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My key philosophy of life...age is just a number, there are more than 24 hours in a day, you are capable of way more than you imagine. It's time for a 50 in 50 challenge, 50 things I've never done before by November 9th 2018! Running is just one passion, you don't stop doing what you love because you get old, you get old because you stop doing what you love!

• 50in50 No.6 – Go to Prom

  By justinesq on March 3, 2018 • ( 1 )

  

  I’m the generation where Prom was only the stuff of American movies. We all knew what Prom was all about, getting a date, being prom princess, wearing a corsage and spending hours choosing a dress. We grew up on Grease… Read More ›

• 50in50 No.4 and No.5 – Drink a Red Bull, Drink a Jager Bomb

  By justinesq on February 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  See, I said not all the challenges had to be expensive or feats of ‘daring do’, just things that I have never done before at this half century juncture in my life. Why I’ve never drank Red Bull or downed… Read More ›

• 50in50 No.2 and No.3 – Eat Oysters, Ride a Segway (not at the same time!)

  By justinesq on January 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The next two challenges weren’t too daunting or expensive and undertaken whilst still in Madrid …… I need to multitask on challenges whenever possible, lets face it, it’s nearly a challenge per week and I’m not sure I can keep… Read More ›

• 50in50 – No.1 Visit Madrid

  By justinesq on January 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Here we go, the 50 in 50 challenge, do 50 things I’ve never done before in my 50th year. They just can’t all be glamorous and amazing, limited time and budget and all that, however as No.1 will actually be… Read More ›

• Saved from the Twilight Zone by Big Knickers

  By justinesq on December 31, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  We’re nearly through the twilight zone, that weird few days between Christmas and New Year where quite frankly I have no idea what day of the week it is or whether I have actually made any arrangements with anyone during… Read More ›

• 50 in 50, a challenge for old dogs who do need new tricks

  By justinesq on December 28, 2017 • ( 6 )

  

  This new chapter of my blog is going to take you through the challenge of being a woman in her 50’s and I can’t take that lying down or just accept it easily, so I’ve set myself a 50 in 50 challenge …… do 50 things I’ve never done before by my 51st birthday !

• When you’re held together with KT tape! 

  By justinesq on October 9, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  What a running rollercoaster. That naughty, niggly calf held out for the Great North Run and I thought that meant the end of this year’s little issue. Well FSB, I was wrong ( personal acronym = Fuck, Shit, Bollocks )… Read More ›

• The Great North Blog 

  By justinesq on September 15, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Well take that bucket list and cross another thing off. A hot, hilly and simply awesome half marathon, the Great North Run. All the excitement of the worlds biggest road race, the buzz of all the TV coverage and celebrity… Read More ›

• Sun, sea and sweaty knees

  By justinesq on September 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  So week two and the end of another summer holiday, time to get the brochures for next year….ok, I mean get on ‘tinterweb….when’s the last time you looked at a brochure! Seems an eternity since you trooped off to the… Read More ›

• Bloggers block lifted by holiday sunshine, hooray!

  By justinesq on August 30, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  So ‘bloggers block’, who’d have known it’s a thing ? I couldn’t find the words, everyone else is running more races than me, everyone else is reaching more exciting goals than me…..well have any goals at all actually,  everyone else… Read More ›