I have to say, I very nearly threw in the towel today. If this were a video diary and I was less of the macho macho man that I am, this is the bit where I would be getting all teary eyed and emotional about how difficult it all is. After my first day back… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 128
March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Orla roared laughing when I told her what I did for training today, which I thought was a little mean, but makes me think you will probably have the same sort of reaction. Again, it’s worth stressing, my right leg is still injured and I have to be very careful with it for a while… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 91
January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today I got back on the horse (or, to be more accurate, and possibly to use a better cliche, bike) after a week out of the gym and without exercise. It was this day last week that I hurt by leg and developed what I have self diagnosed as Shin Splints. That still has to… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 52
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Smashed it (as some of the judges on the X Factor might have said!) in training today. Spent a full 45 minutes on the cross trainer varying the speed and the resistance. Shed a whopping 715 calories in the meantime and felt absolutely great after it. There’s a lot to be said for the great… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 50
December 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I injured my back on Sunday, and was told by Gemma (my Chiropractor) not to go to the gym yesterday. Today, in all honesty, my back was pretty much fine. My form however, not so fine! I just had a complete pig of a day and couldn’t motivate myself to go to the gym at… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 43
December 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
40 minutes, 2828 strides and 630.2 calories later and I’m done. That’s enough exercise for today for me thank you very much. Sometimes it’s hard to put into words how much you dislike something. I used to have that problem with the cross trainer, but now I’m actually starting to quite like the thing! They… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 42
December 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Oh crud (which is word I’m trying to bring back FYI), how can I have been at this training for 6 weeks already? It doesn’t feel like I have achieved anything? I can honestly say that in the last 10 years, I haven’t done as much exercise as consistently as I have for the last… [Continue Reading]
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