This page holds links to my favourite posts:
Motivation
‘Lazybones’ or ‘Motivated’
‘Motivated’ and how he’s getting on now…
How to keep motivated to get out there and run!
Jackie – I salute you!
To swim or not to swim?
Excuses…excuses…
My Fit Friend…
Rewarded in new trainers
Stanley the squirrel!
2012 Olympics Torch Bearer Nomination
Through to the next stage to be an Olympic Torchbearer!
Running in the rain anyone?
800 days off the booze
Extraordinary
One new route a week…
Nutrition
Beating the afternoon slump…
Do I use Dioralyte on race day or not??
Carb Loading
Water & Hydration…
Why I don’t drink Diet Coke or Coffee anymore…
Watching my calorie burn vs intake…
Do you take Multivitamins?
Mashed Potato, Oat and Honey mix
Eating fruit as part of your daily diet
Training
Negative Splits :-)
Progressive Training Runs for the Half Marathon
Are you trying to run faster?
Marathon Pacing Strategy…
10k race strategy
Pace band for the 10k sorted
Things I’ve learned from running the marathon…
Rituals & preparations for long runs / races
Running Long
Thinking about running an ultramarathon?
Suitably pleased with that long run….
Specificity of Training
Top Ten Ways to Avoid Over Training
Run Workouts
Speedwork
New to running
How to start running…
Top 10 Long Run Tips
Top 10 Beginner Running Tips
Avoiding Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Swimming
To swim or not to swim?
Back to swimming…
Swimming hangover
Delay tactics… when I should be swimming
64 length easy to remember swim plan
Wk37 – Swim Session 1 and some
Pool Etiquette!
Weight
Losing weight…
Weight loss through running…
Not losing weight through running?
Target Weight Calculator
Changing your lifestyle to aid weight loss…
Weight since being in America
Why marathon training doesn’t always help you lose weight…
Want to lose weight?
Health
Damn lurgie…
My old friend ‘Otrivine’
18th pint of blood given…
Events
Wk43 – Halloween Spinfit
Balloch to Clydebank Half Marathon 2011
Balloch to Clydebank Progress from last year
Glasgow Women’s 10k! PB!
14k run along the new M74 Motorway
M74 run along the new motorway
Chicago Half Marathon 2011 report
Great Scottish Run(s) 2011
Lochaber Marathon
Overwhelmed by your feedback – Thank you!
I ran the Lochaber Marathon!
Lochaber Marathon Summary
Marathon Training
I did it. 3:38:34 !
Long Runs
Lochaber Marathon Route
Wk3 – Saturday Morning Long Run
Running Long…
Wk11 – 21M last long run
Ultramarathon training
Clyde Stride 40 mile route
Wk1 Training for 40 mile ultramarathon
Wk20 – 21.5M training for Clyde Stride
Wk2 Training for 40 mile ultramarathon
Wk21 – 26.2M Glasgow to Greenock Marathon
Wk3 Training for 40 mile ultramarathon
Wk4 Training for 40 mile ultramarathon
Run home route in Caithness
Music / Playlists
Running Playlist for 10k **amended**
Lose yourself – Eminem
Fundraising
Fundraising
Race shirt
Raising money for Breast Cancer Care
Circuits / Interval Training
Bodyweight circuits workout (45 mins)
Gym Circuit Training
Wk2 – Kettlebell circuit
Wk3 – Circuits with Kettlebell & Bodyweight
30 minute kettlebell tabata workout
Gear
New trainers? – Saucony Progrid Paramount 3
New running gear
My ‘Journey and Race’ Nike T-Shirt
Gadgets
Nike Plus…
Using Garmin to update your Nike+ runs….
The wonders of Nike+
Veho Muvi Atom Micro Camcorder
Yaktrax!
Speedwork using the Garmin 405
Garmin Training Effect
Challenges & Achievements
Challenges … challenges!
2010 – Challenges and Achievements
6 pbs and some more stats…
I’ve done it…I’ve entered an ultramarathon!
This runner was in the Sun…
Chicago Half Marathon Race Certificate
Holidays
Back from a 3 week holiday to San Francisco…
Holidays…walk, cycle, gym, swim, run!
Holiday in Portugal!
Swimming and Diving on holiday :-)
And so, the adventure begins…
Injuries
Forearm strain
My Fit Friend…
Wrecked my knee and my plans
12 common running injuries…
Iliotibial band friction syndrome
IT band rehab workout
Garden Progress
Garden: before and after pictures
Getting there with the Garden
Garden part 3
last updated: 15/08/11
