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Only about 2-3 miles but across bad cobbles and there may or may not be ice. So I don't want to carry anything fragile or crucially dependant on being upright all the time. Rain and/or snow is a strong possibility. Temps should hover around freezing. Camera is a given!

This looks really good, thank you! I'll be sure to try it out this winter either way.

Given that I live in Scotland (and my friend does as well) haggis is really not a strange food :smile: however it does generally want to be served warm which rules it out (NB the vegetarian haggis is really good so would be suitable from that perspective)

I like this idea - never thought of having dip with my bread (I very rarely it bread and when I do it tends to be sandwiches) but that would make it more party friendly, wouldn't it!

Would that type of salad be served hot or cold? Sorry if that's a daft question, I've never made a salad with cooked ingredients!

^This As far as I know anyone who was actively training and competing (I was rubbish btw) as opposed to being taught "to survive for 200 m to pass PE" where I grew up would be taught something very similar to what you call TI. I too would just call this "normal crawl". We had a bunch of drills for it that came out every so…

I don't think you need to worry about running outside in the cold, it's all about the layers and slowing down (depending on how cold it gets where you live? I've never had to brave anything below -10C but I know there are some hardcore winter runners on MFP who have posted a lot of tips). It is very do-able and even…

Depends on what the challenge is I suppose - if it's something that gets harder every week eg a workout plan, you might need to start again form the top. Do make sure that wherever you start you start NOW though. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today - Benjamin Franklin <-- Words to live by.

First half marathon of the year is on the 2 March, primary reason that I do it is because it keeps me running through the winter! What is it in particular that makes you less motivated during the winter? Holiday foods? Bad weather stopping your activities? Feeling "cosy" and staying in bed? The dark? Perhaps you can find…

What is your resting heart rate? You can count your pulse just after you wake up while looking at a watch, I would count for 30 seconds and then double. This is the best HR-related mesurement of your current fitness level and a benchmark to improve upon. If you make a habit of checking your morning HR you will also be…

I really struggle with rest days, and given that I have an intense ashtanga yoga practice 6 days a week and do on average 4 runs and possibly a bit of rockclimbing you can probably tell that I am somebody who should give their body a break every now and again. I typically work out two times a day... Had a full on rest day…

I don't use wireless earbuds, but I can heartily recommend iFrogz from Earpollution. They have the little cushion on the bud in 3 different sizes so become a snug fit. I have also found that they hold up to sweat really well, not always a given! Cord goes under your shirt and if you're wearing a sports bra or HRM strap…

A lot of families rotate about 8-10 different recipes a lot. It might be worth askin whoever is in charge of cooking to let you write down and enter those recipes in the recipe function, then you can easily add them again and again at a later date. I typically build my recipes as I cook, I think this is a lot easier. For…

I ran for over a year including two half marathons with a GPS watch or a HRM. I did have one of these NIke+ things o measure distance roughly (works the same as your iPhone app) which did me fine. I know have a GPS watch with HRM (TomTom Runner) and I'm in love with it, but you don't "need" it. I do particularly enjoy the…

I run primarily on the dark either early morning around 5am or in the evenings after work. Living in Scotland it gets pretty dark. - Head torch on your forehead to see what's going on up ahed. (I've got this:…

You should feel proud of your accomplishments so far - you've dropped 2 dress sizes! Sometimes when we're larger to begin with it takes longer for it to become obvious that we're losing weight. And it sounds like you were upstaged by someone else who's doing really well - how great that members of your family are getting…

I always have soup for lunch, make a batch at the weekend and bring to work in a thermos. Depending on what you put in they can both low calorie and filling. I get most of the recipes from the BBC good food website, for some inspiration these are my absolute favourites that I make again and again and really fill me up and…

I'm proud that I pulled my day around from stressing out and inhaling 100 kcal worth of sugar by doing an awesome 10K tempo run in the evening.

handstand practice every day.

Yes you can overcome it. I used to be the worst morning person ever (about 2 years ago). It wouldn't even be possible to talk to me before midday, which coincidentally was roughly when I'd get up left to my own devices. Fast-forward and most mornings in the week I'm happy to get up at 4.30 am for a run. There was a long…

^This. I'm never actually hungry after my daily calories, I just want to eat (or want sugar). There are a few things that help me control this.. 1) Limit idle time. For me, I snack when I'm sitting aorund doing nothing or watch TV in the evening. So I always work out in the evening as this limits the time available to make…

embracing the fruit teas as a healthy and cosy evening snack when you just want to cuddle up to avoid the cookies and pies.

Awesome goals! I'm sure you can achieve them!

I had the realisation that on a day that I really don't feel like doing yoga (I have a committed 6-days-a-week mysore ashtanga practice) my automatic response is "OK you can do a reduced practice". Because the idea of not doing it at all doesn't even enter my mind. So tonight, after a really hard week at work, I braved the…

I only weigh and log 1 day a week (Sunday mornings). I log irrespective of whether it's a gain, loss or steady. I feel that's important in order to observe accurate trends over time.

At the moment parivritta parsvakonasana is really challenging me (revolved side angle) and chakrasana just scares me... I really enjoy pigeon and urdhva dhanurasana (upward wheel) as well as padmasana.

I run, slowly. Re-started running with my weightloss journey in August last year with the C25K (it is brilliant, the perfect lead into a running lifestyle). I'm doing my second half marathon in October and have cautious plans for a spring marathon 2014. I also practice ashtanga yoga Mysore style 6 days a week, so big fan…

Yes, I routinely pick something up in the sales that I want to fit into a way down the road. Most recently a size M grey dress with pockets (£108 reduced to £30). Hoping to be able to wear it in November or so which is fine as the fabric makes it more of a fall/winter dress anyway. The UK12 cropped sleeve blazer I got in…

Me, me, pick me! I've lived in Scotland for the past 5 years and I too started running for weightloss, got back into it this time last year. Did my first half marathon in March and doing a second in October (the Great Scottish Run), also intend to train for a spring marathon though I'm not signed up yet (not London). I'm…

Hm... tough question. The following are things I want/need that I hope someone would send me in a care package (hello universe, anyone listening? pretty please?) - Sport massage - Yoga workshop (probably aerial) - Raspberry tart - New sports bra (most likely Nike, they fit me well) - Running socks - Race entry to Stockholm…