Almost race day!
I started 2014 wanting to run a(nother) marathon and to do a couple of big (for me) bike rides to try to raise a bit more money for Myeloma UK. It immediately went completely wrong…
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Planning to be on top of the world
Well it’s been a few weeks since I last put pen to paper. Or at least pixels to websites. If I’m being honest, the time hasn’t been exactly exciting, just lots of work interspersed with…
First post-injury race. And what a race!
On 23 March 2014 I ran my first competitive half-marathon of the year, and immediately was taken out by sciatica which derailed my plans for the year’s fund-raising work. Thankfully through work I was able…
A trip to Snowdonia
Well after a very downbeat week, I had a weekend planned to lift me again. It’s the Big Birthday Weekend. Woohoo! Whilst most people would probably go out and have a drink or 10, I…
2 years on
In many ways today the blog has come back to where it was not long after I first started it, as a form of therapy. Anniversaries are always difficult. On 11 June 2012 my husband,…
Blogging on the move
Well most of the time when I blog, I’m sat at home, normally writing about what has happened over the previous few days or hours. In a nod to technology, for once I’m writing whilst…
First post-sciatic workout
Well it’s been a month since the sciatica took hold properly and other than a tentative walk a week later to try to convince myself things weren’t too bad, it was the only exercise I’d…
Challenge 2014 goes live
I’ve been trying to select the right time to officially launch Challenge 2014:Marathon & More and that time happened this evening. Actually the big reason for the low-key start was that I didn’t want to…
Of sleep, training and treadmills that bite
Perhaps it’s the effect of the 5am starts during the week, but I slept in today. Sleepbot reckoned on 12h7m of snoozing which is a lot compared to my average of about 8 hours. On…
Myeloma UK article
Myeloma UK article Myeloma UK have done an article about ‘the 13 Challenge’ of last year which is a nice read. I’m pleased they’ve published something as it’s explaining to the readership how to get…