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Officially kicking off my St Columba’s Hospice charity fundraising effort

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Shaun

This weekend I kick start my training towards the Amsterdam Marathon buoyed by the prospect of maybe doing a little good. I have adopted St Columba’s Hospice charity for my fundraising efforts as a thank you for the help they … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Thank Yous

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Shaun

I’m pretty sure when Iain and myself sat down for a coffee in Edinburgh’s West End little over a year ago we were both sincere in our aspirations for Two Fat Laddies, but a little playful too. We knew that … Continue reading →

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Hair raising stuff

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Shaun

It is perhaps hard to explain the full extent of just how red-faced-I’ll-never-be-able-to-go-out-in-public-again embarrassing it was to launch Two Fat Laddies. Certainly that’s how I felt and, in spite of his gallus bravado, I’m pretty sure Iain had some similar … Continue reading →

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Time to get shirty

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Shaun

The Edinburgh 10k, then, is but three days away. Iain and myself have been gamely stepping it up again in the gym and tonight Trainer Paul has aspirations to get us pounding the streets in preparation. We’ve tried to reason … Continue reading →

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Just 265 days to go ….

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Shaun

Two Fat Laddies, then, is 100 days old. That means Iain and myself now have less than 265 days left to lose a little over five stone between us. By this time our target was to have lost 36.5lbs. In … Continue reading →

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Gary Tank Commander Offers Some Advice

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Shaun

So last week’s weigh-in saw me lose a modest couple of pounds taking my grand weight loss for the month of January up to one stone six pounds. People say the first few weeks are the easiest – but I tell … Continue reading →

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Nip And Tuck

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Shaun

Last night I was talking to a good friend about drinking. Event drinking to be precise, those occasions when you know you are in for a sesh, spend time looking forward to it and the huge fun it is likely … Continue reading →

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That Friday Feeling

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Shaun

Tonight I’d liked to have gone round to a friend’s for dinner, cracked open a bottle or two of wine and shared in some good company. Something social, a warming of the heart, indulgent – just for the sake of it. … Continue reading →

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Old John Barleycorn

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Shaun

To be fair on my mate, it was a pretty innocuous question: “Fancy a pint tomorrow?’, something we’ve said to each other many thousand times over the years. But at that particular moment, he’d have been just as well kicking … Continue reading →

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Running Man

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Shaun

Shaun buys his first running shoes – listen to the audio by clicking HERE. Hard to guess looking at me now, I know, but I actually used to be really into sports. I played or trained at basketball three or … Continue reading →

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