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On hold

Sadly the title says it all, unfortunately I have just become unemployed after 13 years with the same firm, won’t go in to details but let’s just say we agreed to part company. Now I am actively...

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New title!

  As you can see I have now adjusted the title of my blog to one more apt, any way, how are you all, hope everyone is well, I do intend to get back on here and become active again, I am still kind of...

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Just a short post

...Just wanted to let everyone know that as of Monday I am no longer unemployed so my life can return to some sort of normality, not that I was ever normal Lol, I do appreciate everyone’s wishes both...

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Some possitive news

  Well today was my first day back at work, Hooray/Boooo I have to admit a really could accept winning the lottery and never working again but that is unlikely to happen. I went well for a first day,...

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Riding high..

.. well I am when I am going over the bridge Lol, today was my first official day riding to work, it is six miles either way so nothing massive but it is certainly testing to me and my arse. Also very...

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That didnt last long "Again"

Two days in to my cycling to work, all going well then on the way in something went bang in my knee, I am led to believe it could either be my Medial Meniscus that went bang.   or my cartilage, either...

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Diets

High all, hope you are well, I am still alive "Just", today was the first day of my big diet again, I intend on getting a couple of stone off so that I can start running again. Knees now seem to be...

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Going for a walk!

I think I might going out for a walk this weekend, Sound exciting? probably not to most but since I last posted 12 months ago I have become the blob that I once was, the only problem now is I am 5...

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2 in 2

...To be honest it should really say 2 in 1.7 but it didn’t sound as good, anyway I finally got my fat lazy backside off the couch today and did my first training session in 2 years and I did just...

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Strength Training

...Ok after doing me short run a couple of days ago it showed me what I already expected, I am currently too heave to run so I am putting together other training, mainly strength and Cardio. I intend...

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Op done

Well that’s it, operation finally done, 3 years 6 months later, healing process started, should be about another 4 weeks before I can start training then its baby steps back to running. I now have my...

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6 Weeks in

Ok 6 weeks in from operation, convalescence complete, still have to take things easy so started with walking home from work, each journey is 2 miles, this week I am doing Tuesday and Thursday, next...

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5k Training plan

Ok so I have just set up my new 5k training plan which starts from next Tuesday, it’s an 8 week plan to get me from couch to my first 5k in 4 years which may again be the Bushy fun run which was my...

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Where's it gone???

Drive and Incentive! 10 Months post Op, 10.5st, 66.67kg or 147lb, no matter which way I look at it I am very happy with what I have lost, I am still going and I only have another 1.5st to lose for me...

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A picture paints....

This is the picture that started my Journey back in 2006, this was shown in a news paper article which made me take a hard look at myself. My first run in 2008 Silverstone half in 2009 McMillan Walk in...

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Am I mad ....

.. Simple question and the answer is simply "Yes", at the moment I can barely run 1.5 miles, my training is appalling but unless I set myself a challenge I think I will never get on with it so here it...

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Getting there...

I am finaly starting to see some changes in my running, whilst still tough especialy energy and cardio, it is slowly changing, my training for this week was. Tuesday & Thursday 20 min Jog to work...

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Next Year

Ok so I have been looking at my first Ultra and I think I may have found a winner, anyone done this one before? Race to the stones. I have looked at various events and a lot of them tend to be in the...

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All I needed was some glue

Today went a bit different to planned, I found out the my mum was over from Spain so I made plans to meet with her tomorrow, this meant no long run tomorrow so off I went at 06:00 this morning, started...

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New UK Trails and Ultra trails page.

Two things, what happened to my blog main page, all the pics and links have gone and hope you dont mind Realbuzz but I have started a new facebook page if anyone fancy's joining in....

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