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Confession time & going minimalist
I have a problem. Even though I’m quite happy to commit to my Tori-style non-training-progamme with no structure, no heart rate monitoring and little attention to time or distance … and even though I don’t actually do long training runs (even for races up to 100km in distance, I never do a training run longer […]
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It’s all about the cupping …
May 20, 2013
Whilst coffee has no direct correlation with fitness or running, health or wellness, it does play a pretty major role in fuelling me every morning and in particular, up mammoth mountains, over super long distances and often at crazy altitude. In fact, before I’ve had a good injection of the black stuff every morning, I’m […]
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PB running
May 18, 2013
PB I hear you cry? Personal Best? No no, today a quick tip re a wonderful analogy I heard on an interview recently. When it comes to your race strategy, think peanut butter. Consider that we’re each like a jar of peanut butter, which is filled according to our training, health, strength, stamina, courage, endurance […]
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Flow, form & feeling on fire
May 14, 2013
The other night I enjoyed a perfect yoga class … one of those practices when everything just flows. You feel powerful, strong and invincible. Your balance is beautiful, your core on fire and your monkey mind is sleeping or something because you are totally in the moment and thinking of nothing else but your flow […]
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1852 – 2013; little has changed …
May 11, 2013
I listened during my run this morning to The School of Greatness, one of my favourite podcasts. This week’s inspirational character was Ben Nemtin from The Buried List. For anyone not in the know, back in 2006, these four guys, college kids at the time, were feeling a little disillusioned with their place in the […]
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This is a story …
May 7, 2013
This is a story about a lady who loved to write. Robin Sharma sent out an email about her last week and I was reminded of how she’s a true and perfect demonstration of believing in yourself and doing what you love. All this lady ever wanted to do was write but few believed in […]
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Heaven in Hatta
May 4, 2013
Like a magpie to shiny objects, in each of us, there exist certain events, experiences and people that we’re magnetically drawn to. For me? Amongst many are weekend escapes, mountain landscapes, yoga and meditation, healthy food and winning wellness, ad fab company and inspiring conversation. Combine them and you have heaven. Heaven in Hatta to […]
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May 23, 2013
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