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Tag: gym

Posted on21 August 201628 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Getting less thin

by Just Frances2 Comments on Getting less thin

I need to start this post by saying that I know I am not overweight and I don’t think that I am fat by any…

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Posted on2 January 201627 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

2016 half goals

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Right. It’s a New Year and therefore time to state my new running goal. And for the first time in a long time, my goal doesn’t include…

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Posted on1 August 20159 May 2022Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Training month

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As September is a month of races, I’ve decided that I should probably make August a month of training for races. And so, I’ve started the…

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Posted on4 June 201525 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

The tears of Tabata

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I joined a gym last year intending to improve my overall physical health. At the time, I eschewed the idea of taking any of the classes…

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Posted on1 June 201525 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Edinburgh half: Take three

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Yesterday was my third running of the Edinburgh Half Marathon. It wasn’t my best showing, but it wasn’t my worst. But I’m actually really pleased with my time…

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Posted on28 May 201423 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

I joined the gym, and God laughed

by Just Frances4 Comments on I joined the gym, and God laughed

I hate running in the rain. It sucks. It’s wet and miserable and icky and yucky and extremely unpleasant. So, inevitably, I make excuses for…

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Posted on18 March 20117 July 2021Chronic Illness, Health & Wellness

The trouble with Bob and Dave

by Just Frances2 Comments on The trouble with Bob and Dave

Bob and Dave* are my kidneys. Bob to my left; Dave to my right. Both are riddled with cysts and are considerably larger than normal…

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Posted on30 January 20115 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Working out and working through

by Just Frances2 Comments on Working out and working through

Since my foster daughter had a social engagement this afternoon, I took advantage of the kid-less time to get some miles in on the gym’s…

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Posted on5 December 20105 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Time or distance?

by Just Frances6 Comments on Time or distance?

Today I had all intentions of doing 8 miles on the treadmill at the gym. I was free of the kid for a few hours…

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Posted on30 November 20105 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

I’m goin’ for it!

by Just Frances3 Comments on I’m goin’ for it!

I’m a runner. I have been since school when I ran on the cross country team. I enjoy running. Really, I do. But I never…

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Posted on18 August 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Hot, young, fit coeds

by Just Frances3 Comments on Hot, young, fit coeds

I had to smile today when I left the office and noticed several dozen extremely fit, extremely beautiful, young (legally so), skimpily-clad coeds milling around…

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Posted on8 August 20103 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Running commentary

by Just Frances2 Comments on Running commentary

When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…

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Posted on24 July 20103 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

To train and listen

by Just Frances2 Comments on To train and listen

I am one of those people who pushes herself a little (a lot?) too hard when there’s a goal to be met. But I’m trying…

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Posted on24 June 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

I’m a runner (?)

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I’m a runner. Or at least I used to be a runner. Now I sort of fake it. But I hope that eventually, I’ll remember…

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Posted on9 June 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Climb that mountain high

by Just Frances2 Comments on Climb that mountain high

Ow! Ouch! Owie! OK, not yet, but come tomorrow those are the words I will be exclaiming! I had a rough night last night so…

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Posted on8 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

Green with envy

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I got a new toy today. It’s a lovely new, bright, and shiny 4 GB iPod Shuffle. It’s a pretty shade of green with a personalised inscription.…

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Posted on26 May 20102 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness, Musings & Ramblings

Old and fat

by Just Frances2 Comments on Old and fat

I’ll start this post by saying that I don’t think I’m old or fat. But when I go to a university-operated gym where the average…

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Posted on28 April 201030 June 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Back to the gym

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I found my way back to the gym today. It’s been just over a year since I last went and it felt a bit weird,…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

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