A Simple Life of Luxury

Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means

Tagged: PB

Improving Running Pace 1

Fitness

Improving Running Pace

My run training technique of ‘doing very little running’ seems to be working still! I would have thought that i’d need to do somewhere around 2-4 runs per week to see any improvement in my spee. I’ve only been doing that per month but still I seem to be getting better. I’ve just got back...

Getting better at running 1

Fitness

Getting better at running

I used to be OK at running. I was never good and when I say ‘used to’ I mean about 20 years ago, but as part of my new fitness drive I’ve been trying to get out for the odd run here and there. I don’t like to do too much as my joints, tendons...

Running Hurts! 1

Fitness / Trail Guides

Running Hurts!

I haven’t been running much lately. I did a bit just before competing in a Triathlon back in May, but very little since. However, I can’t swim at the moment thanks to injured ribs, so last night rather than drive into Aberystwyth just for a circuit training session I decided to go for a run instead. I...

My Fastest ClimachX 0

Fitness / MTB / Trail Guides / Wales

My Fastest ClimachX

I managed to beat my Personal Best around the ClimachX Trail last night. It was supposed to be an Ystwyth-MTB night ride at 6.30pm. As usual I was there early, but by 6:45pm nobody else had arrived so I let Anna know I was going to go around on my own and headed off for...