Posts Tagged ‘ t-shirt ’

I’ve just got back in from my run – it was a tough one. I’d meant to go out for a run with Shakti this morning but certain events, like the title of this blog post and then a rather large steak conspired to thwart me. I’ve been going stir crazy most of the...
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I was out running the other day when a nutter nice gentleman blocked my path and after consulting with Mr Invisible behind his right shoulder, informed me “You’ll die soon!”. He then waited just long enough for me to think “oh bugger” before continuing his sentence, which in its entirety went something like “You’ll...
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Not much to report on the running front this week, it’s all been quite a struggle. Deege explains the runners eternal battle with the mind body dichotomy better than I ever could. I’m afraid to say that while Deege managed to win her battle, I just bailed. Out on my long run my body...
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Stratford 220 Sprint Triathlon 400 metre Swim – 23 kilometre Cycle – 5 kilometre run Did I give the impression I was apprehensive about this tri-affa-lon thingy? ‘Twas a piece of cake and an absolute buzz to boot! My legs are killing me but I have had such a great day and I didn’t...
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Don’t know what happened this morning but I slept through the alarm and only made it to Bushy Park by the skin of my teeth. Actually I do know what happened – I was playing around with new gadget, putting myself through my paces by trying out one of the fitness tests. I love...
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I dragged myself out of bed at some ungodly hour this morning so I could get to the registration desk for The Great Escape run. Arrived too early as usual and then had to perform jumping jacks for about 2 hours to ward off hypothermia while we waited for the finance society to organise...
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Good grief, has anyone noticed how flippin cold it is? I’m supposed to be running home tomorrow but I know I will lose certain extremities if I expose them to the chilling wind for 1hr 20 mins. I can feel the pain already. Last week I was worried about overheating in my long sleeved...
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Today was d-day – the running commute was upon me. Much forwarding planning had been involved as well as expenses incurred and I couldn’t really think of a suitable excuse to get out of it. Since I started working at the hospital back in September I have cycled in every single day. Most people...
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My plan yesterday, was to get up early and head out for a long run. As I intend to run home from work next week, I need to confirm that I can still cope with the longer distances. Also I wanted to try out running with a rucksac, so I can get the necessities...
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I was running blind the other morning, which seems to be an occupational hazard for sweaty unfit runners. I was desperately trying to wipe the sweat out of my eyes with the hem of my t-shirt, whilst trying to maintain my modesty and continue running. I failed on at least one of these. I...
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