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'So, What's next?'
Your muscles have barely recovered and you hear the inevitable question - 'What's next?'. As much as I'd love to hang up my running...
lakeldmtnguides
May 10, 20224 min read
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How I actually trained for the Bob Graham Round...
The days are clocking up since I got back into Keswick and bagged myself a place in the Bob Graham Club and I'm still enjoying the...
lakeldmtnguides
May 8, 20224 min read
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My Bob Graham Round
It's the day after the night before, and I feel like I've been hit by a train. There's not a lot that doesn't ache and moving around the...
lakeldmtnguides
Apr 29, 202211 min read
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Training Whilst Sick
Training whilst sick.. What do you do? There's a general rule that if your symptoms are all above the neck then it's OK to partake in...
lakeldmtnguides
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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March's Training Summary - And setting the big date!
Another month rolls on by, and I certainly finish feeling more positive than I did at the end of February! Heading for Pillar on a Leg 4...
lakeldmtnguides
Mar 31, 20225 min read
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February's Training Summary
Well.....Feb has been interesting. It certainly hasn't been the huge transformation that January was, but that said, it was always going...
lakeldmtnguides
Feb 28, 20226 min read
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January's Training Summary
This month I am introducing you to my 'Workout Rating'. This is a scale from A-E that I assign to the workout based on how it felt. If I...
lakeldmtnguides
Jan 31, 20228 min read
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The Winter Wainwrights; Chatting Training with James Gibson
At the start of December James Gibson became the first person to ever complete a continuous round of the Wainwright Fells under winter...
lakeldmtnguides
Jan 28, 20227 min read
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December's Training Summary
After announcing my intentions to have a second crack at the Bob Graham Round in 2022, and then listing how I intend to go about it in a...
lakeldmtnguides
Dec 31, 20214 min read
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FOMO - Fight or Embrace?
If you've got a goal in mind rather than just trying to maintain fitness, a training plan is great to have. A plan can carefully give you...
lakeldmtnguides
Dec 21, 20215 min read
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How (I intend) to train for the Bob Graham Round, and Why...
In this post I will endeavour to lay down the various styles of training I will be pulling in to help get me ready for this challenge,...
lakeldmtnguides
Dec 15, 202112 min read
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The Bob Graham Round - My journey so far
When I first started hillwalking, I thought fell running was crazy. Before long I was out with friends in some trail shoes and I loved...
lakeldmtnguides
Dec 14, 20217 min read
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Rest and Recovery - When you actually get fitter...
You will never leave the gym, finish your run or workout in a fitter state. Yes, you may feel invigorated and have some nice muscle pump,...
lakeldmtnguides
Oct 31, 20213 min read
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Protein
Quite simply, if you're training and you want to reap the maximum benefit for your efforts then you NEED to make sure your diet is...
lakeldmtnguides
May 5, 20213 min read
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What's in a warm up? Why cool down?
If I was a betting man, I'd put a good sum of money on the fact that the bulk of people don't warm up or cool down properly when...
lakeldmtnguides
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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Why I've become a Personal Trainer
At a shade over 30 years old, a director of two businesses and the father of two young children both under 4, why would I choose to spend...
lakeldmtnguides
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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