Last night as I drifted off to sleep I wondered if today I should go swimming as today is my last day with access to a pool, or head out and run again. When I woke up this morning to a dusting of snow my decision was made for me. I decided asthmatics with chest

I woke up this morning and there was beautiful sunshine streaming through my curtains. “Oooh”, thought I, “I shall go for a run, but first I’ll just get this done”, and then I had a look at something else, and then I made myself a Lemsip because actually they’re really helping, not by getting rid

I have a funny relationship with swimming. I’m not very good at it and I don’t really enjoy it, but in a weird way I also do, BUT only in completely empty pools with no strangers in. I like that the cool water stops you overheating and how easy it is to just switch off,

Sunday is a gym day with the Norfolk Brawds fitness partners Style Health & Fitness and it’s the day we focus on strength and I LOVE it. I woke up feeling mysteriously perky this morning considering I drank quite a bit of beer last night, but also oh so very, very achey and sore from

HURRAH! Today I finally got back on my skates after a whole 3 weeks off over Christmas, and wonder of wonders I haven’t forgotten how to skate! We actually started with the Roller Derby Athletics Fitness test as we hadn’t done it since about August and apparently it’s good for us to have a baseline

After last nights accidental trip to the pub I came home and polished off the last of the Christmas Baileys. If I’m going to fall of a wagon I like to do it properly. Still, I woke up this morning and went out first thing to do another short run before I had chance to

Oh dear. Only 8 days in and I’ve (sort of) failed. By my own rules anyway. Tonight I was all geared up for my return to Roller Derby practice. I got kitted up, I went to practice, and then I stood in a corridor for 45 minutes outside a locked door which meant we couldn’t

This morning I woke up with a very stiff left calf, why? Who knows? Maybe I had very active dreams, though I seem to remember getting crampy calves last Janathon so maybe it’s the hills fault. Today I planned to go to a circuits session with the Norfolk Brawds fitness sponsor Style Health & Fitness

Yay! Day 6! Day 6 is exciting because it’s a Tuesday, and actually I might not run for the next 2 days. Tomorrow I plan to do circuits at the gym, though I may or may not run there, and then on Thursday it’s back to Roller Derby scrim. So no hills for 2 whole