Tag Archives: Hammington

The Sparta Experience – Helen’s View.

So we did it!  We completed the Spartan Race!  5 weeks of build up all got tested in what turned out to be 1hour and 30 minutes (officially, though our time keeping says 1 hour 20 mins) of fun. It … Continue reading

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The Training Plan!

In this post I will outline our training programme and touch on the justification of it without going into too much detail. I will describe our 5-week plan and discuss this briefly. In the next post I will discuss Helens … Continue reading

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What We Eat

So, from reading the last article on foods to feed your connective tissue, you’ll have worked out pretty much what we’re eating:  plenty of good fats (fermented skate / cod liver oil), ghee, good quality organic proteins (meat, fish, eggs), … Continue reading

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Ingredients for Healthy Connective Tissue

As was pointed out by the initial physio assessment, nutrition for me needs to focus on collagen / connective tissue building foods.  It turns out these types of foods will also be particularly important for Carl to help out with … Continue reading

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Am I Sparta?!

Sooo… because my leg rehab has been going (very well) for about 6 months now and it seems we’re suckers for punishment – I mean a good challenge – Carl and I have now registered for the Spartan Sprint race … Continue reading

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Himalayan Dreaming

By Helen Welcome to a new series within the blog, these posts are all about getting me, the resident naturopath and nutritionist, running again and (for the first time ever) running correctly and pain free. I’m a little bit scared and … Continue reading

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