Now What?
Ten Months, Two Marathons, One Big Lift In the ten months between 2 November 2025 and 29 August 2026, I ran my first two marathons and, for good measure, deadlifted a shade over 140 kg, which puts me in the advanced category for my age …
Back to the Bar
New Month, New Sport, New Goals A month ago I ran the London Marathon. Didn’t enjoy it; see my account here. That’s two major marathons inside twelve months: New York in November 2025, then my recent ramble around East London. Somewhere around mile sixteen of …
Embrace The Grind
I wrote a blog post about whether to stick with or quit my training some days ago. I’ve been busy since then, trying to understand what’s going on for me and finding a way forward. After a short mental slump, I realised I needed to …
Staying In Shape At 50 And Beyond
Keep It Simple And Focus On Four Areas Staying in shape at 50 and beyond. I’m a 67-year-old weekend warrior athlete who spends time in the gym and working on my cardio through running. I’m in the top 15% of my age group in crucial …
Do The Work
One Last Blog On Resilience Do the work. That’s been the core mantra for me over the last couple of years. I am going to move my writing on after this post, into a broader look at physical and mental wellness, particularly in the context …
Consistency, Resilience, Results
Positive Mindset My positive mindset powered me to deadlift my body weight for three sets of eight yesterday. So what? It was a significant milestone for me only four months after a serious cycling accident. I was knocked unconscious, and while there was no lasting …
Keep Grinding – Rebuilding
Grinding For Life I use keep grinding as a hashtag in my Instagram exercise photos and videos. I’m deep into my sixties and when I refer to keeping grinding, I’m not referring to the sound of my knees. I am highlighting an essential truth of …
Double Down On Protein
I’ve blogged about this subject before, but after some productive focus on this area, I wanted to remind readers that this is an easy and highly effective practice to introduce into your wellness regime. Double down on protein. From the age of around 40 muscle …
Seven Times Fall, Eight Times Rise
Nanakorobi Yaoki Seven times fall, eight times rise. I live by it, even now. If I had stayed down every time I had a setback, it would have been a bleak life. I’ve always found a way to rise again. Some would call it stubbornness, …
If You Don’t Measure It
You Can’t Improve It If you don’t measure it, you can’t improve it. The diagram on the left illustrates my Training Peaks fitness trend over the last year. A year ago, I was ramping up my fitness for the annual Girona cycling pilgrimage, which was …