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One Week In…

http://youtu.be/6p6APl1Z1aI I have now been training for the Gold Challenge for a whole week.  I have done 8 hours of training, across 5 training sessions. I was, however, late to my training this morning, because Ajax came galloping into my bedroom this morning and demanded attention for a consi...

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100 Miles in a Day, eh?

When I signed up for the Gold Challenge, the only way to complete the road biking challenge was to take part in a series of organised group cycles. Not being a fan of organised things (or other people), I asked whether I could do something different, on my own...somewhere far, far away, where peopl...

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BREAKING NEWS: Boxing Training!

This just in: a fantastic man called John has offered me some free 1-2-1 boxing training sessions, to help me find my feet (and other people's faces)! This is a wonderful turn of events and, hopefully, will propel me further into this challenge. FOR VICTORRRRRY!!! p.s. I should point out that Joh...

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Training: Day Two

Not wanting to spend my Friday night at the gym (when it should be spent drinking ale and cavorting with wenches), I decided to get up and do my training in the morning. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEdvZiogwsY&hl=en&fs=1] Having not got be bed until 01:00 the night before, I accidenta...

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Training: Day One

Tonight I conducted my first evening of training. I don't know why you would be interested but, in case you are... [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMOsqZtue0I&hl=en&fs=1] With the half marathon still 15-or-so weeks away, I decided it wasn't worth starting my running training yet...

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Boxing Sponsorship!

I've had my very first sport sponsor; High Wycombe Amateur Boxing Club are going to train my in the ancient art of PUNCHING PEOPLE IN THE FACE! Or, more accurately, the even more ancient art of GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE! Seriously though, boxing training may be about the hardest thing in the...

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Half Marathon

I have just signed up for the Wycombe Half Marathon in July. I have never, ever run any considerable distance in my life. It's going to suck... As you can see from the diagram, the course is akin to Satan's balls. When it's not insane uphill, it's crazy downhill. As somebody who has never run...

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