I have been a bit quiet on the blogging front for a while. This is due to having been extremely busy refurbishing a new property in Bedford which we now have rooms available to rent in. Having been very busy should mean that I have had a lot to write about but finding the time [...]
Due to a knee injury I am unable to take part in the 10 mile run tomorrow that I have been sponsored for. I have suffered with problems with both of my knees which prevented me from doing many training runs. I was not going to let this stop me but I attempted an easy [...]
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JDRF,
Mountain Biking
I’ve been to a physio about the problem I’ve been having with the knee pain and he thinks I am probably suffering from Iliotibial Band syndrome. The Iliotibial Band is a thick band of fibrous tissue that runs down the outside of the leg. The pain is caused by this band rubbing over the outside [...]
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ITBS,
Running
I haven’t been able to do any running over the past week because I somehow managed to hurt my knee last Tuesday. I was on the treadmill and after about 18 minutes me left knee started hurting. After 20 minutes I had to stop as it was getting quite painful and I didn’t want to [...]
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JDRF,
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I have been advised by a number of people not to complete my 12 week training plan for the 10 mile run early. At week 8 of the training plan I am supposed to do a 10k run so I have entered the Flitwick 10k – a 10k run in Flitwick, Bedfordshire. So what I [...]
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Diabetes,
Running
I have decided to do a 10 mile run in July – the New Forest 10 – and am doing it to raise money for JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). The reason for doing a run of any significant distance at all is because I decided I needed a target or goal to motivate my [...]
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Diabetes,
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A few days ago during the Christmas break I went clay pigeon shooting for the first time with my Brother-in-Law. I borrowed first my Sister-in-Law’s gun and then my Brother-in-Law’s (Beretta), both of which were 20 bore, although the Brother-in Law does own a 12 bore as well. It was a bit of a cold [...]
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Shooting
Just over a week ago I met some friends and colleagues at Chieveley Services – on the A34 at Newbury – for a business meeting. Not the most glamorous venue I know, but needs must. There were four of us in total and we were there for four hours. During that time we had three [...]
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Chieveley,
fine,
parking,
services