I’ve been struggling to find the motivation and time to write much on here of late. The reason being that I’ve started training for a new career.
Teaching.
Now, I’ve heard all sorts on this. Everyone seems to have an…
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All posts by George Foster
Vests in the breeze
A recent post on my Instagram feed got me thinking (I am, shamelessly, my own best muse at times) about the importance that I seem to place on ‘belonging’.
The more I’ve thought of it, the more it seems to…
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Occam’s Razor
Occam’s Razor: (Latin – lex parsimoniae “law of parsimony”) a scientific and philosophical rule that states that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex.
Gee, thanks for that…….got to ask though, WTF??
Settle petal, and let…
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Scafell Skyrace 2018
Feeling like you’re on the coat-tails of those on the shirt-tails of those who are running in a Union Jack flag that’s been converted and stream-lined into a piece of clothing known commonly as a ‘vest’ is a horrible place…
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Race-day nutrition/fuelling
Okay so frankly I’m bored of my own writing, so I dread to think how you guys are getting on (assuming that anybody reads this tripe).
One more for you all the same.
This time….nutrition. Not a ‘how to’ guide…
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Longhaul Endurance
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. There’s actual food out there, actual, real food that you can use to fuel yourself for long runs. Sack off your SiS and Gu rubbish, get on board with this other…
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Over-hyped prima-donna comes over here and steals OUR records: The story of the sub-13 BGR!
Ahhh the power of the ‘headline’. One for all you dickhead Daily Mail readers to relate to. Bet you were dragged over here looking for another rant and subsequent “I’ll let you know” backlash rant of your own huh? Guess…
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Had an interesting conversation today. I’ll tell you aaalllllllll about it.
By way of an introduction, we’ve already talked about the role of ‘fad’ foods via this forum. Not really touched on kit and the like though. That is, until…
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FKT: WFC?
Brace yourselves, this is a rant.
FKTs (Fastest Known Times). WFC (Who F*cking Cares).
It’s the running equivalent of the ‘selfie’ i.e. it’s been around for years, people have been doing them for ages and now all of a sudden…
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Spring has sprung: A round-up
Seeing as no-one actually asked me what I’ve been up to this past few months, I thought I’d volunteer the information to save your shyness.
Training has been pretty consistent save for a niggle here and an illness there. I’ve…
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