Prep work

Prep work

In what can only be described as a moment of genius, shortly after signing up for Outlaw Pilla made me make a promise. That promise was a simple one – before starting training I was to decorate the flat. I do not do jobs around the house quickly. I started on...
Goals

Goals

It seems like a decent idea to write down your goals. When I want to get things done, you write a list. When jobs need doing around the house, you migh do the same (in my case, my wife will write it down, in a very fancy notebook). It helps you focus on what needs to...
Shiny new website

Shiny new website

I was having some issues with my previous website theme. It looked ok, but something had really gone very badly in the wordpress backend (you dont want anything going badly in there!). I’m really trying to get these things set up so I dont have to spend a lot of...
Heart rate zones

Heart rate zones

I’ve done a couple of marathons before and not really paid too much attention to what my heart was doing. I mean, as long as it’s still beating, I was figuring I was doing just fine. Turns out, I’ve been wrong. It is important. I have been running...
A journey of a thousand miles…..

A journey of a thousand miles…..

….. Starts with a single physio session. I’ve been struggling with a problem in my lower back after one too many games of football and my right knee after one too many long runs. It’s not like I need a working knee to complete my run training. Or a...
Getting a bike

Getting a bike

So first thing. I’ve read the books. I’m inspired. I’m signed up. Ah, here’s the first thing – I dont have a bike. I live in a little flat in Manchester with very little room in it to store bikes. Handily we do have a ‘secure’...