Dear Diary…
This time I DID meet the lads (well, lad) for a fast tempo effort around Fitz Park.
Rupert and I tore the legs off each other charging around on the grass for 18′ at 8:15/mi pace.
Pain is…
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Training
05/01/20 – The ‘Sunday Long Run’
Dear Diary…
Met the lads (no-one) in the beautiful morning sun (evening, pitch black and raining) for the traditional Sunday ‘long run’ (3.19km – no, that’s not a misplaced decimal).
It’s day one. The comeback has begun.
Ran loops (four,…
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The Secret Diary of GF, aged 34 and a half…
Injury.
Why not? It is winter after all.
My body has a way of taking all of the hard work from the Spring and Summer and switching the reset come Winter. Back to zero. Start again.
I like my body…
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The US Diaries: Part One
NB: This first part is written after the fact but I’m going to try to write it in the first/second person as if each day has only just happened. Go with it. Part 2 (Montana) will be written each day…
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Myths and Truths
It’s Half Term in Cumbria. Ahhhhhhhhhh, beauty. This means daytime telly. Top Gear on ‘Dave’, Jeremy Kyle being Jeremy Kyle (i.e. a self-righteous prick) and Mythbusters.
‘Mythbusters’ is my inspiration as I sit here on the couch.
Couch.
What a…
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Equilibrium: Part 3
Brace yourselves, this is a long one.
It’s the end of my first placement as part of the QTS/PGCE process. I’ve also not run in 4 weeks. A strained soleus saw that little fancy resigned to the gutter. It’s been…
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Equilibrium: Part 2
It’s now November aka ‘Movember’. A month where I’m not allowed to hate folk who can grow moustaches that I can’t do due to crap facial hair genes, as it’s for a good cause and all. That’s ok by me…
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Equilibrium: Intro and Part 1
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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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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