August 2010
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Rye Running Group starts tomorrow!
Saturday, August 28th will be the first session for the Rye Running Group and the weather forecast is dry and bright! Runners of all abilities are welcome to come along - the sessions are structured so that everyone is challenged and no one gets left behind. We meet at 9am on The Salts (next to [...]
All going swimmingly
It was injury that forced me into the pool recently, and it’s fear of re-injury (and acknowledgement of the importance of cross-training my way back to fitness) that’s kept me there. But a funny thing happened this morning. I realised I was actually enjoying it. Just for a moment, my stroke came together perfectly and I [...]
Rye Running Group - starts Aug 28th 2010!
Want to improve your running? Or find some training mates? If you live in or near Rye, East Sussex, come along to my brand new running group. The group is open to all abilities -and will be starting up on Saturday 28th August 2010 and running at 9am every Saturday thereafter. We will meet at the [...]
Back in the race
I crossed my first finish line in over three months on Friday – placing first female vet in the Rye Summer Series 5km. It was a long way off my PB, but this was one race that was all about the taking part. Not only because it was my first, somewhat tentative, outing since my [...]
Quick fix for fast food
I read today in the American Journal of Cardiology that researchers at Imperial College, London, have suggested that people are given statin pills when they buy burgers, to override the effects of eating junk food. The statins would work by reducing levels of ‘bad’ LDL cholesterol - which the burgers and other high-fat fast food items [...]