Goals

A very short ride around the course I’d just run, so that I could get an accurate picture on the mileage. I wanted this because I was so pleased with the time. But I don’t have a fancy GPS running computer (donations very welcome to the usual address), but I have checked my bike’s wheel...
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One of my goals this year is to run 10k in 40 minutes. Of all the things I’ve set myself to do, this is the one that’s most daunting. My PB for this distance is somewhere around 44 minutes, so I’m looking to make a 10% or so improvement. This is going to be even...
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We had some friends round for dinner on Saturday, and we got into a conversation about fitness. One of the women at the table said she’d really like to be fit (to which I of course replied, “well, you’re not such a bad looker . . .” - can’t take me anywhere more than...
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Now here’s a phrase you don’t hear spoken in excited “oooh I’m looking forward to this” tones too often: I’m gonna swim in Hartlepool marina! On my list of goals for this year is to complete a triathlon involving an open water swim. It doesn’t say how long the swim should be (clever, eh?), just that...
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