[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03lItdEAhvo?rel=0]  the good thing about “leg day” is it helps take the mind off the upper body aches from the day before 🙂 did […]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwMe-3XVn4?rel=0]  interesting week this one – working from home all week, so the challenge is on to maintain the same sort of routine and

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ps_KFASwHM?rel=0]  after a much-needed rest day, it was time for the “long, slow run” today. with the training schedule being used, today’s distance is

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqe4NbLW7Ww?rel=0]  back down the gym for “medium run day”, which doesn’t vary too much distance-wise for the whole 20 weeks… last week I ran

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwbzxemJZIc?rel=0]  rest day today – and my legs are definitely grateful! had a nice lie-in, getting up at a leisurely 4:30am. riverside walk on

this post is a bit of a departure from the fitness/weight-loss stuff that I usually write about here, however it does fit the overall theme

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59VaXUt-yMg?rel=0]  another nice, slow start to the day, with a 3:30am wake-up and a 10km row at the gym. the peace was shattered later

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKT1sh2NTMo?rel=0]  bit of a late start to the day, getting up just before 3:30am for the shortest session of the week – seriously, 3:30am

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLfmrNw8ygo?rel=0]  up bright and early this morning, feeling pretty much back to normal. thought I might be seeing some great times on the rowing.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV1-1Hl2dgk?rel=0]  still not 100%, but getting there. not that it’s being allowed to impact the training schedule! at first glance I was doing a