Happy Monday! Did you miss me, as I’ve been AWOL the last few days? 😉

I’m afraid that I’ve been nursing a bit of an ankle injury. Well, erm, I haven’t actually injured it yet, but it has been feeling a little tender, just how it did before I damaged the ligaments two and a half years ago.

I’ve been very lucky, as I’ve been injury-free since then. But, with a holiday to Tenerife starting this weekend, I really don’t want to take any chances. The last thing I need is to be hobbling up and down hills on holiday!

So, my marathon training has been paused, though I’d much rather take a few days off from running now, than be forced into weeks of RICE. 🙂

I did do gardening and weeding this weekend, leaving me with some mighty DOMS: surely that counts as cross-training, right?

Here are four very simple, but very powerful words:

Be it training for a marathon, recovering from injury, or anything else, this is so true. Don’t you think?

 

Are you having a good Monday?

We’ve had glorious sunshine all weekend, and today, and it’s set to continue over the next few days. Hurrah!

Did you celebrate World Gin Day on Saturday? I did – I’ll tell you more about it later in the week 😉

Yesterday, I got in my first run (at home) in a vest – summer is definitely on its way!

Here’s something that jumped out at me recently: I really do think that it is true….

Just remember, when you’re in the midst of the chaos, calm waters aren’t too far away.

Are you enjoying summer weather where you are?

Hello, everyone! How has your weekend been?

I’ve had a fab weekend, running my section of the GB Relay 2014. It felt fantastic to be part of something that 1000’s of runners are involved in over the coming couple of weeks 🙂

Today I’m having a rest day after yesterday’s 8 mile walk & 8 mile run.

I found myself asking ‘Am I mad?’ a few times yesterday, which brought this quote to mind:

Clearly, I must be bonkers……….. are you? Have a crazy week!

Welcome to Monday, people 🙂  Has your week started with sunshine or showers?

We’ve had both, which has kinda matched my mood today 😉 I’m thinking sunshine right now!

Here’s something that I’ve seen and read a couple of times recently:

Brilliant. Just brilliant. This is one for me to remember this week.

It changes my perspective on the rain…..

Have a great week, and enjoy your running: even if it’s in the rain 🙂

Welcome to Monday.  Is it a holiday where you are? It isn’t here in Argyll, so I’ve been busy working all day.

Today is day one of my Hal Higdon Marathon training programme. And it’s a rest day 😉  I’ve been really inspired by everyone’s running this weekend, be it at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, Mull of Kintyre runs, Rock ‘n’ Roll Liverpool, Bupa 10K or many other runs. Well done!

Here’s something to set up your week:

Absolutely. How are you going to be of value this week?

Happy Monday! Did you have fun this weekend?

I’m happy to report that we’re really pleased with our route for the GB Relay. Most of it is along a cycle path, and is reasonably flat/undulating with no stonking great big hills!

But here we are, back to the working week. Do you sit at a desk while working? I used to. For the past year or so I’ve been standing most of the time. I moved my laptop stand from my desk, and rearranged my office so that I could stand when using my laptop. My phone is right beside it, and all of my important files are in the drawers below, as I’m using a three drawer filing cabinet as a ‘standing desk’. It’s the perfect height for me to work at comfortably.

When I need to focus on a piece of work, I can sit at my desk and concentrate, without being distracted by incoming emails.  I have plenty of room for laying out work, so it’s much harder for papers to go AWOL, or be abandoned due to other distractions. For me, it’s a win-win 🙂

At first, I thought I’d perhaps do it for a few weeks. I’ve now been doing it for so long it’s second nature. Also, as my ‘standing desk’ area is looking out of the window, I get to enjoy the views too!

Here’s an interesting infographic I found on Pinterest, which I thought I’d share:

 

Do you sit, stand or walk all day?

Welcome to another wonderful week!

I hope you enjoyed @TheWelshWookie’s first ever blog post yesterday: I think it’s good to have a different perspective on a race sometimes. That’s probably one of the reasons why I love reading blogs 🙂

This made me smile today:

Absolutely. Are you planning on making the tough choices this week?

Good Evening, all!

Today is the  Mayday holiday here, and I had thought that I’d use it for prepping my Madrid posts for this week.

But, instead, other priorities took my time. That’s OK, because it means that I can still look forward to writing those posts later in the week 🙂

Here’s a quote you’ll all know well. But it resonates with me at the moment, after all of the hustle and bustle of the past few weeks.

Bring it on! 😀

 

Which quote most reflects your mindset right now?