keeping at it

27 Nov 2018, 9:49 a.m.

Weight in today at Slimming World and now down to 15st 1lbs. Happy that I continue to head in the right direction. Total weight loss since the beginning of August is now 2st 9lbs. Continuing to log my runs in realbuzz. Doing a mixture of treadmill and...

I’m back

18 Nov 2018, 4:17 p.m.

Well its been a while. So here’s an update of what has been happening. I was running less and put on a load of weight. At the beginning of August I weighed 17st 10lbs and knew u had to change. I joined Pure Gym and booked onto there Pure Lifestyle cours...

Wind and rain

11 Sep 2017, 6:49 p.m.

Decided to get out for a run tonight. Weather wasn't the best but needed to get some miles in decided to run along the trails by the gym which is a mixture of mud and tarmac. Managed 5.15 miles in 45:52. Happy with this and my longest run for a while.  ...

Back Again

8 Sep 2017, 6:18 p.m.

Well it's been a while since my last post but I'm back. After a few years of not really doing anything and getting fatter I have decided to take up a challenge and write a blog So today I entered the Chester Deva Middle Distance Triathlon. (1.9km Swim ...

Ups and downs

26 Aug 2014, 7:44 p.m.

So the week started with the dreaded weigh in. Got on the scales and 99.3kg. We'll it could have been worse. We headed off to the gym and the wife took our little girl swimming whilst I sat with our baby boy who hasn't had his first lot of injections ye...

I'm back

16 Aug 2014, 7:31 p.m.

I can't believe it's been two years since my last post. Since then my running has had its ups and downs.  in 2013 I ran the London Marathon for the second time. This time I ran dressed as a fairy. It was a better experience than the first time as I made...

It's been a while

15 Aug 2012, 4:58 p.m.

Well I have decided to start blogging again. It’s been a while since my last post but if I’m honest there has not been a lot to blog about. Since I ran the London Marathon in 2011 and I lost all my motivation for running and only did sessions of 30 minu...

To be a better blogger

21 Jun 2011, 9:51 a.m.

Firstly I would just like to apologise for the lack of comments on your posts. I get the e-mail reminders but since realbuzz changed I cannot comment via my I-phone. Running has not been good and I have put on weight. So on the 20th June I gave myself a...

Great Manchester Run

29 May 2011, 8:24 p.m.

Well its been a while since my last post. I have bee trying to keep up with everyone’s posts via my I-phone but I just haven’t had time to get on to the computer. Well on the 15th May was the Great Manchester Run. We headed into Manchester early and par...

Operation Run Fat Boy

9 May 2011, 8:38 p.m.

Firstly I would just like to Thank You for all your comments on my last post. Well the running has not been going great since London. I managed to get out for a few runs just after the marathon on the 23rd and 25th April. Just 4 miles each time but it f...

Virgin London Marathon 2011

20 Apr 2011, 9:16 p.m.

Saturday we headed down to London by train. We were on the 7:36 train to Euston and there were already football fans heading down for the semi-final. We arrived in London just before 10am and had a coffee and relaxed before heading to our hotel that was...

Expo

14 Apr 2011, 8:25 p.m.

Wednesday I headed down to London with my Dad for the Expo. This is the first time that I have been to London. We took the train from Rucorn and were in London Euston after 1hr 52mins. We had something to eat before heading off to the Expo. I can't beli...

Its Nearly Time

11 Apr 2011, 8 p.m.

Training has been going well over the past few weeks and I have managed to get a few runs in over the weekend. Tapering is going well and I am starting to eat my carbs (but not to much). So we are less than a week away from the Virgin London Marathon. I...

The Biggest Day of My Life

29 Mar 2011, 9:17 p.m.

Since my last post I managed to get out on the Wednesday to get a 7.02 miles in 57:03. The run felt really good and I was really pleased with how went. I then got out again on the Thursday and managed 7.19 miles in 57:19. Another good run and my mojo is...

Tiredness, Nights and Weddings

22 Mar 2011, 9:30 p.m.

Well my running hasn’t been going to well since my last post. But at least my night shifts have now come to a end. I said in my last post that I would do a long run on the 13th March after I got up. Well I finished my night shift in the morning and then...

So tired

9 Mar 2011, 9:41 p.m.

Since my last post I started my night shifts and had 4 really busy nights. I finished my nights on Sunday morning and felt really tired. The plan was to go out for a long one on Sunday afternoon after I got up, but I was so tired and just couldn’t drag ...

I can't believe its March alr...

1 Mar 2011, 9:23 p.m.

Well I can’t believe that it is March already. Well February wasn’t a great month for my running and after my LSR on the 9th Feb I never managed anything over 10 miles. The runs went as follows:- Mon 14th 5.48 miles in 42:00 Fri 18th 6.6 miles in 55:24 ...

Running Stag

9 Feb 2011, 8:46 p.m.

Well since my last post I managed to get out on the Saturday morning and get a few miles in. The run felt really hard as I felt tired, probably as I was out the door at 7am, but I was so glad to get out as I was sure that Sunday was going to be a day of...

Better late than nether

4 Feb 2011, 8:34 p.m.

Well after my last post I mentioned that I wouldn’t get a run in until the Sunday after my night shifts. The plan was to get up on Sunday at 1330hrs and head out for my long run.. But I had a really busy night in work so was really tired. I could have s...

Weekends are about family and...

25 Jan 2011, 8 p.m.

Well this weekend I have been off work so its been great to spend some time with the family. After Fridays 5 miler I was debating to do a similar run or drag the treadmill out and do an interval session. I decided to do the interval session, this consis...

Great Runs and Night Shifts

21 Jan 2011, 7:37 p.m.

Can’t believe that it been 10 days since my last post. Well after my LSR and the recovery run on the Monday I was on nights. After finishing on Saturday morning I got up just after 12 and after something to eat and a drink I managed to get myself out fo...

First LSR of 2011

11 Jan 2011, 1:50 p.m.

Since my last post I have managed to get out for a few runs. On Thursday I spoke to my brother who has just started training for the GMR (which will be his first ever run), about going out for a run. He was up for this but said he was only planning 2 mi...

The Hard work starts now

4 Jan 2011, 8 p.m.

So its now 2011 and this year is going to be a great year. This year I get to run the Virgin London Marathon. Something I have always wanted to do and on the 17th April I will get that chance and hopefully raise loads of money for Help for Heroes. It is...

Happy New Year

30 Dec 2010, 8:20 p.m.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. We had a great Christmas and it was lovely seeing Grace opening her presents and to have the whole of Christmas off work was really nice. With all the snow and ice I hadn’t ran for 12 days, so on Boxing Day when we w...