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I gave myself Valentine’s Day off as still feeling a little worn out, but resumed gym training bright and early on Tuesday morning, followed by a lunchtime jaunt around the Isle of Dogs and lactic acid training in the evening … Continue reading →

Having survived my 40th birthday, the rest of the week continued with a further gym training session on the Thursday morning. By then, however, I was feeling exhausted.  Not too surprised given the intensity of some of my training sessions. … Continue reading →

Marathon des Sables is only one month and 19 days away now, but today was the other big day – my 40th (ssshhh!) I’d booked the day off work as I couldn’t really contemplate working today. I peered out from … Continue reading →

It’s not always the first day after a heavy bout of exercise that gets you – it’s often the day after, and Monday was no exception. My legs felt so sapped of energy I decided to give them a mini-break. … Continue reading →

My friend Clare was over from Ireland this weekend so I decided not to do the second day of the Pilgrim Challenge, but instead did a 7.3 mile recovery run from Ladywell to East Croydon. I managed to shuffle my … Continue reading →

While today may have turned out to be a glorious day, the early start was not. I rolled out of my pit at 4.50am (yes, that’s right!) to catch the train an hour later from Ladywell to Waterloo East and … Continue reading →