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Monthly Archives: October 2011
School of Thought
Back then I’d never have dreamed that one day I would be standing on the concrete steps to its entrance 20 years on, clutching the tiny hand of my son. It was a bit of a mind boggler, if I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, exercise, Iain Pope, lessons, Liam, pool, Shaun Milne, shorts, total swimming, Two Fat Laddies, weight, Wester Hailes Education Centre, WHEC
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What Next?
I’m on a few days off. Not for any particular reason other than recharging the batteries after what has been a fairly hectic month or two. In that time I’ll be doing my best to catch up with friends and … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Caledonian Hlton, Clare Carswell, cycling, diet, Edinburgh, exercise, Iain Pope, kayaking, LivingWell, North America, Paul Lindsay, Playfair Steps, Royal Mile, Shaun Milne, Spain, Two Fat Laddies, weight loss
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Is it feasible to lose two and a half stone in 75 days?
When I was young I would always push it to the wire with exams. I’d never bother my arse until the last minute, then cram it in and scrape past by the skin of my teeth. It might have seen … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, dieting, hogmanay, Iain Pope, journalism, school, Shaun Milne, Two Fat Laddies, university, Verdun, weight loss
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Who Dares Swims
It was an inauspicious start to a Sunday, touring the shops of Edinburgh in search of swimming gear. I’d thought (hoped?) my old shorts would still fit. After all, what’s a decade or so in between waist sizes. Turns out … Continue reading
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Tagged adult, drown, Edinburgh, exercise, Iain Pope, kids, Leith Academy, lessons, Liam Gormley, lifeguard, loss, pool, Shaun Milne, sink, swimming, swm, total swimming, TotalSwimmingco.uk, Two Fat Laddies, weight
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Vote for Lochend Amateur Boxing Club
Lochend Amateur Boxing Club has become a huge part of the Two Fat Laddies project. Much more than we’d ever have believed possible. The first night Iain and I rolled up their with Clare and the video gear we thought … Continue reading
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Tagged boxing, Clare Carswell, communityforce, diet, gloves, grant, Iain Pope, lochend amateur boxing club, Paul Lindsay, punchbags, RBS, Shaun Milne, training, Two Fat Laddies, weight, £6k
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Think or Swim?
It’s Sunday morning, I’ve been up since before 6am flicking the TV channels between the Rugby World Cup and F1, supping tea while surfing the net. Distraction, if you will, ahead of what’s to come later today. My first swimming … Continue reading
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Tagged adults, canada, children, diet, Edinburgh, exercise, guitar, Iain Pope, Leith Academy, lessons, Madison Square Gardens, NBA, piona, pool, Rockies, Shaun Milne, ski, swim, thinning, total swimming, Two Fat Laddies, US, Vancouver, weight
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Goodbye Mr Chips
A confession then. I ate a chip buttie on the way home last night. It was a moment of wine induced weakness on the road back from Broughton Street. I’d been out for a leaving bash, stopped in at Treacle … Continue reading
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Tagged brown, Cafe Piccante, chips, diet, food, Iain Pope, Leith, sauce, Shaun Milne, thinning, Two Fat Laddies, weight
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In At The Deep End – Shaun Faces Perhaps His Biggest Challenge Of The Year Yet
I’m not a great one for regrets. Sure they will come along from time to time, but I would far rather look for the positives, take the learnings that only experience and age can deliver, focus on what’s to come … Continue reading
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Bupa Great Edinburgh Run
Ten minutes. Pretty insignificant to most, I’m sure. On Sunday morning past it may have been the time it took to boil an egg, take a dog for a walk, or crawl back under the covers just as the rain … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, Asics, BBC, Bupa, Channel 5, Daily Mirror, event, Grassmarket, Great Edinburgh Run, Iain Pope, marathon, Mound, Powerade, princes street, Run and Become, Run for It, Shaun Milne, Two Fat Laddies
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Shaun’s Taking the Plunge
It kind of says it all that Shaun has asked me to help him out by doing a quick post because he is currently on his way to the start line of his third 10k of the year while I … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, blog, Edinburgh, fat, fitness, Iain Pope, shaun mline, steve parry, swim, swimming, total swimming, Two Fat Laddies, weight loss
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