Sustainable productivity starts with wellbeing. Each weekend, I share practical strategies, short essays, doodles, and recommendations to help you live and work in a way that supports your wellbeing.
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βMartine Ellis
Sustainable productivity starts with wellbeing. Each weekend, I share practical strategies, short essays, doodles, and recommendations to help you live and work in a way that supports your wellbeing.
Hello friend, I hope you've had a good week. My London half marathon challenge is just two weeks away now, which means one thing... taper time (thank goodness: I am TIRED). Most training blocks build in a taper period at the end, which means your weekly training load reduces, so your body and brain have a rest before the race. It's a good reminder that we cannot function at 100% all the time. We need rest. (That being said, I still have to knock out a cheeky 9 miler after I've pressed send on...
Hello friend, I hope you've had a good week. I've been prioritising rest this week (in other words, taking my own advice). Annoyingly, I've had another cold; my second in six weeks. While I am frustrated by the impact the cold has had on my half marathon training, I am listening to my body. I'm also adjusting my race goals a bit. It doesn't matter how long the half-marathon takes, I just want to do the distance and enjoy the experience. And ideally, not come last π€£ That being said, spring...
Hello friend, I hope you've had a good week. With just over a month to go before I run the London Landmarks Half Marathon, mileage is ramping up, so, I'll be honest, I'm tired and a bit achy. Thankfully, I'm on a "deload" week. This is a point in my training plan where my weekly mileage is reduced to give my legs a rest. Whereas next week I'll run over 20 miles in total, this week is 15 miles. But, of course, you don't need to be training for a half marathon to plan deload periods. Rest is an...