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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!

• 1 down, 15 to go !!

  By justinesq on January 11, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Week 1 all done ….check ! If the next 15 go like that, jobs a good ‘un! Ok so I’m not that fooled, my real though is thank god the first week was spot on as I feel I’m not… Read More ›

• And so it begins – the journey of a middle aged marathon runner

  By justinesq on January 6, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This is it, week 1 , day 1 of my 16 week VLM training programme. I feel like I’m a complete beginner, but I’ve been running 6 years now after deciding aged 40 I needed a new challenge and thought… Read More ›

• 101,000 Calories …….thanks running

  By justinesq on January 5, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Of course a New Year has to be onward and upward, 2015 will have highs and lows, they all do, but life’s what you make it and I have a sickeningly optimistic outlook on everything, my capacity to remain upbeat… Read More ›

• Time for the Turkey Trot

  By justinesq on December 31, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Half Marathon number 4 in my repertoire seriously needed something different, how many Robin Hood’s get boring…..well 3 actually. You can’t be part of the Nottingham running fraternity and not hear about the December Turkey trot. Its a challenge, its… Read More ›

• cocoa maple brazil nut truffles

  By justinesq on December 24, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Originally posted on lift.laugh.eat.repeat…:
  I want to start by taking a quick bit of this post to say MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS to all of my readers. I am so thankful for every single one of…

• Running in my Buff ! Well Yowie actually

  By justinesq on November 24, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  Nothing like an exciting birthday gift to brighten your special day and although this year I surprised everybody by not asking for running gear. I never tire of it but my ‘running drawer’, yes I have one…..is bursting. I have… Read More ›

• Run Slut – if you’ve got trainers, I’ll run with you!

  By justinesq on November 19, 2014 • ( 0 )

  Actually that would be a good T shirt slogan.  So Ellie was busy with her Monday night shuttle to the Leicester Tigers. Her talented boys are clearly getting in the way of training; I hate how life does that. Dark… Read More ›

• My heart loves running …..good job !!

  By justinesq on November 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  I do love the science behind running, reading the latest training trends and I love trying to understand the bio mechanics of the human body. If I had my time again, it would be as a sports science expert or… Read More ›

• Vegetable Juice – It won’t be my way to a PB!

  By justinesq on October 26, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Nagged endlessly by my daughters to get a ‘juicer’ and buoyed along by a recent huge supplement in the Sunday paper that juicing would make me slimmer, more mentally alert, more beautiful, who wouldn’t want to give it a go?… Read More ›

• Colds and Kettle bells, I curse you both !

  By justinesq on October 18, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Alas the fickle fortunes of the runner! It’s a roller coaster to one minute feel on top of the world with a hard earned sub 2 hour half marathon and then spend 2 weeks in the running doldrums with the… Read More ›