Tag: #makingadifference

A Burpee Mile, 1609 metres, 800+ burpees

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So today I did the dreaded burpee mile. Words can’t express how pleased I am to have ticked that one off my challenge list so I’ll leave it to the pictures taken by the very talented Ruaridh of Eindp Scotland Sports Photography.

Very grateful to my wonderful PT and friend, Joda Quigley, of Tartan Warrior Fitness for training and support.

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Eek! What am I doing?!

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Feeling very nervous this morning as the day of my burpee mile has arrived. One full mile, 1.609km, for walkers an average of over 2000 steps, a distance that feels short in a run but that I’m sure will feel like a marathon when travelled by burpee…between 800 and 1000 burpees to be specific.

I’m off to Grangemouth Stadium at 11 to meet my wonderful PT and friend, Joda, who is sharing the hell with me and will, without a doubt, give me the courage to reach the end.

Currently focussing on some of my fave motivational quotes to keep me positive as I get ready, here are the thoughts that are keeping me going:

Believe you can and you WILL!

Surround yourself with people that reflect who you want to be and how you want to feel, energies are contagious.

Life is short, have fun!

And…my mum’s making boozy trifle for after tea so I’ll definitely have earned a big bowl of that sweet deliciousness…it is all about balance after all.

Beautiful Lochnagar

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Earlier this month we took on the stunning Lochnagar Circuit, climbing five Munros in one day. Beautiful scenery, fab weather, a few challenging bits, some scrabbling near summits and lots and lots of walking. The 5 x hills, plus a few wee detours to look at the scenery, meant we covered just over 20 miles in around 9.5 hours. Another one from my 5 Decades, 5 Challenges, 5 Charities list ticked off.

As well as the stunning views we saw deer, hare and rabbits, loads of different birds and even some wee frogs on the paths.

The five magnificent Munros we bagged were:
1) Lochnagar
2) Carn a Choire Bhoidheach
3) Carn an t-Sagairt Mor
4) Cairn Bannoch
5) Broad Cairn