Dodgy knee

I’m afraid that my training has suffered a major setback this week, with me developing what can be best described as arthritic pain in my right knee joint. It’s been playing me up a few weeks, but on Tuesday it got to the stage whereby it was even uncomfortable to walk, let alone run. I …

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Back on track

Well I finally got my arse in gear today and started back with the running – having done nothing in terms of physical fitness since last Monday (April 10th) tut tut. In retrospect, I’d missed my lunchtime trot along the beach and surprisingly the 38 minute jaunt was a lot easier than I’d anticipated. Perhaps …

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Competition is healthy

Went running again today, this time along the promenade to Blackpill accompanied by one of the lads from the office. It really does make a huge difference when someone else tags along as it pushes you to do better and if you’re competitive like me, makes you even more determined to do the business over …

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The windy city

No not Chicago, Swansea. How come every time I decide to go out running it feels as though I’m running into a force 9 gale. Like me lugging around my extra large frame wasn’t enough of a challenge in itself. Me, aerodynamic, most definately not. No wonder there’s a street called ‘Wind Street’ in the …

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