I broke my 10K record today…by over a minute! Unfortunately, the exertion required for this has led my body to fine me, in the form of a groin strain. Years ago playing footy, I pulled my groin (stop sniggering) and since then it’s always been a bit niggly. It’s usually playing football – stretching for [...]

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Today marks the start of a new adventure…although I may not even leave the house!   09:20 on a rainy Friday morning, a couple of weeks from the start of summer. Nothing special, except I have the day off – the first in what should be a regular series of being off on Fridays. After [...]

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Aside from walking well over a hundred miles whilst away, and throwing myself off various heights, I didn’t have a lot of exercise in the last few months. With warmer weather and plenty of options, I’ve flung myself back into exercising. Until I started this entry, though, I didn’t realise how much I’d been doing. [...]

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Yeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwww! We’ve just pulled up at a cattle ranch in the middle of nowhere. It’s a mandatory stop on the bus, so although it’s not a choice any of us would have probably made, it sounds like it could be good fun. We check in to a cabin, which consists of three bunk beds and [...]

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You usually think that holidays in the sun are nice, relaxing, safe things to do, but more often than not I find that they frequently come with a few problems! The trip to Fraser Island made realise that I ought to be careful with myself whilst away. There I was, on top of a sand [...]

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Friday the thirteenth. If you’re at work, it’s unlucky for you, but for me, this trip is just getting better and better. I must say that I’m really enjoying this – it’s pretty much everything I’d hoped for and I just feel really content right now. I’m writing the first part of the blog entry [...]

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I wake up at 4:30 to lots of rattling. I try to ignore it, but things seem quite rough and it isn’t stopping. I get up and fumble around at the cupboards, before successfully fixing the problem with a strong click. Relieved, I get back to sleep. 8:00am. Sweet. I’m awake and in time for [...]

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My alarm wakes me up at 5:15 after just a few hours sleep. The room was quite noisy as it was directly opposite reception and the temperature was a little too warm for my liking, but I feel fine. It’s the first proper day of my holiday – I’m flying to Norway today! Transport to [...]

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Wake up around 10am after a late night preparing stuff on my laptop and phone. I debate the merits of technology – it may save a lot of time, but you also have to spend a lot sometimes to ensure that it will all work and that you have everything on it when you’re on [...]

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I’m dreaming of a cold can of Coke. For some reason, I’m canoeing down a river, but the Coke keeps appearing, inviting me. I wake, only to wonder if I’d been drinking sponges last night. It’s too early on a Sunday after a late night to get out of bed, so I take a sip of water [...]

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