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Category Archives: Totals
Review of January 2012
January marked the first four weeks training for the Highland Fling for me. Off the back of my Winter Strength Workout Challenge, I was continuing with weights and increasing my runs again. The plan was to train with a 2 weekly … Continue reading
My 2011 Totals
It’s come to that time of year again… where I add up all my totals of how far I’ve run, cycled, swum and walked etc… and this year has been a bit of a bumper year for me. (In comparison … Continue reading
900 days off the booze!
Today is my 900th consecutive day off the booze! I wrote a blog post about why I stopped drinking here (when I was 800 days off the booze). 900 days (2.5 years) and I’m not missing it one little bit. … Continue reading
Week 41 totals…
I thought now might be a good time to look at my Totals for the year… Running, Cycling, Spinning, Wakling, Swimming and Circuits/Insanity: In the 41 weeks of this year I have: Covered 2,376 miles / spent 325 hours in … Continue reading
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Week 27 totals…
After this weeks training… the introduction of Insanity, more cycling and a bit more running, I have a sore bit I’ve never had before!! (muscle at the top of my calves, behind my knees). Here’s what I’ve done this week: … Continue reading
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800 days off the booze
Today I am 800 days off the booze! I don’t particularly like the word teetotal, but that’s what I’ve become. I don’t in anyway want to push this way of life onto others, but I am so so glad I’ve … Continue reading
Wk25 Summary
I thought I’d give a wee run down of my rest and recovery week which has been forced upon me following getting injured on my 31 mile run to Wick. Wk25 of this year has consisted of: Monday: 13:30 minute … Continue reading
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Totals for 2011 so far (24 weeks)
Today I was surprised to find that this year so far, 24 weeks in, I have run more miles that I did in the first 48 weeks of the year in 2010! I was injured for about two months that … Continue reading
Wk13 – Taper week…
The gremlins seemed to have got me this morning… I was MEANT to go for a 4.3 mile run to Maxwell Park and back, but didn’t. I suppose I’m almost thinking like it doesn’t matter too much if I miss … Continue reading
Final Totals for 2010…
I’ve got together the stats for 2010 and I did the following: Cycle: 893 miles, 65 hours, burned 48,388 calories Run: 734.8 miles, 109 hours, burned 78,186 calories Swim: 45.4 miles, 24 hours, burned 16,282 calories Walked: 250.5 miles, 91 … Continue reading


