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A week in my Nikes – 21st July
Cav!!! Our feisty British world champion hasn’t had a great Tour de France, as his team have focussed on Wiggins winning the overall tour, and I suspect he’s not enjoyed that much. But today Mark...
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A week in my Nikes (and an Expo) – July 28th
Well!! Welcome, welcome to the Olympics! We were GLUED to the Opening Ceremony last night – we thought it was amazing. We particularly loved Bond jumping out a helicopter with the Queen, and Mr Bean...
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A Week in my Nikes – September 7th
Thank goodness the week is over. My little boy turned from an utter delight to an utter horror this week. What changed? Luckily, I got to run a bit. Monday. Long run. 11 miles. Not 12. But you knew...
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A week in my Nikes – 21st September
This is such a long post, so go, make a cup of tea, then come back to read it. Monday. Stroller run. 2 1/2 miles, not 4. But a funny running buddy, a new stroller and some crrrrazy shorts. And you knew...
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A Week in my Nikes – 28th September
Firstly…several people have found my blog in the past fortnight from googling ‘Poo poo cake’ and variants thereof. Seriously…is this a trend? Did I start it? Am I cutting edge? The Dude and the...
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A week in my Nikes – 5th October
And it’s Friday. Again! Saturday. Long run. 13 miles. But you knew about that. Monday. Treadmill 10k The more I think about this run, the more I enjoyed it. The chafing, less so. Wednesday. 5.5 mile...
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A week in my Nikes – Special Taper edition!
Oh Tapering…how utterly clueless I am about you. For my marathon, I had a Runners World plan which told me clearly and I stuck to it like glue. This time I was making my own taper up…and it worried me....
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Last week in my Nikes – Oct 29th
Last week, I picked up my running again, just a little. I had three rest days, during which we collected the in-laws from the airport and then celebrated my lovely mother-in-law’s 70th birthday with a...
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Last Week in my Nikes – 12th November
Before we talk running…click on this. A US army sergeant surprises his wife at the finish line of a marathon, having been away in Afghanistan for 10 months. Warning. Grab a tissue first. And a second...
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New year, new shoes!
It’s time…I’m getting new running shoes. I did the maths and I think my Nikes covered about 800 miles this year, so I decided it was time to retire them and buy some new shoes. I have liked my Nike...
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A week in my Nikes…Jan 4th
So here we are…the first weekly training tracker of the year. And it was a GOOD week – I feel SO much better about running and by default about myself. There is something about running or exercise that...
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A week in my Brooks – Jan 11th
Let’s start with the new shoes, shall we? Pretty, eh? I went with the Brooks Glycerins – the Asics Nimbus didn’t feel quite pillow-like enough underfoot for me and my heavy strides. Two runs in and I...
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A week in my Brooks – January 18th
Following on from Wednesday’s Bucket List post, if you have any recommendations of races I could do near you then let me know and I’m adding them to the original post so I don’t forget!! Anyway, I’m...
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Grinning inside
We’re now back down south in Wiltshire, with my parents. It’s always lovely to be home. And it’s lovely to be running in Wiltshire. I’ve had two fantastic runs this week. Wednesday: 6.5 miles My Mum...
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Tales of shins, jet-lag and sunshine!
It’s been an interesting week. It started with me opening the blinds on a California morning, after three weeks in the grey, cold UK…and being blinded by the bright sunshine and blue skies! I could...
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A week in my shoes…Feb 22nd
Oh shin, shin from hell.Ugh. Let’s recap. Saturday: 10 mile long run But you knew about that! Monday: Stroller run. A 4 mile stroller run with the Dude to Wholefoods to buy some sprinkles so we...
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A week in my shoes…March 8th
Bam! Having moaned last week about feeling fat, lazy and not like a runner, I pulled my socks up this week and started doing something about it! The good thing is that I have had NO shin pain all week....
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A week in my shoes…March 15th
It’s been a good week for running. I am feeling like a proper runner again. Saturday: 12 miles Tuesday: 10.8 miles Thursday: Treadmill run My lovely neighbour snuck round at 8pm to look after a...
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A week in my shoes…March 22nd
So here we are…it’s race day on Sunday – the Oakland Half Marathon to be precise. These are my goals. A) To finish. Oakland’s crime levels are stratospheric. I’d like not to die. B) Sub-two. I would...
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A (very busy) week in my shoes…April 5th
So much excitement this week! So many exclamation marks to share. Firstly, we booked a holiday! We’re off to Hawaii next month for the first time…a few days on Oahu (we want to see Pearl Harbour and...
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