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#Janathon Day 4: A Muddy Climb
Today I started my day with #Janathon. Once Junior had left for school, I got my kit together and waited for running wife Ems to knock on. A few minutes later we were running towards Trentham Park, the hilly wilderness that is part … Continue reading
#Janathon Day 31: Sunday Long Run
There we go folks, it’s a wrap. 31 days of consecutive running, sensible eating and no drinking. It’s been great. This morning, I met up with my clubmates at Westport Lake as planned. The rain was pouring, the ducks were fighting … Continue reading
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Tagged Alcohol, Friends, health, healthy-living, Janathon, miles, movescount, Mud, outdoors, Running, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham, Trentham Running Club
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#Janathon Day 26: So Called Storm Thingy
As I was driving home today, Sally Traffic was full of tales of woe and destruction: Storm thingy that buried the East Coast of America under six feet of snow at the weekend was now dumping apocalyptic amounts of rain on the UK … Continue reading
#Janathon Day 7: Club Run
Did anyone spot the deliberate mistake yesterday? I had day 5 twice – that’s the price you pay for rushing! Tonight is no exception, although I’m pretty sure it’s day 7, and therefore one week in. So far, so good… … Continue reading
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Tagged club, Friends, Gritting, Janathon, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham, Trentham Running Club, TrenthamRC
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#Janathon Day 2: Up and At ‘Em, Sort of…
Day 2 hasn’t exactly gone as planned. I’d intended to wake up early and refreshed, however the nighttime cramps put paid to that: both legs at 1am saw me up and stretching, and sipping herbal tea wishing my calf muscles … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, calfs, canal, cramp, fasculitis, Janathon, muscles, Trentham
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Hilly and Hot as Hell: The 2015 Potteries Marathon
They say that the devil makes work for idle hands. It also makes work for injured runners cooped up inside. It was 18 months ago when a running buddy of mine, injured and frustrated, first mooted the prospect of bringing back … Continue reading
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Tagged britannia stadium, comunity, hilly, hot, Marathon, potteries, Potteries Marathon, Running, Stoke, Stoke City, Stoke-on-Trent, Sun, sunny, sunshine, tough, Trentham
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#Juneathon: Day 24 – Scaring People
Tonight I was on kid duty as Junior and his mate were at Trentham Canoeing Club. So while the kids were sploshing about on the water I decided to run around the lake (Movescount). The boat club is at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Juneathon, lake, movescount, quiet, Running, scary, Trentham, Trentham gardens
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#Juneathon: Day 19 – Pre-Work-Out
Today I am up early and have bashed out my #Juneathon obligations with a quick loop of the neighbourhood (Movescount). Soon I am off to work, from where I will be attending a friends Birthday party. I had forgotten it … Continue reading
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