Janathon

Canine Advice

January 11, 2012
Canine Advice

After specialist advice from Carrie, my mates retriever, I broke a new #plankaday record at 74 secs. I even managed to hold off the wailing until after the minute marker so something structural must be happening to my core, either that or the Thai beer with dinner played its part in numbing my core. Finished [...]

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A Day for Celebration

January 10, 2012
A Day for Celebration

I haven’t broken any speed records or even come close but I have just completed a torturous 5k on the treadmill, completed my #plankaday and there is still time left in the day to watch 2 episodes of The Biggest Loser. That is surely cause for celebration and the perfect excuse to crack open one [...]

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The Crushing Pain of Defeat

January 10, 2012
The Crushing Pain of Defeat

All mouth and no trouser…. Despite wailing, breath holding and more wailing, the all-over body shudder had me collapse in a vainglorious heap after today’s #plankaday attempt. A mere 48 secs to Jogblog’s 62. Pants! I headed to the rower with the bitter taste of defeat in my mouth. Life didn’t get an awful lot [...]

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Suspended Animation

January 8, 2012
Suspended Animation

Ideally rest days should be scheduled rather than stumbled upon. Yesterday I accidentally arrived at midnight without exercising and therefore declared it a rest day but it was not restful. I must have told myself at least 6 times during the evening that I should exercise but I was quietly resistant and unfortunately still a [...]

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Buns of Steel

January 2, 2012
Buns of Steel

I joined a virtual rowing club yesterday and now find myself weighed down with rowing related responsibilities. There are at least four monthly challenges in the indoor rowing scene and now I have to do it for the Team. I felt fairly sprightly this morning and sat astride the Concept 2 fully prepared to polish [...]

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A Boozy Run for Janathon

January 1, 2012
A Boozy Run for Janathon

We seem to be developing a habit for slightly nauseous New Years Day runs. I was prepared for the event so attended the New years eve party fully togged up in running regalia and suffered an evening constricted in the sports bra vice. Champagne popped, fireworks admired and we were free for the 2k slog [...]

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The Wonders of Wimbledon Common

January 16, 2011
The Wonders of Wimbledon Common

I have a warm rosy glow for Janathon at the moment. It’s done wonders for my fitness and given my marathon training the boost it very desperately needed. I woke up this morning, got kitted up for running and then spent the next 5 hours procrastinating, dithering and grumbling. I managed to tick off a [...]

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Day 13 – Delays

January 14, 2011
Day 13 - Delays

The day disappeared with itself yesterday. I’d planned a running commute which takes precision organisation and an evening without commitments but my boss had other plans and kept me back late. By the time I’d run home I had no energy for Jog, Log, Blog, all I could manage was the 3 B’s: Beer, Bath, [...]

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Day 9 and the Muddy Face Plant

January 9, 2011
Day 9 and the Muddy Face Plant

Quite early on in the run I decided I was a lazy shuffler. I think the epiphany came 750m into my long run when a dandelion root and a barely lifted foot, sent me sprawling head first into a muddy verge. Any further into my run along the Wandle River and I would have created [...]

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Day 8 – Harder to Breathe

January 8, 2011
Day 8 - Harder to Breathe

Well I’m still breathing but at Janathon Day 8 I’m finding it harder and harder to blog. Daily jogging is a doddle in a comparison to daily blogging. The pressure to find something worth sharing is building and it doesn’t get easier when I perform the run on the treadmill in the back room – [...]

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