weekly summary: 27 July – 02 August
The mind is hurting right now, far more than the foot is. Exercises have gone well this week and I’m walking around with relative freedom but there is a reminder there with heavier pressure...
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I haven’t quite made up my mind yet
weekly summary: 20 July – 26 July
Not much to say really. The injury is not going anywhere fast but thankfully I’m off crutches and working through the physio exercises with more than a degree of focus. If this is going...
weekly summary: 13 July – 19 July
What started out as a typical week in recent times ended in disaster on Sunday. Three runs chalked up with a decent, very hilly, long run on Saturday and then a simple walk with...
mental fragility: it’s a real problem
If you’ve been reading my recent posts, you’ll no doubt be painfully aware that I’m currently moaning about an injury. The past week has really played on my mind a lot. Not just because...
discipline: running steady
Pick any of my long run experiments so far (e.g. #3) and one thing keeps surfacing as an immediate complaint – discipline. Exceptions are rare. It doesn’t matter if it’s a 2-mile block or...
guinea pig: my name is jonathan
I’ve always been rather keen to try new things and experiment when it comes to fitness. In some ways I think I have always been a guinea pig of my own mad professorship. Change...
picking up the pieces: analysis
Picking up the pieces after licking my wounds proved to be a painful analysis. I took off for a nice long walk on Tramore Beach to clear my head. A calm, sunny day combined...
