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Vegetarian, artist and a geek going down the road towards health.

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4k morning run and a super green smoothie for breakfast. I add lemon or lime to bring out the good in flavours and avoid it tasting like a liquid lawn. Any other recommendations?

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4k evening run. :)

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Home made peanut butter. Yum

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Mango and avocado smoothie for breakfast!

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Yesterday we made a large pot of curry. This means - healthy leftover dinner after a tiring day. No need for store bought shady microwave food. It was so delicious that I ate it all without taking a photo, so here is a doodle featuring a monster broccoli.

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Healthy breakfast doodle!

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A little running doodle. I have been doing some runs since the injuries. 7k this morning.

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lazy logging

I haven’y felt like logging since I have gone back down to running 4k since the injuries.

Reboot and restart.

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Breakfast smoothie time!

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Why I ditched the 30 day squat challenge?

While technically I had already failed the challenge by not following the 30 day schedule, for a while I carried on the exercise as part of my regular routine and kept increasing the total number of squats.

However the more I kept researching about rep combos and results, the more the whole thing seemed non-efficient.

Here is a great article that discusses research about rep and weight combo impact upon strength, muscle and endurance building.

http://www.builtlean.com/2012/07/19/high-reps-vs-low-reps/

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I thought of taking things to the next level last weekend and planted some salad. I consume salad with most of my meals and it seemed just logical to try growing some of my own. So the Rocket salad has sprouted. It already has the distinct smell. I am very excited about this healthy addition to my meals.

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Persistence, work and injury

Last week I did 3 runs - 8k, 5k and 13k.

This week I have done only one 4k, as I realised that I have injured my shins during the 13k run. I will be doing some low impact yoga and strength exercises.

I have had a chance to work and help artists setting up their exhibition. So I have been cycling 22km every work day to and from the exhibition space and will continue doing so next week.

While it is a great way to get some exercise into the busiest of days, London rush hour traffic is one of the worst in Europe. I got into an accident and injured my knee. My fall was incredibly lucky (I landed on my knee and backpack, meaning my head did not hit the pavement).

This will change my training, but I am happy to still be here. :)

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Breakfast smoothie with cranberries and spirulina powder

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Sunday Runday

Today: 11.5 km + 155 squats for the squat challenge

Yesterday: 9 km + 150 squats for the squat challenge

I need to find a way to either balance long runs into workdays or find a different way of training that supports shorter runs for the rest of the week.

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I have decided to continue from my under 65min 10k training to 20k under 2h.

Did a 9k run tonight.

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Saturdays are okay

7k evening run and 140 squats for the squat challenge

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Making peace with missing workouts

So, I just had a crazy week that meant that I did not get to follow my workout plan as I would have hoped to.

I am trying not to feel guilty, especially since during studio move last week, I made around 50 trips up and down the stairs and loads of lifting.

I am continuing from where I left off. I did a 4k run yesterday to see the damage, surprisingly it is not as bad as I expected. Today I ran my 9k and continued the 30 day (more like 60) squat challenge and did 135 plus some overall strength training.