A sad week
TODAY Chris and I gave ourselves the day off running, and instead spent it with our family. It’s been an incredibly sad and emotional week for all of us because on Tuesday my auntie died. We’re absolutely devastated. She was an…
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Emergency fat dress at the ready
RIGHT, it’s time to face up to it. I have put on a few pounds, several actually. This has not been an overnight occurrence, more a gradual increase, which began soon after my wedding day last June. For months and…
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Edinburgh Half Marathon: Weeks three to five
I HAVE to admit that I’ve not really been committing heart and soul to my training. I’ve been doing a five-week short story course and faffing about writing my book instead, so running has been done if and when I’ve…
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Positive thinking
JANUARY seemed to drag, but February is flying by. I’ve been busy with our house renovations and finishing some writing submissions, but the good thing is that I’ve still been running. In fact, I’m feeling much more positive about training.…
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Edinburgh Half Marathon: Week two
SNOW and ice got in the way of my training last week, which was disappointing and means that this training update is rather short. I did wonder whether it was worth posting, but I’m being honest. And I still did…
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