In December 2015, I accepted the possibility that there would be no more running in my life. I had walked away from my Great Run Blog and Great Run Local and I had…
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Go Hard or Go Home! It is Time for Beast Mode! Usually when I hear or read this, I go home or I switch off. For me, being active is a joy.…
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It is Bike Week (10th to 18th June) and across social media we are being urged to sign up for one of the hundreds of fun and friendly Bike Week events across Scotland and…
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Back in 2011, I weighed 354lbs. I led a sedentary and lonely life which eventually saw me lose a wife. I was both unhealthy and unhappy. I then saw some pictures of…
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When the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine suggested that I speak at Elevate on a panel debating the notion of being Fat and Fit, I did not take it as an insult…
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As a blogger, you sometimes (ok, all the time) wonder if what you do matters. You wonder if your words make a difference. You wonder if your words are even read. And…
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I loved my time with Great Run. I loved writing blogs for them. I loved launching Great Run Local in Scotland for them. I loved being part of the Great Run family.…
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Physical ActivityHow the Step Count Challenge 2017 Can Help 20 Million (ok maybe not them all) Become More Active
20 Million Britons are Inactive! This alarming and frightening statistic comes from the British Heart Foundation and you might be wondering what makes it so alarming and frightening? Well, it is alarming because…
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I’m going to give the ride a miss. I don’t feel up to it. I was down at the launch of the Pearl Izumi Champion Team at the Madison HQ in…