Mark's Road to Newcastle - The Great North Run / Journal
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My First ParkRun
Some time ago Coach Ken sent me a work out plan to follow when I started in the gym. Sunday to Friday had weights sessions, cardio sessions but Saturday had nothing scheduled …
Read the entry ↗13 October 2023, 09:32Week 12 - Update
Day 84 End of Week Twelve – 13th October0.9kg (2 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date16.1kg (36 lbs / 2st 8lbs) Which is a loss of 14.6% of my starting body we…
Read the entry ↗11 October 2023, 10:45Another weight milestone
Day 82 and I've reached the 2.5 stone Milestone! The consistency continues. 31 days to the first stone (6.35kg). Another 36 days to the second stone (6.35kg). And no…
Read the entry ↗6 October 2023, 10:00Week 11 - Update
Day 77 End of Week Eleven – 6th October1.3kg (3 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date15.2kg (34 lbs) A busy week... as they all are these days. It started off w…
Read the entry ↗5 October 2023, 01:00Thank You Jaguar Forum
Marathons / Half Marathons go hand in hand with fundraising. As you will have noticed, my participation in the Great North Run is no exception. When signing up to run for a…
Read the entry ↗30 September 2023, 07:00No excuses
Even though I'm away in Burton on Trent for a Jaguar car event at the National Memorial Arboretum this weekend, that's no excuse for skipping the gym. An early start - …
Read the entry ↗29 September 2023, 12:00Starting to get real!
Having signed up on 8th September to run for Bowel Cancer UK, look what arrived in the post today... My official Bowel Cancer UK running vest! A bit "tight" at the m…
Read the entry ↗29 September 2023, 10:00Week 10 - Update
Day 70 End of Week Ten – 29th September1.9kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date13.9kg (31 lbs) And another busy week with the Blackpool Invitational last …
Read the entry ↗26 September 2023, 14:342 Stone Milestone
Day 67 and I've reached the 2 stone Milestone! It only seems like 36 days since I hit the 1 stone milestone - oh it was! 31 days to lose the first stone (14lbs / 6.35kg…
Read the entry ↗22 September 2023, 15:00Andy the Sports Physio
Matty had identified that I had very tight hamstrings that were restricting mobility, basically reducing my flexibility. We did a few exercises to help stretch them but some d…
Read the entry ↗22 September 2023, 10:00Week 9 - Update
Day 63 End of Week Nine – 22nd September1.7kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date12kg (27 lbs) Another busy week in the gym. Lots of cardio and two hard se…
Read the entry ↗15 September 2023, 10:00Week 8 - Update
Day 56 End of Week Eight – 15th September+0.1kg (+0.2 lbs) weight gain Total weight loss, to date 10.3kg (23 lbs) So, a tiny weight gain this week of 0.1kg as I move…
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