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Posted on21 February 202429 December 2024Fitness & Exercise

The great running record reset

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on The great running record reset

Regular readers will know that I am a runner and have been one pretty much my entire life. From a little 5K jaunt to dust…

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Posted on20 June 20213 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A Pentland recon mission

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Yesterday was another long walk in the Pentland Hills. But instead of seeking out old WWII crash sites and geocaches, I was on a reconnaissance…

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Posted on31 July 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Not half bad: July by the numbers

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Well, I did it. I finally managed the half-marathon distance that I have been planning for a few months now. And it wasn’t a half-bad…

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Posted on24 March 20204 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Putting my goals on hold

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Yesterday was a monumental day here in the UK when the Prime Minister put the nation on (essentially) a full lockdown. It wasn’t really unexpected,…

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Posted on1 March 20204 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Ramping up my running

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I have some pretty ambitious (for me) running goals for 2020 and now that the weather is warming up, it’s time to ramp up my…

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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 on26 July 201526 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Preparing for September

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At the start of the year, I began thinking about my 2015 running goals. I knew I would want to improve my times, and that I’d…

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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 on6 September 201424 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Inaugural success

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Today was another race day. This time, it was the inaugural Scottish Half Marathon near Edinburgh. The course follows part of the Edinburgh Marathon course, so I had some…

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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 on7 March 201423 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Ready to run

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I’m heading to Inverness later today for a fun and exciting weekend of running. And for as much as I’ve been dreading it, I’m kind…

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Posted on5 January 201422 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Two halfs, to start

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I set myself a challenge in 2012 and 2013 to run a race each month but failed to achieve success because of illness, race cancellations, and life’s chaos. When it came…

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Posted on20 April 201321 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

The Edinburgh countdown

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Five weeks from tomorrow, I will be running the Edinburgh Marathon. I am, to say the least, unprepared. But I’m not about to let a lack…

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Posted on16 September 201218 July 2021Everyday Life, Fitness & Exercise

A bloody Stirling day

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Today was fabulous, even as I sit here with aching muscles and feel completely wrecked. The day started well, after a fantastic night’s sleep in…

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Posted on2 September 201216 November 2022Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

A great run

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Today was Race Number Nine in my 2012 Race a Month Challenge and I’m pretty excited about it. It was the Great Scottish Run half…

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Posted on30 June 201217 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Half way

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It’s 30 June; the last day of the first half of 2012 and the halfway point for my 2012 Race a Month Challenge. Of course,…

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Posted on25 June 201217 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

Loch Ness; Take two

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Do you remember when I told you that I was going to run the Loch Ness Marathon in honour of Paul? And how after I…

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Posted on19 June 201217 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Toenails

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I went back and forth about what I should post today and for a brief moment, I even thought that I might not post at…

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Posted on27 May 201217 July 2021Fitness & Exercise, Health & Wellness

Half done

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I completed my second half-marathon today. Well, that’s if you can count last year’s Inaugural Homeland Memorial Half Marathon. Which I do. Only today’s half…

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Posted on29 September 201112 July 2021Fitness & Exercise

Three more sleeps

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Oh my goodness! Do you realise that there are only three more sleeps until the Loch Ness Marathon? Well, restless sleeps would be my guess,…

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