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    If change is good then why do we freak out when our bodies change with time?

     

    Most of us recognise that change is good and means we are evolving and makes us better people in the long run.

    Then we step…

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    If Citalopram makes me feel better, why do I not want to take it?

    Doctors have figured out how to transplant hearts and lungs and faces, they've figured out how to make babies in the lab, but they…

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    Me and Instagram: it’s an on/off relationship

    I loved Instagram a lot for a long time. 7 months ago, however, we broke up.

    I was getting ready to run another marathon and…

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    On raising boys and how to get them to talk

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    My kids were born without birthmarks. After the newborn redness, flaking and cradle cap had gone, their skin was…

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    London Marathon ballot – for 5 year’s I’ve been unlucky but I’m going to try again!

    Today is the day - the ballot for London Marathon 2019 has opened. Thousands of runners are giddy with excitement today, and they will be…

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    The New Normal

    In many ways I don't like routine at all. I can't eat the same thing for breakfast every day, I can't do the same…

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    The Mind/Matter Project

    I started a blog called Mind over Matter in January 2013 after 7 years of mummy blogging. Mind over Matter was all about dealing…

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  • So fast I'm see-through 💥 • • My legs felt pretty decent today so before some heavy deadlifts I did 5 x 400m with a backpack 😜 I haven't looked yet how fast I went but it doesn't matter, it was fast/fun enough! • • Then I ran straight to Crossfit, changed my clothes & lifted some heavy things off the floor. • • I think intervals after rest day and BEFORE lifting is the way forward for me. Legs are more refreshed that way. • • Swipe for the deadlifts. 3 seconds down, fast(ish) up. 6 x 4 reps. Followed by 50 reps @ 70kg in the workout 🤪 • • #runningfast #intervals #runningcrossfitter #deadlifts #deadliftsocks #instarunners #run&lift #runhappy #irunthisbody
  • Some South Wimbledon street art to brighten your rainy day ☂️ • • And I'm not going to tell you to "seize the day" or "live your best life" no matter what. No. Crawl into bed & eat a freaking muffin if that's what it takes to get through a tough day 👊🏻 • • #streetart #birdsonthewall #usedtobeone #southwestlondon #wimbledon #bintybint
  • @anna.the.runner put me in the mood to run some hills with her @runningchannel How to run Hills video 🙃 • • My Crossfit sore legs couldn't face intervals today but apparently hill running also improves speed so I found myself some "inclines" during my lunchtime run & went for it. • • PS. I'm still not sure what qualifies as a hill 🤔 #lunchtimerunning #hillrunning #octobersun #runhappy #didimentionthesun
  • When Instagram does the painting for you • • #instapainting #portrait #children #minime
  • 60 days until I'm back in Oz again • • I really don't like to focus on something in the future. I want to live in the now. But October is getting to me a bit and I AM counting the days until sunshine. • • My own head annoys me so much. It exhausts me & confuses me & I feel like a selfish bastard as a result. So much of my energy goes into pacifying my own head & telling it that everything is actually ok. As a result some days I really don't understand how I still have people in my life who care about me when I'm often so stuck/occupied in my own head I can't focus on anyone else. • • #confuseddotcom #mentalhealth
  • Checked up on the swan babies on my run 😍 • • #swans #wimbledonpark #scenesfrommyrun #stopandwonderatnature
  • October was such a tease yesterday. Today it showed its true face. • • I got wet, I got lost, I ended up doing 4km more than planned but it all was actually kind of fun 🤪 • • #octoberrunning #rainydays #didntmelt #gettinglostisanadventure
  • It's actually hard being a runner AND a Crossfitter. I haven't done a single speed session for months - I'm just sore from Crossfit all the time to be able to sprint 🤪🙈 • • I totally love running at whatever pace feels comfortable but with a marathon on the horizon again, I want to train "properly". This probably means Crossfit 2-3 times a week instead of 3-4 and not focusing on max lifts until the marathon is over on the spring. • • I really want to love my two loves equally but my body is saying one at a time. • • As for today - it was a gorgeous afternoon with my boys in Battersea Park. Them on two wheels ahead of me but we caught up in the cafe. • • #londonrunning #batterseapark #runningcrossfitter #runnerandcrossfitter #marathonthoughts

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