Marathon Training- Day 51

The pigging out over the last few days, and particularly yesterday has felt great at the time, but it’s always the next day when you look in the mirror or stand on the scales or feel tired and unfit, or all of the above (as today) that you regret doing it. Today I was back [...]

Marathon Training – Day 18

One of the things I find strange about exercising and the body is how one day you could cycle 7km and not feel like you were about to die, and 24 hours later, after 2km you’re ready to throw in the towel and leave the gym to someone else. I didn’t, leave the gym, but [...]

Marathon Training – Day 6

Look, anyone will tell you that an important aspect of any training programme is incorporating rest days. So today was a rest day, where no exercise whatsoever was undertaken. Does anybody know for sure when the correct time to weigh yourself is? My weight can differ by 4-6lbs depending on the time of day, and [...]