I have been quite busy of late.

( Stuff and more stuff )

The weather in London at 10am this morning is forecast to be 19C and sunny.  Perfect running weather ( Read more... )

Curses!  I was supposed to get up early today and go for a run.  I managed the getting up early part (8am, without alarm, on a Sunday no less) but how am I supposed to go running when:

• My Nike running/dancepants are still wet from the wash
• Ditto all my clothes
• I don't own a running jacket with a zip pocket for my keys
• My flatmate has placed her full ( Read more... )

Race for Life update: 38 days to go

I did just over 3k this morning before breakfast and I did it in 35 minutes, although I power-walked the whole last kilometre instead of running or so because I couldn't get my breathing right.  It happens sometimes, I don't sweat it ( Read more... )

Race for Life update: 44 days to go

I've called this Part 1 because I have a feeling there might be a few more Race posts to come over the next six weeks ( Read more... )

It was far too beautiful and sunny to stay indoors yesterday evening, so I went for a run.  I haven't been for what seems like ages (actually it's about 2 months, which I suppose is ages really) so I was expecting it to hurt, and it did at bit.  But it was fantastic all the same.  I managed to get my breathing right and run for much longer than I ( Read more... )

Went out to do my circuit this morning between rainstorms - it felt unpleasantly like running through treacle.  I couldn't even see Canary Wharf.  What's the point of going out to enjoy the world if the best bit of the skyline is completely invisible ( Read more... )

A triumphant post for this morning.  I've mentioned quite a few times that I've been out running and I'm amazed at myself cos I usually have no willpower and go once every six months or something.  Well it turns out to be completely addictive for me once I really got into it, and I'm now going every three days or so.  This morning I was wide awake ( Read more... )

Considering that I slept very late this morning, it's been a remarkably productive day, and my good mood was not marred too much by Henrik Larsson in the 90th minute, although it did take the wind out of my sails rather ( Read more... )