Category Archives: Motivation

How Many Calories Should I Eat?

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

I’m not very good at counting calories and never have been.  I just eat what I eat, when I want, and hope to fuel my exercise and life.  I tend to rely on the exercise I do to burn off … Continue reading →

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New Running Horizons

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Over the last few months I’ve been reconsidering things… without getting too deep, I’ve been thinking about why it is I run and train so much and what it is I want to get out of life.  I run because … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs Stanford Speech from 2005

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Last night I watched a programme about Steve Jobs that I’d recorded way back in December: Steve Jobs Million Dollar Hippy. It really struck me how much one man has changed the world around us.  I’m lucky wnough to have always … Continue reading →

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Choose to be the best you can be

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

When you’re transitioning from an unhealthy lifestyle to a new one, it can be really difficult to make new changes and stick to them. There’s a reason for this, and it isn’t that you are weak or have too little willpower … Continue reading →

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Never, ever give up…!

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

A lovely little video about the power of movement to heal : and a reinforcement of “whatever you can do, do it”. And as he says, “Just because I can’t do it TODAY, doesn’t mean I can’t do it SOMEDAY.” 

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Almost £1m raised …

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Claire Squires, the woman who died a mile from the end of the London Marathon has raised almost £1m (including Gift Aid). I already wrote a bit about her here, but I found this BBC News article a nice read … Continue reading →

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Let’s go fly a kite!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

When I was a child, I lived in a small town called Wick in the north of Scotland. Wick is built around a sea bay and harbour and has a population of around 8,000 people. It’s a nice wee place… … Continue reading →

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So you think you can run a marathon?

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Just in time for the London Marathon, the BBC Scotland has got an article and a radio show together about it, which is quite interesting. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-17745583 And if you want to hear more about running a marathon, here’s the radio … Continue reading →

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Goal Setting and Motivation

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Many people will be running the London Marathon this weekend, and other events including quite a few across Scotland.  But how do we remain motivated and achieve the goals we set? Top coaches know that being psychologically motivated is important … Continue reading →

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Be who you want to be…

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Following on from me posting about thinking positively, beleiving in yourself and Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’… and my post about…and I thought I’d elaborate on the ideas and soem of the other ideas I’ve been thinking about a little. Here … Continue reading →

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