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InBox Zero And Quantified Self
I’m a huge fan of keeping my inbox empty, but not very good and keeping it that way. I’m becoming more interested in the “Quantified Self” concept i.e. you can only fix things that you can measure. The obvious answer … Continue reading
Posted in Me, Productivity
Tagged GMail, Google, Inbox Zero, Quantified Self, Script, Spreadsheet
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Chester Marathon – My Race
As you should know by know my plan for the year was to run four marathons, one in each of Wales, Scotland, England and Ireland for MND Scotland. The start of October saw the English leg with the Chester marathon.
Posted in Fitness, Fundraising, MND, Marathon, Me, Motor Neuron Disease, Ross, Running
Tagged Chester, marathon, mndscotland, running
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Great Welsh Marathon 2012
This year my fund-raising for MND Scotland involves running four marathons in Wales (Llanelli), Scotland (Edinburgh), England (Chester) and Ireland (Dublin). Last weekend saw the first of these.
Posted in Family, Fitness, Fundraising, MND, Marathon, Me, Motor Neuron Disease, Ross, Running
Tagged Fundraising, marathon, mndscotland, running
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Long Live The Tache
Since Christmas I have been sporting a new look – now it’s the time to announce why! I have been raising money for various charities by running (I’m doing 4 marathons this year for MND Scotland) but I have finally … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Fun, Fundraising, MND, Me, Motor Neuron Disease, Ross
Tagged Fundraising, Live, Long, LongLiveTheTache, MND, mndscotland, Scotland, Tache, The
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I love #parkrun!
I have never been a fast runner – but parkrun has always been a competitive event for me. If I have not been chasing a personal best (PB), I have at least been trying to shave a few seconds off … Continue reading
A Personal Manifesto / Dashboard / Scorecard
Those that know me will agree that I’m a bit of a “geek”. Whilst I don’t always chase the latest and greatest geek toys or gadgets I do like to try and find a practical application of how technology can … Continue reading
Posted in Me, Misc, Productivity, Ross
Tagged Dashboard, Manifesto, Measurement, Personal, Productivity, Scorecard
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Follow Me For 26.2 Miles
Edinburgh Marathon 2011 As you should know by now I’m running the Edinburgh Marathon to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care. This event is part of my challenge of running 1,000km in 2011. Every £20 raised for Marie Curie … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Marathon, Me, Running
Tagged 1000k, 2011, 26.2, 26.2 Miles, Edinburgh, marathon, Marie Curie, Miles
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EMail–How I make it work for me !
I have been reading a few articles recently on e-mail etiquette and thought that it was about time I described how I use e-mail. Inbox Zero You can read the concept behind this here. My inbox is normally empty. If … Continue reading
Marcothon (December Running) Update
photo credit: Nick-K (Nikos Koutoulas) The concept behind Marcothon was simple : run every day in December for at least 25 minutes or 3 miles. My results: 15 days out of 31 18 runs in total 75.51km or 46.92 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Fundraising, Hobbies, Me, Running
Tagged fitness, Fundraising, jogging, running
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What A Week !
An eventfull week for me, rean on to find out what has been happening. Continue reading
Posted in Emma, Fitness, Fundraising, Me, Ross, Running, This Site
Tagged Charity, CHAS, Fire, Get In On, Ice, Karma, Rachel House, Radio, Radio Scotland, Real Radio, running, Shoes, Snow, Winner
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