Daily Archives: September 7, 2010

Inspiration- moving past barriers (pun unintended!)

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The words of Roger Bannister have served as an inspiration as I found the courage to move past discomfort and regain the confidence in picking up speed. He is quoted in Wikipedia having said: The man who can drive himself … Continue reading →

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Training log: 7 September. 5 x 1600 m sprints

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After the last week of relative discomfort in the ankles and calves, I stepped it out tonight for multiple sprints across a distance of 1600 m. I ran at close to ‘race pace’ less so for time, and more to … Continue reading →

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Bono shows the power of a bridge

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Bono, who has been a vocal advocate for issues including the eradication of extreme poverty, demonstrate the power in the metaphor of a bridge recently in Turkey. See the link here. You have to hand it to Bono- he gets … Continue reading →

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Failure

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What defines success? The absence of failure? Dealing with doubt and uncertainty is all part of trying to start or do something. No one wants to fail publicly. What is worse is not to try. There are some more recent examples … Continue reading →

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