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Ultra Tour of Arran - Training Plan Update

Dec 26, 2020

The Ultra Tour of Arran is planned for April 2021.. This is the summary of my training plan for the first 4 weeks of a 20 week plan..

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2020 Update - what a year so far!

Sep 20, 2020

2020 started with a new job and has since been dominated by Covid..

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What is Fit After 50?

Sep 16, 2020

Helping you find inspiration : What is Fitafter50 about? Personal training, nutrition coaching and helping over 50's get fit for life, the website also highlights challenges, events, sports, personal journeys, stories and product reviews and is a personal blog to help people of 50 and above find their next challenge.

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2020 Plan and a potential new venture for Fit After 50

Jan 02, 2020

The 2020 Plan and more on the new venture for Fit After 50.

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Setting achievable goals for 2020

Dec 28, 2019

A brief guide to help you set yourself achievable and realistic goals - an ideal start for new challenges in 2020!

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October 2019 - #runeveryday

Nov 11, 2019

#runeveryday is a challenge to honour the english runner, olympian Ron Hill who recorded a daily run, every day for 50 years + !!! I decided to repeat the challenge I first did in October 2017 - again it turned out to be a really interesting time!

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Conquering an Ultra

Race to the Stones - Analysis

Aug 18, 2019

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Race to the Stones - Race Report

Jul 29, 2019

Race to the Stones is a 100km ultra marathon that starts in Berkshire and runs west along the Ridgeway to Avebury stones. The race can be run, jogged or walked and can be done as one continuous run, over 2 days of 50km each or each half can be raced separately.

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Race to The Stones - Weeks 4-11

May 25, 2019

I've entered Race to The Stones in July 2019 - a 100km trail run that I am taking on over 2 days. I'm using the official training plan as the basis for my run, and this is my blog on progress.

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Race to The Stones - Weeks 1-3 Training

Mar 18, 2019

I've entered Race to The Stones in July 2019 - a 100km trail run that I am taking on over 2 days. I'm using the official training plan as the basis for my run, and this is my weekly blog on progress.

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Setting achievable goals for 2019

Jan 06, 2019

A brief guide to help you set yourself achievable and realistic goals - an ideal start for new challenges in 2018!

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Conquering an Ultra

You've signed up for what??

Dec 10, 2018

Race to The Stones.... I'd heard about it, read about it, but pretty much dismissed the idea. Too old, too injury prone, too long, too hot.. So I signed up.. this is the start of my journey to the 2018 race.

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Lessons Learned - Crashing in France

Oct 05, 2018

A new attempt at the Marmotte this year had a very different result. Crashing in France threw up a whole number of issues, so here's a guide to racing overseas, and what you should do if you have an accident!

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The Personal Training Challenge

Staying on track with a nutrition plan..

Aug 03, 2018

One of the most common questions I get asked is how I stay on track with my nutrition plan.. Here's my thoughts on how I've been able to keep to the plan, and also how to look out for those times when you may be wobbling!

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2018 - Half Year Review

Jul 31, 2018

Wow... we're over half way through the year.. and the goals I talked about over the new year and wrote about are...? Here's my progress report for the year to date... :-)

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The Personal Training Challenge

The PT Challenge-3 ; Nutrition Plan

Jun 14, 2018

3 weeks and I'll share what my goals are, and how I've been getting on so far!

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The Personal Training Challenge

The PT Challenge-2

Apr 29, 2018

I've gone through the initial consulation, goal setting and framing my current position and the immediate and obvious gap is Nutrition.

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The Personal Training Challenge

The PT Challenge-1

Mar 30, 2018

There is an old business saying that you need to eat your own dog food. Essentially this means you should practice what you preach, so for me, I am going to be fully writing up my Personal Training process and planning as if I was a new client.

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2018 Training Programme - Taking the time to create a high level training programme...

Feb 02, 2018

Training Programme and Training planning - putting the elements together for an overall 2018 training plan.

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Setting achievable goals for 2018

Dec 30, 2017

A brief guide to help you set yourself achievable and realistic goals - an ideal start for new challenges in 2018!

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October 2017 - #runeveryday 31 days of my life

Nov 26, 2017

#runeveryday is a challenge to honour the english runner, olympian Ron Hill who recorded a daily run, every day for 50 years + !!! I decided to give myself the challenge for a month - and it turned out to be a really interesting time!

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When the beat of applause has died down...

Nov 06, 2017

Once your main event is over, what happens next? For many people and this year I'm definitely affected, the completion of a major goal or race leads on to a dip in motivation and enthusiasm. This brief article tells the story from the authors point of view and also suggests a couple of alternative strategies to get the flames burning again!

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Sometimes it's ok to say no....

Aug 01, 2017

The race was booked months ago... it was in the 2017 training plan and I put a couple of months work to get myself ready... But come the week of the race, I just wasn't excited about the event.

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2017 - Taking the time to create a high level training programme...

Jul 02, 2017

Training Programme and Training planning - putting the elements together for an overall 2017 training plan.

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My Sugar Free Month

Jun 15, 2017

I decided to go Sugar Free for the whole of March : How was it, and what are my top tips for staying on track! Healthy Eating ; Sugar Free Diet

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Sa Calobra - who will be king of the mountain?

Apr 28, 2017

Sa Calobra is a category 1 climb in the Tramuntana mountain range in Mallorca.

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Beginners - Top Tips for staying on track

Feb 15, 2017

Based on your 3, 6 or 12 month goals, you’ll have been keen to get out and get started and from the moment you start your first session, the new choices you are making are reality. Use the handy guide below to help keep yourself on track over the whole of the first few weeks...

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How to set yourself achievable goals

Jan 10, 2017

A brief guide to help you set yourself achievable and realistic goals - an ideal start for new challenges in 2017!

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Welcome to Fit After 50

Nov 23, 2016

Welcome to Fitafter50 - a website and community, dedicated to helping people find challenge, motivation and inspiration when you are 50+

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You're doing what??? I know people think I'm bonkers!

Nov 01, 2016

Why I set myself challenges. Finding inspiration. Finding a personal goal.

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