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Help Me Stretch Myself

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: aye_shamus After my first ever #parkrun DNF (Did Not Finish) due to pulling my hamstring I have finally LEARNED my lesson. A Warmup/Cooldown and stretching regime is MANDATORY! My question is this: What do you consider to be … Continue reading →

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1000K In 2011 – My Dashboard

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Ross (Admin)

As you know I have pledged to run 1,000 kilometers in 2011 For Marie Curie Cancer Care. Here is the first draft of the dashboard I’ll be using to communicate my progress. Click here for the bigger version. The JustGiving … Continue reading →

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Marcothon (December Running) Update

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

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 →

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Edinburgh Marathon Training Update

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: darkmatter It’s been a while since I have written anything so apologies in advance about the length! Marathon Team Update Start with the good news: as of today the fundraising total hit £300 which is great but the … Continue reading →

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July – Keep Fit – Update

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Ross (Admin)

Just to show that I have been doing “some” prep work for my up and coming fund-raising events: Running Runs : 4 Distance : 8.81 miles Time : 01:40 Avg Speed : 5.3 mph Cycling Cycles : 4 Distance : … Continue reading →

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New Year – New Fitness Regime

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Ross (Admin)

No New Years Resolutions, just a revisiting of the fitness regime I started last year. It’s late so just a quick update. I have started week 1 of both One Hundred PushUps and Two Hundred SitUps. I have also had … Continue reading →

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100 Pushups – Week 3 = :(

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Ross (Admin)

Ended week 2 on a high ! Target was 124 pushups in the week and I managed 144, what a buzz. My first exhaustion test got me 6 pushups. My second one at the weekend I managed 21 but that … Continue reading →

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100 Pushups – Take 2

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Ross (Admin)

OK This one really didn’t get a chance. The week I started, I ended up being away from home, then had a stressfull week following that. I’m starting this again today. Even if I just continually do week one, it … Continue reading →

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100 Pushups

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Ross (Admin)

I first read about this on JD’s Get Fit Slowly blog, I’m up for it ! The target is, after 6 weeks I should be able to do 100 push-ups. First day is today!

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New Personal Best ! — 4 Miles

Posted on April 15, 2008 by Ross (Admin)

photo credit: Carmelo Aquilina That is most definitely the furthest and fastest I have ever travelled by foot in the last decade ! OK, it was my slowest speed to date, but I’m not to concerned about speed just now. … Continue reading →

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