Another good week, although the weather has been getting to me a little. It’s cold and wet and I’m finding the mid-week evening runs hard. I’m okay once I get out the door, it’s just I’d much rather eat my dinner and snuggle up with Simon on the sofa! I’ve…
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I’m a bit later with this post than planned. It was the twin’s third birthday this week, so it’s been a little hectic. Training is still going well. I struggled a little with the mid-week shorter runs last week. I normally run on a Tuesday and Thursday, but I was…
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I’ve now completed week 3, which I’m pleased to report wasn’t as cold and wintery as I’d expected. This week has been pretty uneventful, in terms of training. On Tuesday I did 4 miles. On Wednesday I did 30 minutes of kettlebells and didn’t ache at all the next day,…
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Despite a bit of a rubbish start (which you can read about here), week 1 of training was actually pretty uneventful. I did another 3 miles on the Thursday, followed by my long run of 5 miles on the Sunday. My Mum sat with the kids so Simon came with…
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As you might be aware, in April I will be running the London Marathon – eeekkk! It’s my first marathon ever, so I’m feeling slightly (ok, very) nervous. Me being me, I need to follow a strict training programme so that I know in my mind that I will be…
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As I mentioned in my last post, since running the Robin Hood Half Marathon in September, my right foot has been hurting. I’ve been trying to still run on it as I really want to try and maintain my half marathon fitness. However, my foot doesn’t want to play and…
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If you’re a regular reader, you’ll know that I recently completed my second half marathon. Despite struggling a bit with the training I managed to shave 11 mins off my previous time – finishing in 2hrs 14mins! I enjoyed the run and the training was worth it, but I was…
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On Sunday I’ll be taking part in my second half marathon. I ran the Robin Hood Half Marathon last year and really enjoyed it! I’m doing the same one again, but this year I’ve really struggled with the training. I’m not sure if it was easier last year due to…
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Last week I wrote a post announcing that I was going to get on board the smoothie band wagon and give them a try (check out my ‘Smoothies – do they really work’ post). Well after having a Deliciously Ella smoothie everyday for breakfast, I’m converted. Whilst they aren’t miracle…
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I’ve been hearing lots of talk about the health benefits of including smoothies in your diet recently, so I’ve decided to give them a try to see if they live up to the hype. Image source: Deliciously Ella I’ve been struggling with eating healthily at the moment. I’m not too bad…
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I’m going to be honest now, this week I haven’t weighed myself. I was quite naughty over the bank holiday weekend, and I was so excited about going to Ascot on Saturday, that I knew if the scales showed I’d put weight on it would affect how I felt in…
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