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Month: February 2015

More shoes than hot dinners!

More shoes than hot dinners!

Go back to Summer 2014.  A change of running shoes was in order.  Unfortunately, this didn’t mean ogling over over-priced new-season gear in a swanky up-market running shop.  I was in the process of beginning to decorate my room, which entailed sorting through my many clothes and shoes.  In the back of my wardrobe I found a few, very worn out, pairs of running shoes although none of them rivalled my Brooks Ghost 3s which I found in the garage early…

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New Years Resolution 2015 – Why I must go around the Manchester Wheel!

New Years Resolution 2015 – Why I must go around the Manchester Wheel!

As documented in my previous post on how I resolved my New Years Resolution for 2014; this year is the year that I want to conquer my fear of heights by having a ride on The Wheel of Manchester.  I’ve been scared of heights for as long as I can remember.  Open spaces at height, as opposed to enclosed spaces like in a building, are the worst. Peering over the edge of a hill gives me one of the most sickening…

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The resolution resolved: Blackpool Half Marathon 2014!

The resolution resolved: Blackpool Half Marathon 2014!

I intended to publish the following article in early January 2015 but a number of things prohibited that from happening, but I feel the need to publish it nonetheless.  The start of 2014 was special because it signified a time in my life where I completed a challenge I’d set myself some months previously after many miles of training – hopefully a sign of things to come! My resolution to run a half marathon The resolution:  To run the Fylde Coast…

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A hitch in my stride

A hitch in my stride

So the plan has been going well, 4 workouts in the last 7 days.  It would have been 5.  Last night I went to bed, determined to go out today and put some miles into my legs.  Today, I woke up with a stinking cold.  Until about 1pm I brushed it off and told myself that I’d go out and ‘run it off’.  Many sopping wet, sometimes blood-filled tissues later, I decided that probably wasn’t the wisest course of action. And…

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Why I needed a fitness plan

Why I needed a fitness plan

Planning isn’t something that I’m very good at when it concerns fitness.  My sessions, until recently, have been something I’ve fancied at that particular moment in time.  Spur of the moment, spontaneous sessions not really following a set pattern.  Whilst it’s lovely to have the freedom to think ‘Yeah, today I fancy a 10 mile run’, the reality is that I am rarely motivated without a goal in mind.  After all, the last goal that I aimed for was the…

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