Eating Our Veggies and Burning Off Pizza Since 2011
In days gone by, I used to run purely with a set of keys tied to my shoes with my shoelace – but as distances went on, I decided I might also need some money or a travelcard for the bus home, if it was cold I might need my…
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Warning. What you are about to read may shock you. Regular readers of this blog know that I am not a fan of pricey sportswear. I don’t wear ‘active wear’, I have running kit or gym kit. The phrase ‘athleisure’ brings me out in a rash and don’t even get…
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There’s a huge hoohah right now about Marks and Spencer (and House of Fraser) selling a burkini for Muslim women to swim in – this interested me as a few weeks ago I got an email from a lady called Anna Peters who runs the sports clothing company AM Active which makes exercise…
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Did you know that you should never use fabric softener when you wash your gym kit? I didn’t until I saw the tip mentioned in a magazine article I was reading this weekend. The piece didn’t give me much more information or a source and so, intrigued, I decided I had to…
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I have a confession – I am running in kit I have ABSOLUTELY no idea how to pronounce. I’ve got trainers and a running jacket from the brand Saucony and I have no idea whether you say it Saw-cone-ee. Sock – anay. Sauce – onee, or some other way entirely….
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I recently decided I needed new trainers – not least as I was in Texas and heading off to an outlet mall in San Marcos which had a New Balance shop – my trainer brand of choice. I pretty much always buy my trainers at a discount – either at an…
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Okay this might be a slightly redundant post as Lidl sold out of these pretty soon after they went into store, but just in case they bring them back, or you see the Crivit brand (that it was made by) somewhere else I thought I’d post it anyway. It’s not…
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Something happens when you start running. You collect kit. A lot of kit. And at some point, you realise you now have drawers full of the stuff – drawers that won’t shut. However, if you look carefully, you’ll realise something. That those drawers will contain at least one item, you…
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I decided on yesterday’s run that there are two types of runner – I’m not talking about fast or slow, I’m talking about people who can run in shorts that look like the ones below and those who can’t. It turns out I am most definitely in the ‘can’t’ camp….
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It’s pink (or green or black), it’s plastic, it’s on Xmas lists all over the globe – but it’s not a Barbie playhouse, it’s the new TomTom Multisport watch. I was lucky enough to have a play with this a couple of months back and can safely say that if…
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