Motivation
Dr Gibson’s 3peaks training update, number 1. Not even started yet! Does anyone else struggle to get going with their training when they start something new? With all the dark nights and icy weather so far in January, I have found it difficult to get started… and then when I do think about getting going, it often seems like going out just for a bit is not going to make a dent in the preparation needed for a nearly marathon distance event… I’ve trained for events before, and every time I start a new challenge, I often find myself getting overwhelmed with the thought of how much there is to…
Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge
New Year new aims. I have set myself a new goal for this year and taken on the challenge of walking the Yorkshire three peaks. This is a challenge of nearly 25 miles over 5000 foot half of climbing, taking in the three peaks route. I am absolutely delighted to be doing this in support of St Theresa’s Hospice, Darlington, which provides care for people towards the end of life. I’m also honoured to have been asked to help the St Theresa’s team in supporting the preparation for their three peak challenge events. Over the next couple of months I will be providing health and wellness support and hopefully a…
What is great about you?
What do you like about yourself? The last few weeks I have heard lots of people talk about New Year Resolutions. However, when we make new year resolutions, often we look for problems that we want to fix. Then we make changes to improve something about ourselves or stop doing something we don’t like. On the surface of it, we think that this is a really good thing, because we are striving for getting better and improving ourselves. What we don’t realise is this: whilst we are looking for things to fix, subconsciously we are thinking that there is something wrong with us. We think that we are not…
