So, Monday the first of March. Since I always start things I have to try hard at (like healthy eating or going to the gym, or in this case both) and since I always feel more motivated at the start of a new month for some reason, the fates seemed to be telling me today… [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 73
January 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I could really just say “see day 72″ for this one, and add on 6 minutes to the abs thing, that was pretty much the story of the day as far as marathon training went. I did lots of other good stuff like messed around with my studio setup and put back up my now… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 71
January 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
It’s very tempting to lie when you have a bad day and say you did more exercise than you did, or that you had a good reason for not doing exercise. I don’t know why, I feel like a kid again, compelled to blame someone else for the fact I simply didn’t have the motivation… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 67
January 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I spoke with my sister today about the whole ECG thing (she’s a Chiropractor and knows about all this heart/biology lark) and she told me not to go to the gym or do any serious exercise for the time being until I speak to my GP and see whether the abnormality that showed up on… [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 28
November 23, 2009 By 1 Comment
Marathon training today was a real case of the good, the bad and the ugly!! Firstly, the good. I played a full hour of squash and run around like a lunatic chasing balls I was never going to reach. Having been humiliated off the court last week, I managed to hold my own (I’m being… [Continue Reading]
Marathon Training – Day 16
November 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Forget what I said yesterday about badminton matches not being good enough fitness training. Tonight my team had another badminton match, and I was run ragged and wrecked at the end. Job well done. Sadly, again it wasn’t good news for our team. We lost again, this time 6-2. It’s fairly frustrating, because we’re not… [Continue Reading]
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