Mark's Road to Newcastle - The Great North Run / Journal
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ParkRun #3
It's 0835 and I'm sitting in my car at the Blackpool Sports Centre car park, making good use of the heated seats and keeping warm before it's time to head over to the Stanley …
Read the entry ↗27 October 2023, 11:27BP Optimal
One of the many interesting metrics I've been tracking since the start has been Blood Pressure. Whilst I've never been on any BP meds, it was often teetering on the hig…
Read the entry ↗27 October 2023, 11:19Week 14 - Update
Day 98 End of Week Fourteen – 27th October0.9kg (2 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date18.7kg (41.2 lbs / 3st) Which is a loss of 17.0% of my starting body wei…
Read the entry ↗27 October 2023, 11:123 Stone Milestone
Day 98 and I've reached the 3 Stone Milestone! And the consistency continues... The first stone (6.35kg) milestone was reached on day 31, the second stone 36 days l…
Read the entry ↗25 October 2023, 19:57Crispy Chicken in a Zingy Honey-Lemon Chilli Glaze
This evening it's another new Scott Baptie Food for Fitness Recipe, taking his Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders to a whole new level. Chicken breasts, breadcrumbs, egg, lem…
Read the entry ↗25 October 2023, 11:49The Morning after Leg Day
Yesterday evening was lower body/leg day with Matty the PT. Following a 7 minute warm up on the treadmill it was into the, now familiar, dumbbell walking lunges and SkiErg…
Read the entry ↗21 October 2023, 12:04ParkRun #2
ParkRun...Yes, it really did happen, again! Some time ago Coach Ken sent me a PPL (push pull leg) workout plan for my gym work with gym exercise scheduled every day of the …
Read the entry ↗20 October 2023, 10:11Week 13 - Update
Day 91 End of Week Thirteen – 20th October1.8kg (4 lbs) weight loss Total weight loss, to date17.8kg (39.3 lbs / 2st 11.3lbs) Which is a loss of 16.2% of my starting …
Read the entry ↗17 October 2023, 20:22Air Fryer Crispy Chicken Tenders
Another amazing Scott Baptie Food for Fitness recipe, one of my favourites and quite easy to whip up a tasty high-protein chicken meal. Chicken breasts cut into thin strips…
Read the entry ↗15 October 2023, 19:30More Essential Reading
Back on 22nd August, Coach Ken (whilst bobbing around in the South Pacific heading towards Australia) ordered The World's Fittest Book by Ross Edgley and had it delivered to m…
Read the entry ↗15 October 2023, 12:35ParkRun Gallery
Mark's First ParkRun15th October 2023 1st January 2024 1st January 2024 1st January 2024 4th May 2024 11th May 2024 11th May 2024 15th October 2023 11th M…
Read the entry ↗14 October 2023, 11:14My 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 …
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