Been a bit hit and miss with the blogging recently, but I‘m still here. Back in London this week, so today’s run was the morning commute. Felt a little more energy after missing Sunday’s run and also getting two good nights of sleep. Really enjoyed the cooler
It’s kind of a love-hate relationship I have with this route. Straight out of bed it can be a shock to the quads and a little punishing, but it’s always worth it for the view from the highest point. Today’s sunrise was lovely. On balance, much more
91% humidity today, and though the sun is having a day off, that made this one feel a little sticky. Nice to be back running after a lazy week. lots of tourists here now so that route was much busier than usual. Out of season I often see one or
Easing back into it after a wonderfully chilled week, enjoying hotel amenities extending only to the restaurant and pool area, carefully avoiding the gym. Planning a little open water swimming today, some skipping (a couple of minutes) and restorative yoga. The run didn’t feel as tough as I expected
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And today’s was more or less the opposite of yesterday’s. Interestingly, I felt mentally ready for a fast one this morning. Lying in bed, I thought my energy level was high and I reckoned a quick 7 rather than an easy 11 would be fun. Turned out to
It’s runs like this that make all the tough ones worthwhile. One of those where the data doesn’t matter - it just all feels great. Set off at a really comfortable pace knowing the climbs that this route has in store. Having slept very badly last night (mind
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Bad night’s sleep so my plan to run 8 mile hills was abandoned in favour of a less time-consuming 5k, so I could be back for an 8am breakfast. I did feel tired this morning, but at least got it done - even if “it” was a different it.
A late night airport pickup meant running on less than five hours sleep - and I like my sleep! But it wasn’t as bad as I feared it might be. A warm one though with little breeze. The photo is of one of my favourite trees on this route
Tired legs today - feeling yesterday’s hills. A bit low on energy all round. Took two minutes to enjoy the view and eat a Nakd bar from the helipad in the marina. It‘s a lovely spot which I often have all to myself. Spotted three paddle boarders heading
Hot, hilly, humid. But wonderful! Beautiful start to the day and feeling on top of the world - literally, with today’s elevation gain. This is another of my favourite, albeit challenging, routes. Some of the climbs, particularly when it starts to get warm, are a little intimidating. I did
I wanted to pick up the pace a little in the middle of this run, but I still find that I don’t differentiate enough between the easy and harder sections, running with a similar effort throughout (maybe marginally quicker and slower). I think once a week, I’ll try
Felt ready to try a gentle half after fasting. The first time I tried a longer distance without fuelling for 16 hours, I couldn’t do it. I just felt like I reached an empty tank at about seven miles. Today was fine though. Took it easy, enjoyed the sunshine
Plenty of elevation but the clouds kept it cooler this morning. We are forecast a sunny afternoon and low 30s this week so I’ll be running early and aiming to do yoga before lunch while the mat is still in the shade. Ate gluten yesterday and felt like I
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m now a month into the intermittent fasting, but the two most recent morning runs have felt OK. Sixteen hours without fuel still feels like a long time since fuelling but today my heart rate was lower and although this route
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Trying not to run before fuelling, but couldn’t avoid it today. I was keen to head out before the sun got up and needed to be home in time for breakfast, so a short, hilly run fit the bill. Energy levels were not bad, but it felt a little
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Very enjoyable run after a chilled weekend. Spent most of it basking in the Spanish sun. A spot of yoga before breakfast and a nice seven miler to round out June. Target for July - five to six half primary yoga practices each week and four runs (Tue, Thu, Sat,
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Been running but not blogging. Settling into the new intermittent fasting regime and it feels like my metabolism has now figured out when I’m eating. Sleeping better, not feeling tired and getting used to running at the other end of the day!
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Warm. Still 31 degrees according to Carrot weather, though Strava has it at 28. Felt warm and I am definitely still not acclimatised or completely used to the new fasting regime. Feeling lighter and stronger but just hit a “run out of fuel” wall. This evening it was at seven
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That’s confirmed. I’d rather have the heat and the hills than run after sixteen hours fasting. Loving the intermittent fasting (two weeks in) and I’m sleeping so much better, but running first thing in the morning when you haven’t eaten since 2pm the previous day is
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Completely depleted after the evening commute run and no fuel since 1:30pm yesterday. The intermittent fasting is definitely helping me to sleep better but two runs in no food is a bit stupid. I had planned to get up at six, have breakfast and run at 8:30. it
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Run home from the office. Very busy by Farringdon and along The Strand. Dodging commuters for much of the run. Felt stronger than the stats indicate. Not sure if that’s good or bad!
A week of intermittent fasting and definitely feeling stronger and lighter. Dropped a couple of kilos and sleeping much better. I would have preferred to wait another hour to digest lunch but I needed to get out for ‘head’ reasons! Spent the first half of the run burping(!) but after
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Up and at ‘em ahead of second day at Money2020 in Amsterdam. Yesterday was a 4am start for a 6am flight. A full day walking around a massive conference centre and then a five mile walk to reccy this morning’s route. Around 30,000 steps and 18 hours awake.
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Two runs and a short walk this morning. Dead beat. Started an intermittent fast regime yesterday and after two lots of hills this week and no running at all last week, it was a shock to the system! I’m sure it’ll get easier after a few weeks, but
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More hills. Wonderful morning. Climbs felt OK today but generally still not feeling my best. The cold is hanging around and I’m still very snotty (sorry!). I say it frequently, but still can’t say it enough: blessed to have such amazing routes to run. I pinch myself most
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Thought about a half today and then changed my mind and did hills instead (a bit pushed for time if I’m honest). Hard to believe from this photo the deep blue sky that opened up about 90 minutes later, but I wasn’t complaining about the cooler temperature that
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In S2 E3 of The Wonderful Podcast, Calypso Harland shares tips and insights on scaling up businesses, including her thoughts on how to get the most out of Fintech Week London - and Fintech Fringe which she set up. We get to hear the hows and whys of creating this
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Still feeling last week’s chest cold. A little tired and my heart rate is around 10 bpm higher than it should be. The weather was kind though. A light cloud cover kept the heat off and a gentle breeze also made it feel very pleasant for running. Despite feeling
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I’ve been poorly for the last week. just a chest cold, but enough to keep me out of the trainers and off the yoga mat. feeling stir crazy by the weekend, but still not well enough to venture out. This morning, I thought I’d head up the hill
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Join the effervescent and unstoppable fixer, Pritti Saggi. Pritti is the founder of Creating Memories, a wonderful charity that works to fulfil the unique wishes of children living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Pritti chats with co-hosts and Wonderful co-founders, Carmen and Kieron about her motivation and the joy