Tag Archives: janathon
Crossed wires (#janathon day 9)
One of the lingering effects from breaking my ankle years ago (aside from a lack of flexibility which makes miracle stretching programmes almost irresistible) is a slight distortion to my sense of touch: pressing my scar triggers a short circuit … Continue reading
Day 8 (of Janathon 2011)…
Originally posted on abradypus:
…my inner competitor made a bid for freedom. About 30secs after posting yesterday’s blog about doing a short recovery run today, I remembered that I’d been meaning to check out parkruns. I found out about them…
Losing weight (#janathon day 4)
Over the next ten months, I need to lose weight and if I fail there will be financial consequences. Let Operation “remove the £1 coins from the piggy banks currently moonlighting as physiotherapy weights and spend them before mid-October” commence. … Continue reading
#janathon (physio edition)
Forgive me, physio, for I have sinned. I did no physio whatsoever at all during December. But that is all going to change. Well, obviously the no physio during December won’t change, because I don’t own a time machine, and … Continue reading
Stratford-upon-Avon and Leamington parkruns (#janathon day 1)
When Andy B texted yesterday to say that his ribs were still hurting after his attempt to catch a falling tree (memo to self: do not try to catch a falling tree) and that he wouldn’t be heading to Stratford-upon-Avon … Continue reading
Bevendean Down parkrun and The Moyleman
A month ago after a very enjoyable, if slightly undulating, downland romp around Bevendean Down parkrun, I sat in the nearby community-owned pub chatting to Janathoner Tom and his friend Ash. As we nattered about running, it emerged that Ash … Continue reading
I am *not* Janathoning…
…I just happen to have blogged and exercised every day of January so far.
Chichester parkrun, Brandy Hole Copse and the Centurion Way
“Easy around a Park Run where you run marathon tempo / pace for the 5km.” Over the next couple of months, my weekly mileage and long run distances are going to ramp up and my parkrun tourism is likely to … Continue reading
I had a cunning and sneaky plan
“20 mins easy, 20 mins incorporating 2 mins on 3 mins off, 20 mins easy to finish” Work was hectic, and I barely managed a cup of tea all day, so by the time I got home, I was parched … Continue reading