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Well my good intention faltered a little with regard to the Pilates class in that I had to wait for something in the oven to finish cooking, hence I failed to get there on Monday as I promised myself. However, yesterday morning I redee...
Goodness gracious me! It's been nearly 6 years since I first posted on here and 5 years since my last post .... And what a ride it's been since then! After a turbulent period lasting something like 3 years, I've been lucky enough to experience some ...
"On a more reflective note, I found it fascinating and encouraging to observe even amongst strangers, how quickly a “back to basics” environment develops trust and co-operation and brings out the best that human nature has to offer."
This final comment ...
Following my shopping trip late last week, I enjoyed the drive on Friday evening in anticipation of a ...... weekend. I wasn't sure whether it would be relaxing, exciting, tiring, entertaining, scary ........... It transpired to be all of those th...
I wouldn't normally write a post in anticipation of an event but for this I will make an exception.....
I'd like to say that the decision to indulge in this weekend's planned activity is down to my long held self development mantra that when you have co...
Just a quick post tonight as with an early start in the morning after a week off work, I am ready for my bed.
It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago and I celebrated it with my daughter and sister doing something completely different that pushed me w...
Managing to maintain my “Just do it” approach, I hot footed it back from a meeting in London on Friday to be sure of making it back in time for my training with Andy. The session was similar to Tuesday’s except rather than the slow and heavy approach...
Not too many words this time, - pictures say it better, other than to say that my alternative weight lifing left me with an immense sense of pride that today, I helped build and put something back into the land, that will still be there in a hundred y...
An early start this morning as I got into my freedomobile for the 80 mile drive to Ross on Wye for a new experience. It was perhaps a little naive of me to think that on arrival, my companion for the day would be nestling under a tree, bobbing on sun ...
Good evening
So - where do I start? I suppose I should start by saying I've made some progress.
I was particularly proud of myself that despite the voices telling me it's such a loverly day, it's a shame to waste it in the Gym, I managed to get ther...
KGL has temporarily abandoned the newly acquired Dingbat in favour of a new, faster, less strenuous and more comfortable means of making and tracking her journeys .....
Isn't she just absolutely gorgeous??? :-)
In protest, Dingbat decided he was...
Perhaps this will?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyQW7IPxkHo
I spent Saturday evening in a quiet country hotel and after the best part of a bottle of wine, and a number of “arm twisting” texts over the course of the evening, I began to reconsider my decision not to run, but surely it was just the wine and a wo...
Another action packed day yesterday, primarily designed to discourage me from thinking too much, but nevertheless, enjoyable.
Nice early alarm call from Ben the dog, who was hankering to be let out and once up, there was no way he was going to let me go...
Well I finally did it!
It is 12 week to GNR and I printed of a schedule and ticked off box one. interval speed session. It wasn't quite the session specified on the schedule but that was only because by the time I had untangled my headphones and was r...
Well, what can I say other than what a waste of a perfectly good Sunday
The weather was appalling heavy rain and anyone with an ounce of sense would have stayed in bed! But, stupid as I am, I braved the elements, curious to know how I would fare compar...
"All that's left to do it remember to take my number with me and change my watch settings from miles to kilometres and work out what equivalent number I need to aim for.....
Feel like the night before an exam.... I know I am prepared for it and I coul...
Fine start to the day when I had to answer the front door in my dressing gown to the electrician this morning having dived out of bed because (a) he was early (b) I'd forgotten he was coming No matter, it WAS only 8.45 and I didn't have to go to work ...
Yes I am - but at least I am honest about it! So I'll keep this brief.
After Sunday's 45 minutes at constant pace on the treadmill, I decided I needed to re learn what speed feels like, before I settle into too much of a comfort zone - although no real...
A reasonable amount of activity since my last post, albeit most of it crammed into the weekend
The short sharp run planned for Thursday evening didn't happen because I foolishly thought I could fit a trip to the cinema straight from work beforehand. By...
Short and sweet this evening but the question I have is .... how many times do you have to repeat something before you can call it a habit and it starts to feel easier?
Made it out for another run tonight - same route as Sunday, same running partner and...
Hello - I'm back! I think
I say, I think because I know I have said that before - more than once, most recently in March when after a couple of feeble and pathetic attempts to get back out and running, I found my energy was continuing to be take...
Just a quick dip in and out this evening to report that on Sunday, following my training, which consisted of hard weights and core stability. I went out to run 3 miles and ran 4.
"Every day in every way, I'm getting better and better" - Frank Spence...
Well I'm back again with my tail firmly between my legs having made public promises in my last post that I was going to get my act together and make the effort to run before the end of the week. Hmmmmm - didn't quite happen folks. Well there is no ...
