2013 to 2014
I’ve been reading a lot of blogs I follow recently and a lot have posted reviews of their year and goals for the next. It’s great to look back on the year that has been and to realign what you want...
View ArticleHill running again!! :)
Hill running is awesome. Let’s face it, we go up for the adventure and the views. Sadly my knee issues have prevented me from this endeavour for a while so running up Arthurs Seat in Edinburgh...
View ArticleA weekend of pushing barriers
After returning from holiday I’d steadily got back into the swing of regular exercise. Starting slowly I eased myself into a run a swim and a commute by bike to work. Friday came and I had a real...
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Almost there… but am I recovered?
When do you become recovered? Are you always carrying injury? I’ve had a great few weeks of training, firstly I managed to run 10kms, secondly my swimming is improving again and becoming fast and...
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Not yet recovered – will I ever be?
I’m sat here on a plane flying up from London after a business meeting feeling very melancholy as I usually do on planes. Something about actually having time to think and stop without the distraction...
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Confidence broken
And just as the world was looking up and I wrote a blog about confidence I only go and get injurated*. *new word I slipped on a paving stone and fell to my knee. This didn’t seem bad at the time. Just...
View ArticleThe darker side of being a runner
If you’re a runner or someone who competes for fun or even for glory you will have at some point witnessed the highs of your chosen sport. In running this is often called the runner’s high. That...
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8 days remain
8 days remain. The same number of days I will be running for. Excited but scared. I’ve been fighting a cold. This always happens when I wind down. Whether tapering or working, as soon as I take the...
View ArticlePlantar Fasciitis- healing the heel
Note: this is not a scientific blog and it’s mainly about the progress of my PF but also the mental effects of rest. As I write I’m tentatively upbeat about my heel pain that I’ve self diagnosed as...
View Article2021: the year I hardly ran
I wrote this but didn’t publish, thinking it too negative or not relevant. But as I’m awake at 4am I feel different and as this is a personal blog I write mainly for me I thought it best to come out...
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