Year: 2009

  • Can running help your knees?

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    I’ve been aware of this for some time, but the New York Times have summarised some of the data suggesting that running is good for your knees. Most people seem to think that the impact of running is bad for your joints, but as long as you look after yourself and your joints you’re less…

  • AR Toys

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    Via AugmentedPlanet

  • Bones

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    Now that’s a vertebrate! I’d love to spend more time looking at dinosaur bones and the similarities between vertebrates on separate evolutionary destinations. Does anyone fancy another museum trip?

  • Long run day

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    Day 8: Long run day, originally uploaded by samwebster. About to head out of the door for my first 20 mile run.

  • Twitter Down

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    Wow, Twitter has been down for hours now. Do we go back to “traditional” blogging? – Water is pouring through the ceiling of reception in the School of Medicine. Neither my power or wifi were affected though. – Remote control of my iPhone on the bike is ace, just like in the old days of…

  • Decision time

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    Most of the sports injuries I’ve had over the last year have been troubling but fairly easily and quickly remedied. Some have been long term problems that I was already aware of and have worked for months in the gym to try to fix, with much success. Very recently I’ve picked up my first connective…

  • Fooling

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    Fooling, originally uploaded by samwebster. On my day off, building a model skeleton with Jack.

  • Aero?

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    Aero?, originally uploaded by samwebster. On the bike, in the sun. And I started my 365 project on Flickr.

  • Try The Tri Bike

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    I finally got out for an hour or so on my tri bike today. I understand the benefits of a tri bike (hence the purchase) but I was sure I wouldn’t enjoy riding the thing. I was expecting it to spend a lot of time locked away while I train on my usual bikes. I…

  • Hard

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    I’ve got a mere 11km to run this morning. I’ll take an easy, flat route by the estuary. This is the last run of an easy week in which my legs are recovering a little from previous weeks & getting ready for bigger, faster, harder weeks ahead. So why do the easy weeks feel so…