A week has now passed since the Paris Marathon, and I've spent the last 7 days reflecting on the experience and what I (and 40,171 other people) have achieved. Paris is one of my favourite cities having lived there about 20 years ago - so I was looking forward to a weekend in this special city. … Continue reading The 4 Ps: My Bitter Sweet Finale
Week 1 of 16 done! This week was considered a "Warm-Up" week, aimed at getting me back into the swing of training six times a week after some time off post Norwich Half Marathon in November. It was a tough week all-in-all - I felt quite stiff and achy at the beginning - and it's been hard … Continue reading The 4 Ps: #15WeeksToGo
While I've been following a strict running programme since January, my Bikram Yoga practice has suffered. On Monday night, after 10 weeks off, I finally plucked up the courage to head back to Bikram... It was gruelling. I had forgotten how much of a heart-pumping, limb-stretching, sweat-inducing workout it is! To try and combat the … Continue reading Back to Basics with Bikram
Happy New Year to you all! I've never really been one for New Year's Resolutions but last year started a tradition of setting myself some goals for 2013, and committing them to writing. It works! While I didn't achieve all of them (4 out of 5 is not bad?!), it definitely helped to write them … Continue reading Happy New You!
Every Sunday evening I take part in a Bikram Yoga class - I find it the perfect way to seal off a weekend, and a great way to set me up for the week ahead... It's been nearly a year since I've been practicing Bikram at Richmond's studio (it was one of my New Year's … Continue reading 5 tips for Bikram Beginners
Welcome to this week's 5 nicest things... 5-a-day - today's yummy Sunday roast chicken (made by my brother) with the family. 4 awards - for my agency at an awards do on Thursday evening. So proud to work for such an amazing company! 3 sessions of Bikram Yoga - after a month back, I am … Continue reading This week’s 5 nicest things…
Today has been such a contrast to yesterday's glorious sunny day, a day made for being outdoors! Weather like today gives you an excuse to stay in and enjoy a sofa day... unless you have committed yourself to going to yoga, of course! Here we are at the end of another week, so here goes … Continue reading This week’s 5 nicest things…
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