January 2008

Sozzled after Stella

January 31, 2008
Sozzled after Stella

There seems to be a new and somewhat concerning military theme developing on this blog, not content to just run along with the US Marine Corps choir, yesterday I decided to head out and run with the SAS. That’s SAS as in Sweet as Swans rather than Special Air Service but it’s almost the same [...]

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Running Sans Erythrocytes

January 27, 2008
Running Sans Erythrocytes

I wasn’t on top form when my alarm went off on Saturday morning but by lunchtime I was beginning to contemplate an intermediate distance run along the river. By 3 in the afternoon as I started seeing signs of everyone else’s stronger commitment, I felt it was time to take the Garmin out for some [...]

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Hypnotic Resistance

January 20, 2008
Hypnotic Resistance

I bought a pack of jelly tots to act as a replacement for those noxious gels on todays long run. Unfortunately I finished the pack before I even left the flat. As punishment I loaded Paul McKenna’s “I Can Make You Thin” hypnotic track onto the iPod and set off. So I’m kitted up, eager [...]

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Gratuitous Naked Photo Post

January 19, 2008
Gratuitous Naked Photo Post

For those folk that enjoyed the tale of the early morning wake up call by the nearly naked runner, here’s a quick update to show you that she still hasn’t learned her lesson. I was out of the house early this morning as I was volunteering at the running (RPTT). My plan was to do [...]

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Longish Exceedingly Slow Run

January 14, 2008
Longish Exceedingly Slow Run

I have just woken from a solid 13 hour sleep and I would still be soundly snoring if it weren’t for the third rather persistent alarm bouncing on my ear drum. Yesterdays long run knocked me flat and I feel I could sleep for a minimum of a week – waking just in time for [...]

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RPTT – 12th January

January 13, 2008
RPTT - 12th January

Having been accused, quite outrageously, of not actually doing any training, I thought I ought to set the record straight! I went for a run. Today. It wasn’t pretty but then these 5k time trials are not meant to pretty. I would have been last, only the tail end canine – a fairly stout little [...]

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Do I Need This?

January 11, 2008
Do I Need This?

What a question – of course I do! Just check out the ring of light, how have I managed to live so long without it? It’s not too clear how the new Garmin Forerunner 405 compares to our trusty friend the 305. Sure there are the beauty enhancements and some wizadry that enables wireless upload [...]

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Hairball Drowning Incident

January 11, 2008
Hairball Drowning Incident

Can someone remind me why I thought accountancy would be such a good wheeze? I feel like a gerbil trapped in a wheel, spinning it relentlessly from month end to month end. My days seem to be an endless cycle of prepare for month end, month end, recover from month end, prepare for month end, [...]

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Death by Garmin

January 2, 2008
Death by Garmin

It’s true, my Garmin is trying to kill me. While the BBC are issuing warnings for the UK softies to stay indoors for fear of catching a chill in the forecast cold spell, my Garmin thinks it would be fun to give me hypothermia. It has me standing outside, scantily clad in running gear, hopping [...]

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