Category Archives: Health and wellness

Busy month

Posted on April 1, 2011 by holmesinho

March was a pretty busy month in many ways (!) but on the cycling front there were finally some training rides on top of my regular commuting.  The graph from my (free) Endomondo application makes happy reading.  Yellow is commuting, Red … Continue reading →

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You are what you eat

Posted on March 8, 2011 by holmesinho

Which means I’m in big trouble! With all my physical activity I can eat what I want without fear of putting on weight, however a better choice of diet could help me over the next month.  There are good carbs and bad carbs and I … Continue reading →

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2010

Posted on December 31, 2010 by holmesinho

It’s been a really busy year and 2011 is probably going to be even busier. Physically, 2010 has been the most satisfying of my life; breaking and smashing all sorts of targets I have set myself.  At the age of 39 … Continue reading →

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Time to step up the training again

Posted on October 25, 2010 by holmesinho

I popped along to Salford University’s sports injury clinic on the way home from work.  Although my back has been fine for a while, my hamstrings are still tight.  If I’m to do a full distance triathlon next year I … Continue reading →

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A little more conversation, a little less action

Posted on August 7, 2010 by holmesinho

Yes I did get that the right way around.   I am enjoying all my training at the moment but that’s not necessarily a good thing.  All this physical activity is rewarding but frankly it’s a massive distraction from more … Continue reading →

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On to the next challenge

Posted on July 1, 2010 by holmesinho

I’m still basking in the glory of last weekend’s stupendous result and Ben, my Department Head, keeps bigging me up.  Today he mentioned my result to the whole department in our monthly meeting in amongst the promotions, people leaving and … Continue reading →

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Yet more running and cycling

Posted on March 13, 2010 by holmesinho

We’ve had another active day already in the Holmes household and it’s only just turned 11 o’clock.  I tried and again failed to break 40 minutes for my 20k bike ride early this morning but got closer to the target.  … Continue reading →

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Falling off

Posted on January 15, 2010 by holmesinho

I had 2 falls today.  The first was predictably from my bike as I hit some ice.  More than anything it was really annoying as I had carefully walked to the nearest snow free section of road from my house and had … Continue reading →

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Following The Star

Posted on January 3, 2010 by holmesinho

Today our church joined in the launch of the Prestwich Mission Partnership as St. Mary’s linked up with its two neighbours: St. Gabriel’s and St. Margaret’s.  Legally the only change is that each member of clergy is licensed to preside at a service in … Continue reading →

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Back pain & wet suit

Posted on December 21, 2009 by holmesinho

I finally saw a physio on Friday and it was both enlightening and reassuring.  I had to wait 7 weeks for the appointment which was frustrating in one sense but at least it gave my back time to seemingly get better … Continue reading →

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