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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!

• Barcelona marathon, watching not running !

  By justinesq on March 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  So what to do if I’m not running ? Watch running! It must have been my destiny to rock up in Barcelona the day before the marathon. A special treat for the hubster who turned the monumentally ancient big 50,… Read More ›

• Mothers Day pressie to me ……PB

  By justinesq on March 7, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  An action packed Mothers Day started with my annual pilgrimage to the Rushcliffe 10km, the first ever race of my running journey, always the first of my running season and now year 7 of my ‘streak’ to see how many… Read More ›

• Race ready? Hell…………maybe ! 

  By justinesq on March 1, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  One week to go before my first start line of 2016, my old favourite, the Rushcliffe 10km. Am I ready to race? Probs not….it’s not too bad, I did 7 miles yesterday to assure myself I’m 10km ready but I’ve… Read More ›

• The perils of the ‘home gym’

  By justinesq on February 15, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  So when my delayed return from work left me neither the time to go out for a run ( there’s always time I hear you shout…..don’t ruin my tale, I reply) or time to get to the gym, I decided… Read More ›

• Couch to …….well couch actually!

  By justinesq on February 7, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Today, ‘This Girl Can’t’

• Brrrrrrrrrr……. I’m not ready !

  By justinesq on January 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s cold, I’m not ready, I’m out of practice, I’ve been lulled into false winter temperatures by our mild winter so far. In my mind I like the idea of an icy, wintery landscape. Who wouldn’t prefer the sound of… Read More ›

• Meet Billy the belly my new running buddy. Happy New Year! 

  By justinesq on January 6, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Happy New Year, I wasn’t going to make any special efforts in Janaury, no crazy diets, no resolutions, just carry on doing what I do. However I must have been under the impression at the time of such thoughts that… Read More ›

• Review the old, set goals for the new. Happy 2016 all.

  By justinesq on January 1, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  So sitting on the sofa feeling dull, ( OK too hungover to run for a bus let alone attempt one of this mornings New Years Day park runs), looking back at the highs and lows of 2015 seems a good… Read More ›

• A blog for Ben 

  By justinesq on December 29, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  Today this ‘mojo-less’ LCA finally found some joy in running sadly lacking in December so far, with a small but fabulous run to support Ben Smith as he tries to break the world marathon record of 401 marathons in 401… Read More ›

• The Boxing Day Run 

  By justinesq on December 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Eyes open, heads OK, maybe I didn’t drink too much yesterday ? Look out of the window, the rain stayed away, so no real excuse to avoid running today. Christmas Day was a feast of plenty, how many bottles are… Read More ›