Category: Life
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Introspection
I haven’t posted on my blog for quite a while. I’ve kept meaning to. I’ve even started a few posts, but they just haven’t happened. I’ve intended to write about things that I’ve been doing. Marshalling at the Chelmsford marathon, visiting the Essex Country Show at Barleylands Farm, clearing and replanting the beds in my […]
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ENOUGH!!!!
ENOUGH!!!!!!! That is it. Time to take myself in hand (again)! The marathon is over and done with and since then I’ve been losing my way. Well, not so much lost it as on a great big detour. I’m in the process of sorting out loads of medical niggles that have built up. My right […]
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My London Marathon (part two)
So I’ve written about my experience on the day …. this is about other stuff around the marathon. First of all, I am famous!!!!! Before the marathon Darryl interviewed me And then I was on the opening of the TV coverage for the London Marathon!!!! AND I was on the highlights programme as well! I’ll […]
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“My” London Marathon (part one)
The day finally arrived! I’d managed to avoid any injuries and all of the nasty bugs that were doing the rounds. I’d been having problems going to sleep (over excited) but kept getting up early as ! wanted to be ‘in synch’. Unfortunately this led to me being massively over tired and I started getting […]
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I’m nearly there!
Well it’s nearly time, this time tomorrow I’ll be on Blackheath. The training is all done, I’ve done over 500 miles, my longest one being 24 miles. I’ve done the cross training as well, my legs have never been stronger so tomorrow should be OK! The tapering is now over, really pleased, didn’t like that […]
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Today is wobble day!
Some of you may think that I’m super confident, know exactly what I’m up to and never have any doubts etc. If you’d like to continue to think of me in that way, skip the rest of this post! Still there? Well here comes a bit of the truth ….. I blag my way through […]
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Three weeks to go ……..
……….. and it will all be over! The bulk of the training is done. I’ve done my longest distance, 24 miles, so I know I’ve got it in my legs. I had a mental battle at about 21 miles where I made myself go past the gym (where I could stretch, shower, drink coffee etc) […]
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It was all going so well ……..
I’ve been following my training schedule, covering all of the distances (mainly fast walking rather than running). I’ve also been doing my gym programmes, getting the cross training in. If it’s written in black I’ve done it! As I’ve told you, I’ve had problems with the soles of my feet but I’ve now found Boots […]
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Target Setting
I know about setting targets, it used to be a large part of my job. I know that they need to be SMART: But I do appear to have a problem with them. I have set myself targets for the last three years: Walk to Lands End, John o’Groats and back home; Climb Mount Everest; […]
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2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,300 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 55 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the […]
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