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Phil Knowler

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19 stone and Degenerative Back Disease - can I...

This is going to be my third blog. I consider myself, now, an experienced runnner albeit very slow. And fat. I want to run and despite believing the experts who told me I can't run anymore I have not been running for months but I AM going to run. It might not be for far, it might take a while, but I will get there. Also I really need to lose my sticky out belly so once again I am hitting the Realbuzz trail to help me along (I managed it before with help and motivation from my bloggy friends). I got from 20 stone down to 17 ish and ran a marathon before I had the back problem, probably can't do another marathon but....

Oh, and I am Type II diabetic, and not far from being Type 1 if I don't turns things around very quickly. Diet and exercise eh?

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8 Jan

Gonna make this short and sweet. Illness on Saturday meant I could not leave the house. Illness on Sunday meant I shouldn't have left the house but I did. Around 11:45 pm I went for a run round the block and luckily there were no ill effects. Illness to...

5 Jan

Yes, I am a little stiff and sore after last nights football but not as bad as I thought it would be. I have decided not to run today but instead do another cross training session. Back in the summer I bought a home gym, it sits in the garden under the ...

4 Jan

Well the run didn't happen today but, but, but, I did something else instead. My two sons play five a side on Thursday nights and as I take the 15 yr old I always stay to watch (there is something special about watching two of your kids take part in som...

Jan 3rd

(although it is actually the 4th now) Put it off all day, had my running kit on and even put my trainers on when I went to the shop with Mrs K but the motivation wasn't there. I made the decision to take notice of the running plans and take it easy, ha...

Jan 2nd

Hello again, it's only me and with another new blog. OK, OK, so most people started back yesterday. I was at a football match which meant a long drive there and along drive home after a 1-2 defeat.   So I had no intention of starting back yesterday but...

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