The details aren't important, but someone delightfully gave me a weight-loss guide for Christmas. Externally, I smiled blandly and said thank you, internally I invited them to kiss the fattest part of my arse ( Read more... )

In July, 2011, I was the fittest I had ever been. I ran two marathons in a 8 week period, and I had amazing endurance and strength. I was on a 26km run (as you do), when I decided to do a spot of trail running. I tripped on a root, and hit the deck hard, and lost a fair bit of skin. Finished the run, but it wasn't pretty ( Read more... )

I did my ten mile run. It was glacial. I was intensely slow, but I am not hurting today, which is the acid test. Also, I was able to run the whole way ( Read more... )

I've been quiet here ( Read more... )

In November, my (trusted) Doc told me to give up gluten. Turns out, this was a pretty good call. I am now in amazement at the better kind of normal I get when I'm not eating gluten ( Read more... )

I had a really clever thought. I work in a very conservative industry ( Read more... )

Just to add to my food issues, I live in rural Australia. This is a choice that leads to an 800m commute to work (I love this), excellent housing prices, a very low-stress lifestyle, and woeful access to exotic foods ( Read more... )

Oh, boy ( Read more... )

So, the injury turned out to be an inflamed muscle in the back, for which the cure is 2 months off running. I wept, went to the gym to ride the stupid, pointless bike that doesn't go anywhere ( Read more... )

It's been a long time since I posted ( Read more... )