running. I’m also now averaging more than 4 miles a day and think it may be feasible with one final push to actually clock up 1,500 miles in the year. To do so, I will have [...]
Jun
30
Almost hit by a car
So after running around suburban London for almost a year, today was the day when I came closest to being hit by a car. I did another five mile route today, combining a couple of existing routes along the way and, despite it only being the fifth day, my legs are feeling up to the [...]
Jun
28
Another 5miler – and it's getting hot out there
So summer is finally well upon us with temperatures reaching almost 30 degrees for the last couple of days. Its like an oven out there, just in time for me to be trying out an increase in my mileage. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m taking a PT course and one of the first things you [...]
Jun
19
The countdown begins and an industrial 8miler
A grim day outside and a grim run… 8.4miles through West Croydon, Beddington and around Purley Way – where there are more superstores than you can shake a stick at. The only green I saw was the edge of Waddon Park, which is where the Wandle Trail starts, and a little bit of Mitcham Common [...]
Jun
16
Stretching a point
I heard on a radio show the other day that one of the reasons Bruce Forsyth can still pull off his dance moves is that he stretches every morning for half an hour. I’ve also been reading for my PT course about the elements of total fitness: motor skills, muscular strength, muscular endurance, aerobic capacity and [...]
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