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- [Blog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/blog/) - Kat Miller's blog about health & fitness, running, product reviews, FASTer Way to Fat Loss, planning, digital printables, Bullet Journal & problem solving
- [Goodbye 2019!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2020/01/goodbye-2019/) - Did you have a good 2019? Mine has been pretty epic on the work front (both good & bad, crazy and quiet), and pretty solid on the fitness front too. I've remained committed to TrainAsONE* for my running plans, the FASTer Way to Fat Loss* for food & fitness workouts and Yogaia for yoga classes.
- [3 Top Tips for Buying Sportswear for the Summer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/07/3-top-tips-for-buying-sportswear-for-the-summer/) - Man skydiving by cliffs | HD photo by Austin Neill (@arstyy) on Unsplash Download this free HD photo of outdoors, person, human and people by Austin Neill (@arstyy) Buying sportswear is never simple, but in summer you must pay attention to several things. Staying comfortable and protected is essential, but there’s more. You might also
- [It’s OK to rest!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/06/its-ok-to-rest/) - View this post on Instagram Let’s talk a bit about balance.....Tuesdays are “sprint day” for #fasterwaytofatlossvip members, the idea being to really drain our muscles on our second low carb day of the week to help promote fat burning. With this in mind, and still feeling some tightness after my recent race I
- [I Raced: Race to the Tower](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/06/i-raced-race-to-the-tower/) - Well I survived! Race to the Tower done and dusted! 84.9km with 2,408m of elevation gain (52.75 miles, 7900 feet gained) in 14 hours, 10 minutes and 47 seconds. 7 loo stops, 300g of Tailwind (1200 calories), one face plant, one big wobble and an epic peanut butter and Marmite sandwich! Want to know more?
- [The incredible shrinking (& strengthening) Kat](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/05/the-incredible-shrinking-strengthening-kat/) - It's been a while since my last running and fitness post, my last real update was about my Moonlight Challenge race back in March. It didn't go to plan, mostly because I didn't follow my plan (and instead ran by feel). It was at this point that I realised that whilst I had embraced some
- [Training log: 3 February](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/02/training-log-3-february/) - Another snow day! Tough on the legs but totally worth it. A good opportunity to recce part of the Race to the Tower course and a reminder that there are some tough climbs in my future.
- [Training Log: 2 February](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/02/training-log-2-february/) - 13km in the snowy Malvern Hills, a large Dominos pizza and a nap! Perfect! Ironed out some kinks with some foam rolling and yoga as well to get me ready for some more hilly running tomorrow.
- [Training Log: 1 February](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/02/training-log-1-february/) - A pretty chilled day View this post on Instagram February is go! Today was standard lunges and bird-dogs. No other exercise but a bit of a wander in the snow gave me a bit of fresh air Did you have snow? Do you love or hate it? #tailfish30dayfitness via @riplapp #printables #printablestickers #plannerPDF #plannerinserts #fitnesstrackers
- [Kat is back, back again](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2019/02/kat-is-back-back-again-2/) - Well it looks like 2019 is off to a solid start. 2018 was a bit wobbly for me it has to be said. Work was crazy, I had to travel more than expected and to be honest I wasn't exercising as much as I needed to. It's a tricky balance, not enough exercise and I
- [Sunday Summary: Another day, another year older](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/03/sunday-summary-another-day-another-year-older/) - It's been a good week on the training front, one HIIT session , 3 strength sessions and four days of runs (I combined Friday's session with Saturday's so that I could run to parkrun and back again)! With less than two weeks to the South Downs Way 50 miler, I am pleased to report that
- [Sunday Summary: Catching Up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/03/sunday-summary-catching-up/) - It's been a couple of weeks since I posted, a lot has been going on but I've been lacking the energy to post about it. Last weekend was the SVN Viking 100 mile run, and whilst I wasn't racing the 100 I was there to support the Boyf in his quest for a sub-24 gold
- [Sunday Summary: #snowday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/03/sunday-summary-snowday/) - I love snow! I miss snow and I miss snowboarding, but right now life doesn't allow for much snow. So I have embraced the UK snow this week, trying to make the most of it. I haven't skipped runs or stayed at home moaning about the cold, instead I headed to the woods to do
- [Sunday Summary: Inching Closer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/02/sunday-summary-inching-closer/) - Last week was a bit of a washout it has to be said, with a trip to Detroit for some meetings I reduced my runs and didn't do as many workouts as planned. I did eat a lot and watched the Detroit Red Wings win though, so it wasn't a total loss! This week I
- [Love, pressure, performance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/02/love-pressure-performance/) - Happy Valentine's Day to you all! Have you been watching the Winter Olympics? I've been dipping in and out, mostly because I've been in snowy Detroit for work and so haven't been getting as much screen time as I would when at home. I was pondering the performance anxiety the athletes may be suffering from,
- [Sunday Summary](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/01/sunday-summary/) - A quick summary of my training for the week
- [Sunday Summary: Overcoming Grump](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/02/sunday-summary-fitness-focus/) - What a week! I will admit that getting my runs done has been a struggle. You know how it is, little things from your day irritate you, make you grumpy and general drag your mood down. It leaves you feeling like you can't be bothered, that you just want to slump in front of the
- [Review & Chance to Win: Indigo Herbs Supergreens Powder....not a hint of swamp!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/01/review-chance-to-win-indigo-supergreens-powder-not-a-hint-of-swamp/) - This is a collaborative post, I received a free product in exchange for an honest review. All views are mine! As you know I pay a bit of attention to health & fitness (in between eating the odd donut and cheese biscuit). I know a lot people say you don't need supplements, vitamins etc if
- [Join me on a social media journey...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/01/join-me-on-a-social-media-journey/) - Kat updates us on her week off, building a 30 day social media challenge and the treats she has in store for February's fitness challenges
- [Freebie Friday: Penny a Day Savings Tracker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/01/freebie-friday-penny-a-day-savings-tracker/) - Free savings tracker, freebie, printable, bullet journal
- [Freebie Friday: 52 Week Savings Tracker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2018/01/freebie-friday-52-week-savings-tracker/) - Free 52 week savings tracker (printable, bullet journal)
- [Thank you 2017!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/12/thank-you-2017/) - 2017 has been quite the whirlwind, and saw a good 6 months of solid progress in my running, with 2 strong ultra races completed. I couldn't have done this without the team at TrainAsONE and Amanda Tress's FASTer Way To Fat Loss program*. A rocky start to racing in March saw me over heating on
- [When eating & not exercising becomes incompatible](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/12/when-eating-not-exercising-becomes-incompatible/) - I stood on the scales yesterday, it wasn't a great outcome....159lbs, that's 11 stone 5 lbs, or apx 72kg. I think this is the most I have ever weighed (certainly the most I have weighed myself at), and to be honest I don't look that bad. the thing is, I know I am too heavy
- [Shortlist Excitement: Myprotein Blogger Awards](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/12/shortlist-excitement-myprotein-blogger-awards/) - What a week! I thought I was on the mend last weekend and had restarted exercise, but it wasn't to last unfortunately. What with a work trip to the Netherlands followed by a couple of days driving around the UK I found myself returning to snotsville. So much so I think I actually believed it
- [Reduced snot, recommenced training](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/12/reduced-snot-recommenced-training/) - A hectic month at work, a bout of laziness and a full-on snot/coughing sickness (I'm a girl so I can't call it 'flu) meant that I only ran 20km in November, and only completed 4 FASTer Way To Fat Loss* workouts. Slightly less than ideal, but it could be worse, and to be honest I
- [Getting up to date (or what I have been up to since I last posted)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/11/getting-up-to-date-or-what-i-have-been-up-to-since-i-last-posted/) - Fitness, running, blog,health, Fitness
- [Race to the King or How Not To Trip Over in the Last 2 Metres of a Race](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/07/race-to-the-king-or-how-not-to-trip-over-in-the-last-2-metres-of-a-race/) - Kat Miller shares her experiences of running over 50 miles from Arundel to Winchester in her first point to point ultra-marathon the Race to the King
- [Can frozen food be healthy & tasty?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/can-frozen-food-be-healthy-tasty/) - Find out why Everdine is a great frozen food delivery service for anyone looking for healthy food that's quick to cook. A perfect balanced diet choice
- [RTTK2017: All done!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-all-done/) - Done! Too tired to rotate! Will catch up all your messages tomorrow 😄thanks for the love A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 3:36pm PDT
- [RTTK2017: A parkrun to go!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-a-parkrun-to-go/) - Nearly there! Only a @parkrunuk to go #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:38pm PDT
- [RTTK2017: 5 miles to go!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-5-miles-to-go/) - #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 1:15pm PDT
- [RTTK2017: 45 miles done](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-45-miles-done/) - #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 12:18pm PDT
- [RTTK2017: Pit Stop 2 beyond 25km](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk-pit-stop-2-beyond-25km/) - Passed pit stop 2. Currently 25km in 3:42 All is good, even found some Tunnocks tea cakes to keep crew motivated #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 4:11am PDT
- [RTTK2017: 10 Mile Update](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk-10-mile-update/) - 10 miles 2:20 loving the drizzle #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 2:53am PDT
- [RTTK2017: 23 miles to go](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-23-miles-to-go/) - 23 miles to go #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 8:01am PDT
- [RTTK2017: Start-line Selfie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/rttk2017-start-line-selfie/) - Start line #RTTK2017 #trainasone #FASTerWayToFatLoss #friendsoffabletics #mymarathonisatrainingrun #marathonmaniacs A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Jun 24, 2017 at 12:25am PDT
- [New in the store: Dot Grid style digital journals](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/06/new-in-the-store-dot-grid-style-digital-journals/) - A post shared by Kat Miller (@tailfishbypyry) on Jun 20, 2017 at 12:29pm PDT New Stock Alert!! Just added to the Tailfish by Pyry store, a range of digital dot grid journals, each set has a journal with 12 monthly tabs and one with 12 blank tabs (so you can label them yourself). Different coloured
- [From Instagram: FASTer Fasting](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/05/from-instagram-35/) - It's 24 hour fast day on my @amandatress #fasterwaytofatloss prep week and hunger/stomach gurgles have just kicked in! Pretty impressed though as it's already 14:15, which means less than 4 hours till I can break my fast and eat again 😄 In the meantime it's time for another @pukkaherbs tea to take the edge off!
- [FASTer Way To Fat Loss - the Return](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/05/faster-way-to-fat-loss-the-return/) - What can I say? It's been crazy on the work front and I have been way too busy to post. After a week of hotel food I am back to being focused and am currently in the prep week for my second round of the #fasterwaytofatloss program! Whilst I find the food aspect of intermittent
- [Stationery hunt turns to nature walk](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/05/stationery-hunt-turns-to-nature-walk/) - I had to pop out mid-workshop yesterday for some extra stationery supplies....I love the cool things you get to see whilst out and about in London! One thing I find when I am in St. Jame's Park and Green Park is a near instant reaction to the pollen. I think it's the Plane Trees that
- [Competition Time: Name a Star](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/04/competition-time-name-a-star/) - As you know I recently named a star for the Boyf! You can read all about it here. Now it's your turn to win, and be able to name your own extra bright star! You can check out the prize here! All you need to do is enter your email and confirm you have a
- [Time for a new jacket for my gadget](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/04/time-for-a-new-jacket-for-my-gadget/) - I love my iPad Pro….it was a purchase I didn't intend on making, but when I wrote on the screen with the Apple Pencil I knew I had to have one! For me it's been a brilliant addition to my gadget collection and it is really handy for taking meeting notes and instantly digitising them.
- [Centurion South Downs Way 50 Mile Race – A Race Report of Sorts](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/04/centurion-south-downs-way-50-mile-race-a-race-report-of-sorts/) - The Boyf ran the SDW50 last weekend....50 miles on a hot sunny day....here's how it went in his own words! For the TL:DR Crew: I ran the South Downs Way 50 Mile point-to-point Trail Race at the weekend (8th April 2017) organised by the fantastic Centurion Running crew. I started in Worthing, ran up to
- [Mango Tree Treat](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/04/mango-tree-treat/) - You may have noticed that I like my food.....I also like eating out so I was really pleased when I was invited to eat at Mango Tree in Belgravia as a blog reviewer! What was even better was the chance coincided with my recent birthday, and as we planned to be in London I obviously leapt
- [Be A Star Gift Provider](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/be-a-star-gift-provider/) - The Boyf and I don't really tend to go big on the birthday, Christmas and Valentine's Day present front because we are more of a see it and buy it family. Neither of us see the point in waiting for an arbitrary date or day in the year to share a gift that we think
- [Help needed: Ironing out the kinks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/help-needed-ironing-out-the-kinks/) - As you know I ran a bit last weekend…OK it was a mere marathon, but when I headed out for my next training run on Monday my legs felt a bit on the heavy side. This got me to thinking that it was a while since I had last had a sports massage to iron
- [Crystal Crazy?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/crystal-crazy/) - I've always had an affinity to stones and crystals. At the Science Museum I love the gift shop section that has all the tumble stone pebbles, and I have a malachite necklace which has the most amazing patterns on it. It's hard to say why I like them, or whether I believe in their healing
- [When it's not the Moonlight that's Challenging](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/when-its-not-the-moonlight-thats-challenging/) - Well that didn't go quite to plan! On Saturday I headed down to Kent for the SVN Moonlight Challenge. This was on a new course for me (and SVN) and with loops of about 10km and an 8 hour cut-off, so I was hoping to get about 33 miles done. I love running in the
- [#MarchMeetTheMaker – week 2 round-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/marchmeetthemaker-week-2-round-up/) - Week 2 of #MarchMeetTheMaker is done and I have partially kept up! Here's a review of the posts I have managed to do this week....I skipped some of the days due to laziness and lack of relevance, I promise you haven't missed much from the prompts I dropped! As a digital creator my raw materials
- [Smoothies, potatoes and waffles!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/smoothies-potatoes-and-waffles/) - Here's this week's round up of smoothies and other yummy foods that the Boyf has delivered to me in the last 7 days! Things may be shaken up a bit in future as we are testing out to see how I get on with intermittent fasting. So today's @ayegardening prompt of Feature was proving
- [Using Unicorns to Help You Meal Plan](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/using-unicorns-to-help-you-meal-plan/) - I'm trying to be a bit more prepared on the food front. It can be tough working from home, not only because it's easy to eat all the treaty stuff hidden away in my race-day food boxes, but because I can find myself skipping meals when I am on back to back conference calls. It's
- [Free Unicorn (Digital Printable Journal insert)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/free-unicorn-digital-printable-journal-insert/) - As you know I like to mix and match my Bullet Journaling between paper and digital forms. It works really well for me as it means I can easily juggle my journal contents depending upon circumstances, location and what I have to hand. I've been playing with some formatting ideas for the Tailfish by Pyry
- [Brunch & Printables](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/brunch-printables/) - Well the whole NaBloPoMo month of blogging posting failed, as is to be expected with anything I try to do everyday. Still at least I have been a bit productive whilst I haven't been working. Work has been going really well, the new projects are ticking along nicely and I even managed to spend some
- [Taper time!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/taper-time/) - Yesterday was my last run before Saturday's night race, I am officially in taper mode! This is my first race since December and I am really looking forward to it...hopefully it'll be a cool, dry evening via @riplapp A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Mar 8, 2017 at 7:43am PST It could be
- [An Audacious Approach to Aqua Acquisition](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/an-audacious-approach-to-aqua-acquisition/) - You may have noticed that I like running, I also like supporting other runners and that means that this year I have a few weekends pencilled in where I will be taking care of other runners rather than running myself. I am always on the lookout for items that are going to make my life
- [From Instagram: New Hair Day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/from-instagram-new-hair-day/) - I love new hair day!! Thanks as always to @Spooky @makeupmannequin and all the crew at @notanothersalon for giving me a lovely morning 😄 you all rule!! #newhairday #orange #pink Don't you just love that fresh hair feeling? from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2lpXSFl
- [Feed me!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/feed-me/) - The Boyf and I thought it would be good to share some of the food related creations he comes up with, as I know people often struggle for ideas for smoothies, healthy snacks and recovery food. I'll be posting these up on my @iamkatruns Instagram as and when he makes them, but will also try
- [#MarchMeetTheMaker - week 1 round-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/marchmeetthemaker-week-1-round-up/) - This month I am taking part in the March Meet the Maker photo challenge on Instagram. This is an opportunity for people with creative businesses (like Tailfish by Pyry) to share a little bit more about the process, the business and themselves. You can follow the posts daily on my Tailfish By Pyry Instgram account,
- [New branding, new business cards](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/new-branding-new-business-cards/) - With my recent development of focus on getting the Tailfish By Pyry Etsy store up and running, and the fact that I have joined the Female Entrepreneur Association and the Awesome Business Club (it's all about self-development don't you know) I realised that I am probably going to be meeting more people and attending more
- [From Instagram: auraprint.uk business cards](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/03/from-instagram-auraprint-uk-business-cards/) - Love my new business cards from auraprint.uk ! They let me design my own cards in exchange for a review and they just arrived! So pleased with how they turned out! Can you guess what I did the colour pick on? Full review to follow! Excited to share these with people at @iamcarriegreen's book launch
- [Olives aren't just tasty....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/olives-arent-just-tasty/) - Whilst I have been a bit slack on the yoga front so far this week I am really enjoying it. Taking some time out from my busy day not only makes me fitter, but it improves my mental health as well. No matter how much you enjoy your job, or are happy with life, sometimes
- [From Instagram: Breakfast pudding](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/from-instagram-breakfast-pudding/) - Today's breakfast....avocado mint chocolate protein pudding! Made by the Boyf, as he puts it...."serves 2 normal people" or one of him 😄 #notpancakes #fitblogsuk from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ljnaA3
- [Review: Perfect Glasses from Perfectglasses.co.uk](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/review-perfect-glasses-from-perfectglasses-co-uk/) - Summer is coming…it may not be close, but it’s on its way, and so I was happy to accept when PerfectGlasses.co.uk got in touch about a site review. All views that follow are my own. I am always on the hunt for the perfect sunglasses, and I always have a struggle deciding whether to buy
- [Assessment Week aka TrainAsONE Torture Time](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/assessment-week-aka-trainasone-torture-time/) - It's been a hectic week on the running front with two TrainAsONE assessment runs. The team regularly check on your progress, and ensure the magic plan is getting the most out of you via their assessment runs. A post shared by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Feb 21, 2017 at 10:06am PST First up was the
- [Review: Sugar Skull Leggings from Accessory Insanity](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/review-sugar-skull-leggings-from-accessory-insanity/) - I was recently lucky enough to receive a pair of the awesomest leggings for review! All views are, of course my own! As you know I love running and do quite a bit of yoga as well. I am massively fussy when it comes to kit, and so I have given these a good test
- [From Instagram: Women's Running snippet](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/from-instagram-womens-running-snippet/) - Stoked with how well this came out! Thanks to Lisa Jackson for thinking of me for this @womensrunninguk article on My Best Bit of Bling! I'm hoping to replace my current favourite from Fowlmead50 with a 100 mile buckle this year, but for now I'll settle for this giant slab of metal 😉 What's your
- [Tailfish's Bullet Journal Essentials](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/tailfishs-bullet-journal-essentials/) - Back in January I wrote Tailfish's 7 Rules of Bullet Journaling, and Rule 7 was "You make the rules". I figured it was time that I showed you how I Bullet Journal, not only because it is awesome and works brilliantly for me, but because it shows that you can deviate from the "official rules"
- [Banished to the naughty step](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/banished-to-the-naughty-step/) - It would seem I have been a bit naughty today....not the dessert but the run! I got a bit carried away chatting to the Boyf and missed our turn around point by about 3 minutes! So my long run was a bit longer than planned. Result: the magic plan from @TrainAsONE has put me on
- [Finding the right mindset, let Lucy Locket Loves guide you](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/finding-the-right-mindset-let-lucy-locket-loves-guide-you/) - Life is hard, but I am a strong believer that with the right mindset you can achieve pretty much anything you set your mind to (insert traditional caveats here, that you are unlikely to grow wings and fly under your own power, or become a unicorn). Often it becomes about how you frame your vision,
- [Introducing ANNA, and a chance to win!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/introducing-anna-and-a-chance-to-win/) - We all have questions that need answering, day by day the questions keep coming, so why not put them to good use, and get some answers too? You can do just that with a new app that's about to launch! ANNA is the first question-and-answer app that brings together individuals and businesses, and rewards its
- [Hone your shopping skills with HomeSense](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/02/hone-your-shopping-skills-with-homesense/) - I recently had the chance to visit my local HomeSense store as part of a blogger evening. It's not often there are blogger opportunities outside London, so when I saw they had an event on, down the road in Harlow, I dropped them an email and got on the guest list! There's nothing like a
- [Review: Prestige Flowers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/review-prestige-flowers/) - I'm not a great lover of gardening, as a hay fever sufferer I detested being forced to get out in garden to help out as a kid. I loved playing outside but the whole growing flowers and keeping the garden tidy irritated me in more ways than one! This has continued into my adult life
- [Janathon Day 12](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-12/) - Not my best @TrainAsONE 6 minute assessment today, but I did get to see this cute little black squirrel! And he was so happy eating his nuts that he stayed still long enough for me to get a photo #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jnC4Wh
- [Janathon Day 13](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-13/) - #Janathon day 13 and I topped up this morning's @yogaiaofficial class with my @trainasone economy run. Wasn't the best run and I wasn't in the best mood but I got it done regardless. Squats, press-ups, meditation (#fabletics21) also in the bag. At least I justified my "New York" style pizza slice #homemade 🍕 #fitblogsuk from
- [Janathon Day 11](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-11/) - Woohoo 🙌 fitness continues & we're almost half way through the month! Long may it last 😄 I kicked off the day with 2 live @yogaiaofficial classes, these were perfect for unlocking my tight shoulders and hips (from all the press-ups and squats). A walk helped clear my head after a busy day at work
- [Janathon Day 10](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-10/) - Janathon day 10 and still in the game! Stepped it up a bit today too. Got my first @yogaiaofficial class of the year done and boy was it a toughy! So much so I could feel my arms aching when I went out on my @trainasone assessment run this evening. Press-ups, squats and meditation also
- [Competition: Win a set of twelve 30 Day Challenge Fitness Trackers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/competition-win-a-set-of-twelve-30-day-challenge-fitness-trackers/) - I wanted to get a quick post live for those of you planning to participate in the annual Janathon Challenge (workout and blog/Tweet about it every day in January), as I thought the 30 Day Fitness Challenge trackers that are available in my new Etsy Store would be perfect to use as daily prompts! To
- [Janathon Day 8](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-8/) - So glad to be back running! My cold has retreated enough that I could kickoff my training for my next goal race with a @trainasone perceive effort run. It went well and I feel like I'll be able to give Tuesday's 3.2km assessment run a good bash too #janathon #fabletics21 #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2iSbbfd
- [Janathon Day 7](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-7/) - Feeling much better today, managed a 12km walk plus my challenges for #Janathon #fabletics21 Looks like tomorrow will be my @TrainAsOne perceived effort run as per the plan! #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ioI8gc
- [Janathon Day 6](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-6/) - Janathon Day 6, improvement continues, still no yoga or running but have started to include meditation as part of @fabletics_uk #fabletics21 21 days of habit building. I'm hoping it will get me back to making use of @headspace more regularly. On course for getting my run back on by Sunday though #janathon from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2jkcBQz
- [Janathon Day 5](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-5/) - Janathon Day 5 - back on the 30 day challenges, squats and press-ups done, and a tasty turkey egg muffin from r breakfast. Today has been full of win. Even more important my snot level is reducing too, so running and yoga could be back on the cards soon!
- [Tailfish's 7 Rules of Bullet Journaling](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/tailfishs-7-rules-of-bullet-journaling/) - Since I started my Bullet Journal last September I've been following a number of Facebook groups and scanning Pinterest as well. There seem to be a few common themes, which have irritated me enough to put (virtual) pen to paper in this post. So here are Tailfish's 7 Rules of Bullet Journaling. Watch the official
- [Janathon Day 4](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-4/) - A relatively lazy day as still full of cold and my 30 day challenges were both on rest days. I did manage a walk though, so still in the game!
- [Janathon Day 3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-3-2/) - Still too snotty to run, headache too bad for yoga. Settled for my press-ups and squats and 2 naps (cos recovery is just as important) #janathon #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hPlgbR
- [Review: Nutri Advanced ProbotiX Daily 5 Live](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/review-nutri-advanced-probotix-daily-5-live/) - As you may remember from my Samphire 100 race report, I often suffer from stomach issues whilst running. This can happen on both training runs and races and no matter how much I try to eat sensibly in advance of a session I can still find myself needing to make an urgent pit-stop to avoid
- [From Instagram: Back to work breakfast](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/from-instagram-back-to-work-breakfast/) - One of the benefits of working from home is being able to postpone breakfast until you're hungry and then cook up whatever you fancy! Today it was bacon, scrambled egg with fried onions and a few dollops of goat's cheese with chives....perfect! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hN7bM4
- [Janathon Day 1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-1/) - Whoop! Day one of Janathon complete, more may follow in any less snot-filled moments later today (maybe some @yogaiaofficial ) but at least I'm over the start line before I go back to bed for more rest #janathon #tw Don't forget you can enter my competition to win free fitness trackers (so you can at
- [Janathon Day 2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2017/01/janathon-day-2/) - Janathon day 2 complete. Still too snotty to run but managed a walk alongside today's strength exercises 😄 #Janathon #tw #Trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hKpnWA
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-24/) - Day 24, the final day of my Adventspiration! I'm off to fill my glass with gin! #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hSwZXH
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 23](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-23/) - Adventspiration Day 23 #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ilbMGS
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 22](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-22/) - Adventspiration Day 22 #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2i4IKYS
- [The health resolutions you need to keep in 2017](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/the-health-resolutions-you-need-to-keep-in-2017/) - As the year draws to a close, it’s tempting to think about New Year resolutions, and about the changes we fully intend to make in our lives. I've collaborated with HCA to bring you some insight into how you can make some of your New year resolutions "stick". Your resolutions could be as simple (and important!)
- [Review: Beer52 (inc discount code)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/review-beer52-inc-discount-code/) - What a weekend! Marathon 22 successfully completed and beers most definitely earned! I ran hard for the first six of the seven 3.85mile laps and then took an easy walked lap for the final few miles. It was a good test race and am looking forward to seeing how hard I can really push it
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 21](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-21/) - Adventspiration Day 21 #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hI9LDD
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 20](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-20/) - Adventspiration Day 20 #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hPKYv8
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 19](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-19/) - Adventspiration Day 19⠀ ⠀ #adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gThomv
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 18](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-18/) - Adventspiration Day 18 #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2i43Nd3
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 17](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-17/) - #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hKzWHg
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-16/) - Adventspiration Day 16⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hVzaX1
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 15](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-15/) - Adventspiration Day 15⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hK9qkI
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 14](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-14/) - Adventspiration Day 14⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2huzE7j
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 13](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-13/) - Adventspiration Day 13⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hhLZxS
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 12](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-12/) - Adventspiration Day 12⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw A photo posted by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Dec 12, 2016 at 3:19am PST
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 11](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-11/) - Adventspiration Day 11⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw A photo posted by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Dec 11, 2016 at 5:13am PST
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 10](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/from-instagram-adventspiration-day-10/) - A photo posted by Kat Miller (@iamkatruns) on Dec 10, 2016 at 4:08am PST
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 6](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-7/) - Adventspiration Day 6⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gYfzGe
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 9](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-9/) - Adventspiration Day 9⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2ghTrFl
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 8](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-8/) - Adventspiration Day 8⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gofYU6
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 7](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-7-2/) - Adventspiration Day 7⠀ ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2hhFtEd
- [Training Log: 6-12-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/training-log-6-12-16/) - Quite a tough @yogaiaofficial Power Flow Express class....hopefully my arms will thank, not hate, me in the morning! I have to say by the time I started my Yin yoga session after work I was already feeling the arm stiffness kicking in. Thankfully there weren't many Chaturangas in this class so hopefully they won't feel
- [Training Log: 5-12-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/training-log-5-12-16/) - I very nearly didn't run today, by 15:00 I was flagging at my desk and a post-work retreat under the duvet seemed way more preferable than going out for a run. I got myself out the door though and got today's @TrainAsOne #threshold run sorted, before doing a @yogaiaofficial class as well from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2h088ky
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 4](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-4/) - Adventspiration Day 4 ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2h7Vf8x
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 5](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-5/) - Adventspiration Day 5⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gGyAiD
- [Training Log: 4-12-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/training-log-4-12-16/) - Today's @trainasone #long run done. Another head torch run in the dark, making the most of the cool weather #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gDzgFA
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-3/) - Adventspiration Day 3 ⠀ #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gMjFRu
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-2/) - Day 2 of my Adventspiration series #Adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2gUoUOg
- [From Instagram: Adventspiration Day 1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/12/instagram-adventspiration-day-1/) - It's adventspiration time! Here's day one's inspirational thought for the day #adventspiration #fitspiration #entrepreneurlife #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2fKhb9m
- [10 Tips For Saving Money Before Christmas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/10-tips-saving-money-christmas/) - Christmas is one of the holidays that can wreak havoc on your financial situation. Unless you're one of the wealthy people on this planet with no money worries at all, we all have to deal with the same challenges when it comes to not over-spending and instead saving money on holidays like this. Year after year
- [From Instagram: Pizza & Planning](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/instagram-pizza-planning/) - Pizza and planning! A chilled evening stuffing my face and planning out some fitness challenge printables to design. Too tired and lazy to run tonight from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2fK9DzG
- [Training Log: 23-11-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/training-log-23-11-16/) - A much better run today! @trainasone #sprintervals 11 reps and I pretty much hit planned pace on all of them. 🙌 #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2fG7KE5
- [Morning Yoga Managed](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/morning-yoga-managed/) - I did it! I fought the duvet and managed to do 30 mins of yoga today with a Yogaia live hip opening class! I have been struggling recently, I've been feeling tired so haven't wanted to get up for the early classes and I haven't made time to do yoga during the day. It really showed
- [Training Log: 21-11-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/training-log-21-11-16/) - Yesterday's training run, a @trainasone #threshold session. Not my best, I think my standing desk and a busy day at work had taken its toll as my legs felt a bit heavy/empty and I struggled to hit the required pace on my intervals from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2giUXIY
- [Music Review: Mr B, The Gentleman Rhymer presents "There's a Rumpus Going On"](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/music-review-mr-b-gentleman-rhymer-presents-theres-rumpus-going/) - I have an eclectic taste in music. I think it stems from a childhood spent finding instrumental versions of songs so that I could use them for my gymnastic or figure skating routines. It means I have a tendency to focus on the tune not the words when I listen to songs. That said, as
- [From Instagram: Affogato time](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/instagram-affogato-time/) - Coconut, caramel affogato! Afternoon treats are the best #affogato #gelato #tw from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2fly59p
- [Training Log: 19-11-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/training-log-19-11-16/) - I combined today's TrainAsONE economy run with tomorrow's long run just in case the weather's horrendous or I am feeling hugely lazy. I am loving the fact that it is pitch black out on the trail so I am getting a good bit of practice with the head torch too! I'm pleased that I managed to
- [Training Log: 18-11-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/training-log-18-11-16/) - Short and sharp on the run front today with a @trainasone #sprintervals session. The weather is finally cooling down and I even managed to run in a long sleeve top today without melting! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2grF5rl
- [From Instagram: New Playlist](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/instagram-new-playlist/) - Stoked to have a copy of @gentlemanrhymer's latest album, There's a Rumpus Going On, to review! Managed to find my external drive and have synced to my phone to listen to on tomorrow's run 😄 #chaphop from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2eOUpg5
- [From Instagram: Handwriting Practice](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/instagram-handwriting-practice/) - I stumbled across this Handwriting Practice book in @flyingtigeruk yesterday. It's going to be great for me to do some calligraphy practice in! #flyingt #bulletjournal #bulletjournaljunkies #calligraphy #lettering from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2fniJ57
- [NaBloPoMo Day 7 & 8: Assessment time](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-7-8-assessment-time/) - I was really lazy on Monday, I skipped my planned yoga sessions, worked all day and went for a walk to the supermarket in the evening. At least I ate healthily and avoided fillin up on crap. Today wasn't much better, two planned yoga classes skipped, and I procrastinated on the run. I think it
- [NaBloPoMo Day 7: OneNote Bullet Journal To Do Insert ](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-7-onenote-bullet-journal-insert/) - As mentioned previously, I am dabbling with Bullet Journaling at the moment and am using a mix of paper and digital formats. I have a few digital programs and apps in use at the moment whilst I work out which is best for me. Here's a To Do list page that I've set-up in OneNote.
- [NaBloPoMo Day 5 & 6: The Weekend](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-5-6-weekend/) - So it was quite a relaxed weekend, an easy run on Saturday to get myself back into the swing of things. Having gained 5lbs in the last week through a lack of self control and crappy eating, it was good to get out and run. I even managed to hit my planned pace. I then
- [NaBloPoMo Day 4: Lazy Friday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-4-lazy-friday/) - Winter's coming ❄️ from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2el28xs I was supposed to run today, I didn't. A week away from home has meant I haven't followed my usual training plan, and I had intended on getting back on track but laziness kicked in. So no running, a large pizza and a lazy evening......tomorrow exercise and healthy(er) eating
- [NaBloPoMo Day 3: cryptic statuses](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-3-cryptic-statuses/) - from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2eqT4ur So fed up with the attention-seekingness of social media I put this together. Some may say having a blog, using Twitter, Instagram etc. is pretty attention-seeky but I see it as a sharing thing. However, the half-baked, ask me what's up, secret squirrel statuses on Facebook that result in you being told
- [NaBloPoMo Day 2: November Nature](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-2-november-nature/) - Today I went for a wander, the autumn colours were so lovely I decided to take some photos as I bimbled.
- [NaBloPoMo Day 1: General Musings](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/11/nablopomo-day-1-general-musings/) - Well that's November underway! I'm not out of the blocks on the running front yet, and won't be until Friday, but I did do 25 minutes of yoga. Today was a level 2 Yang class, a good focus on strength, which I am finding is a great help on long runs. The more I can
- [Nearly November](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/10/nearly-november/) - A fairly light month on the running front, I had a week away which meant I wasn't training and in general I've been swayed into laziness. That will continue into this week as I am staying away again but it does mean I can focus on yoga for a few days. I had some fun
- [Medal Monday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/10/medal-monday/) - Medal Monday: a relaxed weekend running with friends. 15.75 miles on Saturday, 5.25 on Sunday. Lots of fun and lovely medals #medalmonday #runstrong #runlong #marathonmaniac #thisgirlcan #loverunning #trainasone #trainsmartnothard #trainsmarternotharder #garmin #fenix3HR #fabletics #fabletes #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone #SVN from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2dmZlDE
- [Training Log: 29-9-16 (& why I aim for 8 hours sleep a night)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/training-log-29-9-16-i-aim-8-hours-sleep-night/) - Another 6 minutes of @trainasone assessment hell done & dusted! Really pleased with 1.2km in 6 mins 😄 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2cOCALw That summarises today's TrainAsONE run, what it doesn't mention is the fact I was having to sprint into a head wind, so there's a possibility I could go even faster. I've also done 2
- [Competition: Join me on LEJOG](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/competition-join-lejog/) - For the last 3 years I have participated in a Facebook challenge to cover the distance from Lands End to John O'Groats via my training runs and races (thanks @Loudmouthman for the intro). I fell short in 2014, but in 2015 I smashed it and look to do so again in 2016 assuming I can
- [Training Log: 27-9-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/training-log-27-9-16/) - That's today's 30 minutes of @yogaiaofficial done! A tough class and I need to do a few mods as it was a bit above my level at times. Really enjoyed it though (from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2d5JUTR) In the end I didn't do my planned run. I had a medical today and between having to fast for
- [Training Log: 26-9-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/training-log-26-9-16/) - Last week was pretty relaxed. I was run free, to ensure a proper recovery from the 50 miles I did at RH 100. However, I did some short yoga sessions to help unknot me a bit. This week though I am back with a vengeance! I had done 2 yoga sessions (all be them short
- [From Instagram: Bullet Journal Goodies](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/instagram-bullet-journal-goodies/) - This week I started my first Bullet Journal....it's already looking like I'll need a bigger box! #Bujo #bujojunkies #bujoinspire #bujocommunity #bujomonthly #bulletjournal #bulletjournaling #bujolove #bujolife #bulletjournallife from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2cuZkli
- [Race Review: Robin Hood 100](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/race-review-robin-hood-100/) - I went for another run at the weekend (Robin Hood 100). It was supposed to be a pleasant, 100 mile bimble along the Chesterfield Canal, round Sherwood Forest twice and then back along the canal. What actually happened was the first canal bit and the first loop! The day started off brilliantly when we couldn't
- [#OfficeYoga: Lazy Chair Pose? No, soar like a Seated Eagle](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/09/officeyoga-lazy-chair-pose-no-soar-like-seated-eagle/) - You'll have noticed that I have been doing a lot more yoga recently. It's great when I work from home and am able to do a class in between conference calls. When I am in the office it can be a bit trickier though. Thanks to this collaboration with Furniture at Work I can share
- [Spitfire Scramble 24Hour Race (Take Two) – (his) 100mile Race #2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/spitfire-scramble-24hour-race-take-two-100mile-race-2/) - The Boyf and I recently ran the Spitfire Scramble 24 hour race. It was our second year doing it. I ran as part of the U.K. Fitness Bloggers team and he ran solo again. Here's his account of how he got on and managed to finish his second 100 mile race in 4 weeks! For
- [Training Log: 24-8-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/training-log-24-8-16/) - Today's @yogaiaofficial Hip Opening class completed before work this morning. A great start to the day! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2bm0IDs I was also scheduled for a 59 minute TrainAsONE economy run today but given the heat and the fact I have a 12 hour race on Sunday I decided to skip it. My plan is to
- [Training Log: 23-8-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/training-log-23-8-16/) - Threshold @trainasone run done! Glad the magic plan allowed me to adjust my pace for the temperature as otherwise I'd have really struggled to get anywhere near my plan. from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2bDyarp One of the best things about my TrainAsONE running plan is that it is flexible. If I skip a session it adjusts automatically,
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-34/) - 2 weeks without yoga is too long! Really felt the stiffness even just sitting cross legged this morning. Glad to have taken a break for a 20 minute @yogaiaofficial class this morning from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2byHz4A
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-33/) - Just received my first Birchbox! Decided this would be a good way to try new products and give myself a bit of pampering now and again #BirchboxUK #BirchboxUKaugust from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2bbF56y
- [Training Update: 22-8-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/training-update-22-8-16/) - I was lazy last week, I ran for 25 minutes. I was tired after my 53 miles at Spitfire Scramble (I have also been too tired and lazy to blog about that yet) and just couldn't convince myself to do any more of my TrainAsONE runs or do any Yogaia classes. That stops today, I
- [The Road to Samphire100 – 100mile Race #1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/road-samphire100-100mile-race-1/) - As you know, I didn't finish my first 100 mile race at Samphire Hoe......here's how the Boyf got on! For the TLDR Crew I ran my first 100mile race in July 2016. It was hard. I didn’t eat properly. I didn’t drink properly. It hurt. A lot. But it’s done, and I earned the world’s
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-32/) - Breakfast today is provided by @the_tribe_way 10g of protein, 245 calories of tasty chia chocolateness #fuelledbytribe from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2b1gnFW
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-31/) - Lap 1 done for UK Fitness Bloggers @spitfirescramble #scramble2016 #fitspire Time for some sun from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2aTO3Y8
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-30/) - Stove is go! About to break in my new mug #proudIBMer #scramble2016 #fitspire from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2bd6itF
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-29/) - Solo / crew tent prep underway and then I'm off to catch up with the UK Fitness Bloggers team @spitfirescramble #scramble2016 #fitspire from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2aJ5ihw
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-28/) - My @oofos @OOFOSuk are so comfy! Whilst working at a standing desk can be great for your legs it can be hard on your feet, my OOFOS help by cushioning them more than being barefoot. You can read my review on my blog (link in my profile) from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2aFz3Bf
- [Training Log: 8-8-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/training-log-8-8-16/) - Two workouts today. First off I did a 45 minute Yogaia class. I had been too lazy to get up and do the live class before work, so instead downloaded the recording and did it mid-morning. It was quite tough class with quite a bit of core work but I have been seeing an improvement
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-27/) - Spotted whilst out running on the Basingstoke Canal with friends yesterday....the Swan Whisperer! Obviously well trusted by the parents he was able to feed and snuggle with the Cygnets without being flapped to death! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2aMp08h
- [Training round-up: 7-8-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/training-round-7-8-16/) - August has got off to a good start, which is positive given I have signed up for the Robin Hood 100 mile race next month. I had really liked the sound of it when I first saw it announced but didn't sign up because I had Samphire 100 and figured my legs wouldn't be up
- [Review: OOFOS, magic flip-flops of squishiness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/review-oofos-magic-flip-flops-squishiness/) - I was recently lucky enough to be given the opportunity to choose some OOFOS so that I could test and review them. The fact I was about to run 100 miles was a big factor in this as OOFOS are billed as the perfect shoes for recovery. Of course I said yes and scurried off
- [Race review: Samphire 100, the one that got away](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/race-review-samphire-100-one-got-away/) - It's taken me a few weeks to get round to writing this post as I've needed the time to get over my first 100 mile race, held at Samphire Hoe. The race that didn't end at 100 miles as I had hoped, the race where I rang the bell and called it quits at 74.2
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-26/) - Starting my day with a tasty mint chocolate protein coffee! Giving my @whey_box samples a try in my @nespresso this morning 👍👍 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2aVn95F
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-25/) - Kicking off August with some @yogaiaofficial quick classes before work from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2akOScq
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-24/) - My second @trainasone assessment (torture) run of the week! Today's was the 6 minute push, so slightly more palatable than 3.2km as fast as I could but it was still a toughy. Needs must though as making sure I am training at the right pace will be critical as I work towards completing the Robin
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-23/) - First run since #samphire74.2 (not #samphire100) completed, legs are working and I am very nearly ready to start my blog about the race from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2a3wxhI
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-22/) - Well it didn't quite go to plan making it #medalmonday not #bucklemonday, I might not have run 100 miles but I did manage 74.2 before I decided to ring out and take this lovely medal instead 😄 My @oofos flip-flops were just want my tired feet needed at the finish @trainasone the plan worked, my
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-21/) - 9 laps down, a third of the way there, feeling sick but that's normal for me at this mileage. Pushing onward #samphire100 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29Z3zFz
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-20/) - 7 laps down, 20 to go! Had a quick breather and am back out. Feeling good. @codenamerunner and @jonfielden looking strong too 😄 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29Cu1DS
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-19/) - 4 laps down, 23 to go #samphire100 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2a5JcWG
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-18/) - Half way through lap 1 #samphire100 let's get this done from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29Khprx
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/08/from-instagram-17/) - Up and raring to go! Apple pies obtained, breakfast order pending! Let's go run 100 miles #Samphire100 @codenamerunner from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29L496W
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/07/from-instagram-16/) - It's very nearly race day! Time to treat myself to a little extra carb to make sure I'm nicely topped up but not overly full or bloated on Saturday morning from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29FeYIX
- [Training Log: 12-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/07/training-log-12-6-16/) - A nice little @TrainAsOne threshold run today...who knows maybe it'll give me the speed I need for a sprint finish at the weekend! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/29CeOAX Bringing balance to tonight's pizza dinner I managed to fit 2 @yogaiaofficial sessions into today. Loving my new @fabletics_uk outfit, bringing some bright blue to a grey day! from
- [Training Log: 29-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-29-6-16/) - Today called for an easy, economy run for 50 minutes with the bulk of the session at 7:21mins/km. I worked hard at staying slow and was pretty close to my planned pace for a change. I have a tendency to run a bit fast on my easy runs, but wanted to try and get a
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-15/) - Stoked on today's delivery! A pair of @oofos to test and review! Initial thoughts are they are super squishy and will be perfect for after my 100 mile run #oofos #ad #review #trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2971GUG
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-14/) - Lovely flowers from my project colleagues! I'd like to think it's because they're going to miss me, but I think they're keeping me sweet as I move from client-side to supplier! #newjobnextweek #ProudIBMer #ProudIBMerToBe from Instagram: http://ift.tt/293sd6p
- [Training Log: 28-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-28-6-16/) - Back on it today with a TrainAsONE #threshold session. I felt slightly guilty as I skipped Saturday's long run to volunteer at a race and then Sunday and Monday were written off with food poisoning, but when you even cut a 45 minute yoga session down to 15 minutes you know you aren't well enough
- [Training Log: 21-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-21-6-16/) - Today's #Juneathon @trainasone #threshold run done. Didn't quite hit threshold pace, not sure if it was the mugginess, the undulations or the fact I ran 55 miles just over a week ago but I tried and apparently that's what counts! Also tested some baby food, could do with more salt 😉 but other than that
- [Training Log: 16-6-16 #fudgeathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-10/) - 5 ish miles in the sun and another day of volunteering, this time for Fudgeathon! #Juneathon #runstrong #runlong #marathonmaniac #thisgirlcan #loverunning #trainasone #trainsmarternotharder #garmin #fenix3hr #fabletics #fabletes #trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone from Instagram: http://ift.tt/260TuNT
- [Training Log: 15-6-16 #cookiethon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-9/) - Well after 55 miles on Saturday I am pleased to confirm my legs still work. A day of volunteering and a single lap at Cookiethon (5.36 miles) done and dusted! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/28F65Ft
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-11/) - Getting the week started with a @yogaiaofficial Energising Flow class #juneathon continues 😄 #Trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforrunning #yogaia from Instagram: http://ift.tt/28ICYI8
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-8/) - Tent life! Chilling at Endure24 #Trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1UHcfND
- [Race Review: Endure24 #marathon20](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/race-review-endure24-marathon20/) - Last weekend was Endure24, a 24 hour race in Wasing Park, Aldermaston and my first 24 hour event as a solo runner. I had entered the race as prep for next month's 100 mile run at Samphire Hoe, and it was never my intention to run the full 24 hours, it was more to be
- [Training Log: 8-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-8-6-16/) - A lazy day today, a single @yogaiaofficial class completed and my @trainasone economy run skipped due to hot weather & laziness! I have every intention of making up for it over the weekend at Endure24 though 😄 from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1PhJxPf
- [Training Log: 7-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-7-6-16/) - 2 Yogaia classes and a walk to the supermarket logged for #juneathon day 7. Thankfully the magic TrainAsONE plan made today a rest day instead of threshold after yesterday's woeful run.....oops just remembered I still have 80 squats to do!
- [Training Log: 6-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-6-6-16/) - A slow start to the day, too lazy to get up and run to work I delved into emails and quickly realised I wouldn't be going for a run in my 11am lunch break slot either. I did manage to squeeze in 2 short Yogaia classes, Easy Flow and Stretch & Shine which put me
- [Training Log: 5-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-5-6-16/) - Day 5 #juneathon a walk to the supermarket and today's planned TrainAsONE long run completed. Topped the day off with 70 squats.
- [Training Log: 4-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-4-6-16/) - Juneathon day 4, a squat free day....hurrah! parkrun didn't happen, a lie in was needed, so I focused on recovery and then took a walk to the shops to forage for food. All Garmined so of course it counts. HR increases are probably down to interactions with other shoppers.....I so love people! An afternoon nap,
- [Training Log: 3-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-3-6-16/) - Juneathon Day 3, a pretty busy day both at work and on the exercise front. I kicked the morning off with a 25 minute Yogaia session, Energising Flow. This was quite a relaxed class, but it woke me up and got me ready for a day of conference calls and spreadsheet manipulation. Midday saw me
- [Training Log: 2-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-2-6-16/) - Juneathon day 2: 55 squats, 30 mins Yoga 4 Athletes with @yogaiaofficial #juneathon #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforrunning #yogaia from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1XTkJDU
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-7/) - Because sometimes you speak out against the tide from Instagram: http://ift.tt/24kpYwv
- [Race Review: Kent Road Runner #marathon19](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/race-review-kent-road-runner-marathon19/) - I signed up for the Kent Road Runner a year ago, just after friends had run the race and the Facebook hype was high. At that point in time I had only run 1 marathon (and 2 ultras). Fast forward 12 months and KRR was marathon 19 (count includes ultras)! In that time I have
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/from-instagram-6/) - Juneathon is back, maybe this year I'll last the month. Daily exercise and daily blogs posts are on the planner....this could be tougher than next month's planned 100 miler! Today was squats, @yogaiaofficial and a walk from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1Vx4fBb
- [Training Log: 1-6-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/06/training-log-1-6-16/) - Juneathon is back! Now I have even more reason to keep my training log posts up for at least the next month. My original plan was to get up and do yoga before work, then I realised that 3 days out of the office would mean a huge email backlog and so I slept in
- [Training Log: 27th - 31st May](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/training-log-27th-31st-may/) - A quick summary of the last few days' training and totals for the month.... Friday 27th May Lots of standing around, no real exercise. I was volunteering at the SVN Wedding Challenge, the precursor to Janet & Greg's wedding, so no running but lots of pouring of squash and sharing out of crisps. On a
- [Training Log: 26-5-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/training-log-26-5-16/) - Another lazy day today. My TrainAsONE plan had me down for a 59 minute economy run, but with an off-plan marathon on Saturday and a busy day in the office I decided to postpone it till Saturday's race. Instead I did an hour of yoga before my work day kicked off. Tomorrow sees me volunteering
- [Training Log: 25-5-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/training-log-25-5-16/) - A run free day on the plan today, so an opportunity to focus on more yoga. As I have dinner with friends planned then there's no opportunity to get to the gym to do any weights but with Yogaia I can at least squeeze yoga practice in before work and at lunch. I did two
- [Training Log: 24-5-16](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/training-log-24-5-16/) - First on the plan today was an early run to get it done and dusted. My TrainAsONE plan called for a 6 minute assessment, and these are never fun, so I was out before work, pounding the pavement at 6:30am. The TrainAsONE description of the run is as follows: Assessment (6 min) A structured workout
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram-5/) - I have very tight hips, even as a gymnast I struggled with doing the box splits, and running seems to increase the tightness so this @yogaiaofficial hip opening class wasn't exactly fun! I am not convinced that there is any pose which could be termed "a lovely hip opener"! Especially pigeon pose! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1YYk3Ma
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram-4/) - The first of two @yogaiaofficial sessions so far this morning was focused on stretching out my neck and shoulders....much needed given I spend so much time on my laptop! from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1WhMuH2
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram-2/) - 1 hour free of conference calls, so I took a lunch break and squeezed in a quick @yogaiaofficial session in. I love the ability to choose session by length from the recordings meaning I can fit a session in whenever I have time 🙏 I wonder how long my feeling of calm will last with
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram/) - Early start today, out at 6am to get the hideousness of my @trainasone 6 minute assessment out of the way! I love early mornings but warm-up, run for 6 mins till you collapse/vomit, cool-down is never going to be high on the happiness meter! Who says you don't speed train if you run ultras?! from
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/instagram-may-21-2016-0807am/) - New @injinji socks ready for their outing to a new @parkrunuk Welcome to Ellenbrook Fields parkrun 😄 #loveparkrun #parkrun #parkrunday #parkrunuk #parkruntourist #parkruntourism #runstrong #runlong #marathonmaniac #thisgirlcan #loverunning #trainasone #trainsmarternotharder #garmin #fenix3hr #fabletics #fabletes from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1qAkbFO
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram-12/) - Calling pigeon pose "sleeping swan" does not make it ache any less #yoga #yogaeverydamnday #yogaforrunning #yogaia #trainasone #trainsmartnothard #roadto100 #runultra #mymarathonisatrainingrun #walkrungetitdone #runstrong #runlong #marathonmaniac #thisgirlcan #loverunning #trainasone #trainsmarternotharder #garmin #fenix3hr #fabletics #fabletes from Instagram: http://ift.tt/1WFJ3dN
- [From Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/from-instagram-13/) - Kenya Piccino time! #Starbucks #coffeetime #dayoff from Instagram: http://ift.tt/2559Jpc
- [parkrun: Ellenbrook Fields](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/parkrun-ellenbrook-fields/) - Having decided against spending a weekend running up and down hills in Dorset after a busy week away with work, we opted for a new parkrun kicking off slightly closer to home. It was the inaugural parkrun for Ellenbrook Fields parkrun in Hatfield and so we hopped in the car and headed down. Easily accessible
- [Race Review: Fowlmead 50 (or the one where I ran for more than 11 hours)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/05/race-review-fowlmead-50-one-i-ran-11-hours/) - Saturday 16th April saw me set out to run my furthest distance yet, at the Fowlmead 50. Another excellent event put on by Traviss & Rachel at Saxons, Vikings and Normans Marathons and Challenges. What a challenge it was set to be, running 20 miles more than ever before, with a hard cutoff of 12 hours.
- [I broke my blog!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/04/i-broke-blog/) - You may have noticed that Tailfish has been a bit ill.....word of warning, don't just update six plugins in one go with complete confidence it will work. It didn't and I broke it! (Thanks to the lovely Nik for fixing it) This meant that I wasn't able to promote the lovely Corey's post about me.
- [Janathon Day 9: Made Better by Grasp Fit Liquid Chalk](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/01/janathon-day-9-made-better-grasp-fit-liquid-chalk/) - We are 9 days into Janathon and I am still going strong! In this time I have spent 5 hours 40 minutes doing yoga and this has been made much more pleasant thanks to the team at Grasp Fit and their Liquid Chalk. One of the things that was annoying me as I increased the
- [Sweaty me beat lazy me](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/01/sweaty-beat-lazy/) - It didn't all go to plan today, it all started well, I was up before 6am ready for another live Yoogaia class, I managed to get 90 squats done whilst on a conference call and I was changed into my running clothes by 9:30am ready to head out at 11am for my lunch run (the
- [Seasonal sniffles](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/01/seasonal-sniffles/) - Ah, January arrives and with it drags in seasonal sniffles. I'm am slowly filling with snot and so this may affect my running plans this week (I am currently undecided). It is often said that if the issue is above the neck that you are fine to run, below (chesty) and you shouldn't, but if
- [Long Run Day - Janathon Day 3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/01/long-run-day-janathon-day-3/) - Sunday, is for many, the traditional "long run day" and today was my first long run day of 2016. My TrainAsONE plan had me down for a half marathon in 2 hours 30, so I got up at 6:30am to have coffee and a Protein Nuttie for breakfast (if you haven't used The Protein Works
- [And we're off....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2016/01/and-were-off/) - January 1st 2016 and we're off on this year's journey! I'm not a fan of New Year's Eve celebrations, I don't really do parties and I am normally too tired to stay up anyway, so I finished 2015 with an early night in preparation for getting 2016 underway with a parkrun double and my first
- [2015: the round-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/12/2015-the-round-up/) - As I have decided against squeezing in another run this year I thought it was time to get the stats statted and a 2015 round-up posted for all to see. 2015 was a big year for me. It was the year of realizing that not only do I enjoy running but I quite like running
- [Janathon returns](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/12/janathon-returns/) - 2016 is almost with us and with it will come Janathon. I did Janathon for the first time last year and met some lovely people, who not only encouraged me throughout Janathon and Juneathon but also some of my marathons too! This year there is no Jantastic (no funding, maybe it will come back next
- [Wishing you a very happy end to 2015](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/12/wishing-you-a-very-happy-end-to-2015/) - It's the 24th December, Christmas Eve.....time to get the NORAD Santa tracker in one or your browser tabs, or download the app (iOS version). I'm off to brave the supermarket to decide what to eat tomorrow after our Christmas Day parkrun.....I heard rumour there'll be pancakes and bacon for breakfast, but beyond that it's all
- [The Usual Suspects #marathon15](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/12/usual-suspects-marathon15/) - After establishing that back to back marathons are a bit of a struggle for me at the moment it was nice to have a single that went smoothly and brought me up to 15 completed marathons. Originally I hoped to have a few more under my belt, but it wasn't to be. Since doing the
- [How to be an ultra-runner](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/12/how-to-be-an-ultra-runner-2/) - Posts are pending, 2 marathons completed, 2 marathons that aborted at the halfway point and a giant mosquito blister have all occurred and I will write them up soon. In the meantime enjoy this video from Trail and Ultra Running on how to be an ultra-runner.....thanks to the Boyf for spotting and sharing this with
- [pause for parkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/10/pause-for-parkrun/) - I didn't race at the weekend, I did fit in a parkrun at Wimpole Estate though (it's a run not a race). The Boyf & I were all signed up for Beachy Head marathon on Saturday, but in the end we decided it was better for us not to run it. He's had the lurgy
- [Double Done!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/10/double-done/) - 10 days ago I achieved Marathon Maniac Iridium status just as I had planned and blogged about in this post. To do this I ran two marathons in 2 days, one Saturday and one on Sunday. This is the first time I had attempted this feat and for someone who never meant to do run
- [The Quest for Iridium by a Marathon Maniac](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/10/the-quest-for-iridium-by-a-marathon-maniac/) - I kicked my week off by drinking homemade pumpkin spice lattes, but what do you do the week after you have run a marathon PB? (PB=personal best for the non-sporty among you). I imagine this varies wildly from person to person. For a lot of people a marathon is a one off event, they run
- [Race Review: Race For Life #marathon10](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/10/race-review-race-for-life-marathon10/) - Sunday was runday! But first Saturday was parkrunday and we popped along to Malling parkrun's first event. Originally I was planning to do Malling on 31st October when we would be in the area for Black Ranscombe but when Rosemary posted that she would be there to celebrate her 250th parkrun it would have been
- [Race Review: Thetford Iceni](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/race-review-thetford-iceni/) - I did it, my 9th marathon (and my 3rd in 13 days!) which has meant that on joining the Marathon Maniacs I snuck in at the Silver level of maniacedness. The Boyf went in at Gold due to his recent flurry of long runs which included his 77 miles at Spitfire Scramble. I have a
- [Being mindful: Eating](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/being-mindful-eating/) - I was recently given the opportunity to give some thought to the concept of mindful eating in collaboration with Legal & General, the team at Joe Blogs thought this might be of interest to me given my vaguely healthy lifestyle and the fact that I eat a lot! Not one to turn down some free food,
- [Conference Calls & Snacks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/conference-calls-snacks/) - It's been one of those days, my first conference call was at 8am and I had already been working for an hour, by which I mean I'd spent an hour finding issues related to my latest project go live…..ah the joys of people and technology! One of the things I find when I am on
- [Race Review: Black Hugin #marathon8](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/race-review-black-hugin-marathon8/) - Saturday, it falls just 5 days after Monday, and this Saturday was the first time I attempted to complete a second marathon in a week. We were back in Kent, returning to Pegwell Bay, the location of our first ultra, back in February. It was lovely to be back and I already had my race
- [Race Review: Cakeathon #marathon7](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/race-review-cakeathon-marathon7/) - Bank Holiday Monday dawned for what should have been the first Cakeathon event put on by Saxons, Vikings & Normans, it wasn't though, it was the second. Due to an overwhelming sign-up when this event was first announced they had taken the waitlisted runners and run an event in May to accommodate them all rather
- [Review: Quest Bars](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/09/review-quest-bars/) - I was recently a very lucky blogger and bit the arm off the team at Joe's Bloggers when asked if I wanted some Quest bars to test and review ( didn't really bite them, that would have taken up valuable testing space in my tummy). I then forgot about it until I received a package
- [Review: RunSocial - first glance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/review-runsocial-first-glance/) - I was recently contacted to see if I was interested in taking a look at the new RunSocial mobile app and giving it a demo with a free download of their 10km Swiss Alps course. Of course I said yes, because I do love to try new fitness gadgets and also because I do occasionally
- [Running is a Learning Process](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/running-is-a-learning-process/) - If you have been paying attention you will know that The Boyf did Spitfire Scramble as a solo-runner. Here's his account of it! Running is a Learning Process I’m tired. Seriously knackered. Normally, it takes me a few days, maybe a week to recover from any run longer than a marathon. But, it’s been 10
- [Race Review: Spitfire Scramble](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/race-review-spitfire-scramble/) - 5 days on and the mosquito bites on my legs have just about stopped itching…..the sunburn on my calves is still providing comedy value for my colleagues though! Last weekend was spent in a field at Hornchurch Country Park in Essex. I blame Helen….although I am sure the Boyf blames her more! She had suggested
- [#PoundTheRoad](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/poundtheroad/) - Once again thanks to the Running Bug I have been lucky enough to nab myself a pair of bright new ASICS trainers to test out and review as part of their #PoundTheRoad campaign. The Gel-Indicate is exclusive to InterSport and is available for male and female runners. The women's version are pink, but it's a
- [Review: Veet - get your legs Summer ready](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/review-veet-get-your-legs-summer-ready/) - I was recently given the opportunity to test one of the new Veet products. Having not used a hair removal cream since the days it was called Immac I thought that this would be a good opportunity to see how the product had evolved. The product I tested was the Natural Inspirations Hair Removal Cream Legs
- [Run (not a race) Review: Lullingstone parkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/run-not-a-race-review-lullingstone-parkrun/) - We had a weekend plan....easy parkrun, hard effort run at the seaside, family visit. You may question my choice of Lullingstone parkrun as easy (it is a two lap course with a hill) but I thought I had that covered. I volunteered to be a tailrunner on tour, not only would I be doing my
- [Dilbert: Presentee-ism](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/08/dilbert-presentee-ism/) - There's a great Dilbert cartoon today on the subject of presentee-ism. You can take a look at it here. I have always felt that having to work much longer than your contracted hours is a sign of poor time management or that you are taking too much on and have always tried to ensure I don't
- [Race Review: The Twilight Ultra](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/race-review-the-twilight-ultra/) - OK, right up front let's be clear....I didn't do the ultra (the Boyf did though), I did however plan on doing the marathon....it was another epic fail on that front. I did learn stuff though, so it wasn't all bad! We were originally going to be running a half marathon on Sunday 26th July, but
- [This is fun....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/this-is-fun/) - Once again another helpful link from PlasticBag.OrgLinks for 2005-11-24Posted November 24, 2005 12:17 AM.Jessica's Trans-Traffic Interesting little thing this - it's a bit of javascript you add to your weblog which tells you which other weblogs your visitors are reading. I quite like the idea of it helping people find unexpected peers.Well I've added the
- [TheRidersLounge](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/theriderslounge/) - I've just received this press release from the UK distributors of Capita, Union, Leedom & Coal and thought you'd all be interested. The website doesn't go live until next week so don't panic when the link doesn't work.New to the U.K. this winter, TheRidersLounge launches with a bevy of beautiful brands in its stable. Acting
- [Preview: Wrappz](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/preview-wrappz/) - You may have noticed that I take quite a lot of photos, and feature in a few as well (snowboarding & running photos FTW!), so I am pleased to have the opportunity to check out & review Wrappz and one of their iPhone cases. Wrappz has been around since 2007 and not only lets you
- [Review: Wrappz Personalised Phone Case](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/review-wrappz-personalised-phone-case/) - I recently blogged about the opportunity I have been given to create my own personalised phone case from Wrappz. I have to say that I am very impressed. Having placed my order on Tuesday my iPhone 5 case arrived in the post today (2 days later), pretty speedy huh? The process for creating your personalised
- [This Girl Does](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/this-girl-does/) - I am very lucky, I am full of self belief, yes sometimes I am afraid, but I believe I can do anything I set my mind to. I am also pretty confident in how I look, I don't love my body, there are bits I could improve (and sometimes if I can be bothered I
- [Still waiting: Windows 10](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/still-waiting-windows-10/) - Windows 10 was released yesterday but I am yet to get my hands on it. I've put in my reservation request but as yet it is still taunting me and there are no available updates. I like shiny new things, back when Windows 7 was on the horizon I installed the beta on an old
- [Race Review: Dorset Invader](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/race-review-dorset-invader/) - Saturday 18th July saw the Boyf and I back in Dorset for our second White Star Running marathon of the year. We headed down the night before and managed to get a good night's sleep in the local Premier Inn. The Dorset Invader was billed as being a bit easier than the Giant's Head but
- [Fitness at Work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/fitness-at-work/) - As you know fitness is important to me, but juggling fitness around work is also of key importance. My life is a mix of working away and working from home so it can be especially tricky to make sure I am balancing things well enough that my health & fitness don't suffer. This article from
- [Tired ](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/tired/) - I'm tired, it's Tuesday at 22:35 (Swiss time) & I am on the (delayed) late flight home. It has been a hectic couple of days and I'll only be able to grab a few hours sleep before I head in to the UK office in the morning. I'll need to leave early because if I
- [Glitches](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/glitches/) - I am in the process of playing with my blog theme, there are still some bits that I need to tweak (such as the size & inclusion of featured images)....so please bear with me whilst I mess with things and get in a tangle. Just scroll past any giant, slightly fuzzy pics and read the
- [Race Review: Giant's Head Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/race-review-giants-head/) - Things are out of sequence, work is crazy, running has occurred and blogging pretty much hasn't. Suffice to say it is once again "catch-up" time. First up was the Giant's Head marathon, held on 27th June, last year we were signed up to do the 10km (ish) Sydling Hill race which runs on the same
- [Race Review: Ranscombe Summer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/race-review-ranscombe-summer/) - This should have been marathon number 6, a 12 hour, run as far as you can event from the lovely Traviss & Rachel at Saxons, Vikings and Normans. It wasn't, I had eaten something dodgy the day before, we were late arriving (well late for me, we still started on time) and I was in
- [Wordless Wednesday: Oh My Heartsie Girl Linkup #3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/wordless-wednesday-oh-my-heartsie-girl-linkup-3/) - It's time for another link-up, and a quick glance tells me I am going to need to run further than usual if I want to test all the recipes that have been shared! I hope you enjoy this blog-hop. Oh My Heartsie Girl and bloggy friends Welcomes you to The Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday,
- [Race report: Wimpole Half Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/10/race-report-wimpole-half-marathon/) - Well that's another half marathon done bringing my total so far to six. When I started running back in April 2013 I did so under sufferance with a view to surviving at 10km run for charity and fully expected to quit once that was out of the way. Â Somewhere between starting out on Couch to
- [Race report: Severn Bridge Half Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/08/race-report-severn-bridge-half-marathon/) - I was browsing online recently when I stumbled across a mention of the Severn Bridge Half marathon, it was going to be the first time that they had closed the motorway on the original Severn Bridge and allowed people on to it to cross the bridge. It fell within a blank spot in my race
- [And the PBs keep coming](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/and-the-pbs-keep-coming/) - Things have been going really well with my running training recently, even though I haven't been getting to the gym as much as I would like I have still been managing to hit my 4 planned run sessions a week. Not only have I felt like the training is going well but my results are
- [There was no stinging](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/there-was-no-stinging/) - I wrote earlier in the week about heading to Staveley to beat the "Sting in the Tail" and have a better race there than I did last year. Â It didn't happen. Â It didn't beat me but in the end I decided that it was a long drive for a very short race and that actually
- [Round-up: Juneathon 4-8](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/round-up-juneathon-4-8/) - Juneathon's been pretty lightweight in comparison to Janathon, I promise I am not being lazy but it's just fallen at a tricky point in my race schedule. Yes, I have a race schedule, I'm not a 2 race a year kinda gal, I am whole heartedly diving into this running lark and am racing whenever
- [I iz extreem](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/06/i-iz-extreem/) - Yes, I am indeed extreme, well according to this article on Weightwatchers anyway! I had a call several weeks ago from Emma at Beattie Group, the PR agency for my sponsors SNO!zone, to see if I'd be willing to have a chat to Kate Corney, a freelance journalist who was writing an article on women
- [A tiny work update](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/a-tiny-work-update/) - Back at the end of April I blogged about the project I’m working on passing it’s initial milestone, it’s now nearing the end of July and it’s passed through it’s second Trustee’s board and is really starting to take shape. When you’re working as a tight knit team it’s always good when the ideas you
- [parkrun Tourism: Royal Tunbridge Wells Inaugural](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/04/parkrun-tourism-royal-tunbridge-wells-inaugural/) - Saturday saw an early start for us as we left home at 6:30, heading south for the Royal Tunbridge Wells parkrun inaugural event. I'd spotted this on the parkrun site when looking at runs we could do on the way down to Eastbourne in June when we are planning a training weekend on the South
- [Race report: Women's Running 10k, River Lee Country Park](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/05/race-report-womens-running-10k-river-lee-country-park/) - When the new dates for the Women's Running 10k series were announced I was pleased to see a new addition to the list with their first event of the series at Lee River Country Park. This was billed as a flat course (hopefully flatter than the allegedly flat Finsbury Park course!) and I decided to
- [Snowboarding on the telly](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/snowboarding-on-the-telly/) - There's some snowboarding on Channel 4 tomorrow. Set the alarm or the video for 8:30am to catch Ed Leigh taking Ben Kilner, James Carr and my mate Laura Berry to New Zealand. The program is called Freesports on 4 and I have a feeling you'll get to see everything from the monkeys in the park
- [So Italy won the world cup...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/07/so-italy-won-the-world-cup/) - ...I haven't really been following the World Cup, mostly watching the odd snippet here and there. I have watched enough to know that I prefer the BBC's coverage to that of ITV though (and so it appears do lots of other people - BBC beats ITV 5:1!)It was interesting to read two blog posts from
- [Think you've stopped cold callers?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/think-youve-stopped-cold-callers/) - Apparently even if you've signed up to one of the services that means it's illegal for marketers to cold call you, "Research" companies are legally allowed to do so......Tom Coates over at plasticbag.org explains everything you need to know on the subject in his post On Labour, Ipsos MORI and the TPS...After a false-start he's
- [Expect more frequent blogging!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/expect-more-frequent-blogging/) - So as you know I was up in Glasgow a couple of weekends back for the Westbeach Snowflex Tour, and as is normal I refuse to be parted from the Internet so I was checking my emails, Flickr and all the other sites I check on a regular basis, when I was stoked to receive
- [7 Random Facts About Me](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/7-random-facts-about-me/) - I was hit in a virtual game of tag over Christmas, as it's the first time I've been tagged in one of these I thought it was only fair to join in, especially as it'll get me started on another of my New Year's resolutions, to blog more!It was Sukhjit who tagged me and you
- [Should I Be Sectioned?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/should-i-be-sectioned/) - OK, so according to Ruth's comment on yesterday's post my use of the phrase "Unfortunately it's due to dump tomorrow" is grounds for being sectioned....so I suppose this brings me nicely on to thoughts about whether snowboarding is a sport, hobby or winter holiday, and more importantly who's right, her or me? Taking the second
- [Think you've stopped cold callers?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/think-youve-stopped-cold-callers-2/) - Apparently even if you've signed up to one of the services that means it's illegal for marketers to cold call you, "Research" companies are legally allowed to do so......Tom Coates over at plasticbag.org explains everything you need to know on the subject in his post On Labour, Ipsos MORI and the TPS...After a false-start he's
- [Review: In Nature - Green Tea](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/review-in-nature-green-tea/) - I am quite a fan of green tea, but I struggle to find ones that I really like. I have decided I hate most green teas that come in tea bag form, even the posh ones like Tea Pigs just aren't quite right. So when I was given the opportunity to test one of In
- [11 Things Tag](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/07/11-things-tag/) - I've been tagged by @InsdeLaurasHead in an 11 Things Tag, here's what she asked me. You can read her post here. 1) How long have you been blogging? Nearly 10 years! I first posted on 11th July 2005 on my old Blogger blog. You can read it in my archives here 2) What is your favourite
- [Juneathon Fail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/juneathon-fail/) - The intention was there, but a month containing two marathons and a hectic month of work was never going to be a successful Juneathon. If I am honest the motivation just hasn't been there, but on the plus side I did exercise quite a bit. I have rejoined the gym as I will have more
- [Beers were earned](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/beers-were-earned/) - I love the fact my Garmin Fenix 3 tells me my beers earned stat! Giants Head Marathon was a multi-beer occasion.
- [Where have you travelled?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/where-have-you-travelled/) - Thanks to Ruth I've found this really cool website where you can keep track of the countries you have lived, visited and want to visit. She's recently been to Iceland (not food shopping) so check out her updated map here.So below you can see where I've been :o)create your own visited country mapor write about
- ["Track & Trace" - not parcels, but you!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/track-trace-not-parcels-but-you-2/) - Suw over at Chocolate and Vodka has made two posts about data retention in The UK, France, Ireland and Sweden. The short one says "40,000 terabytes of useless, illegal communications traffic surveillance data, paid for by you, the surveilled." The long one goes into much more detail about some legislation which to me seems to
- [Go Team Sputnik](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/08/go-team-sputnik/) - Saturday was quite a day for Team Sputnik, with me placing 3rd and Alise Balode 2nd in the over 16 women's category at the Gap Nation comp at Hemel Snow Centre, well done to Faye Young for beating us both though. It was good to get the season started with a podium finish, especially as
- [Wordless Wednesday: Oh My Heartsie Girl Linkup #2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/wordless-wednesday-oh-my-heartsie-girl-linkup-2/) - It's Wednesday again...I know for some of you it might still be Tuesday but I am going all international and posting this once Wednesday first arrives! Anyway take a break from work and take a look at what's being shared as part of the Oh My Heartsie Girl Wordless Wednesday linkup. An InLinkz Link-up Oh
- [Potter & pain....what a weekend!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/potter-painwhat-a-weekend/) - Well all my plans for the weekend changed when I got a call from "the Eurodaddy" on Friday night. Instead of our airbag session taking place on Sunday we were summoned to the slope for 1pm on Saturday afternoon, so after much deliberation we decided to put the idea on the Tamworth Bash on hold
- [Look it up in the dictionary...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/look-it-up-in-the-dictionary/) - ....it always frustrated me as a child when teachers & my parents told me to look spellings up in the dictionary, I was always of the opinion that if you didn't have a vague idea of how to spell the word then you'd never be able to find it. This point has been proven in
- ["Track & Trace" - not parcels, but you!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/track-trace-not-parcels-but-you/) - Suw over at Chocolate and Vodka has made two posts about data retention in The UK, France, Ireland and Sweden. The short one says "40,000 terabytes of useless, illegal communications traffic surveillance data, paid for by you, the surveilled." The long one goes into much more detail about some legislation which to me seems to
- [Photo post: @abradypus SDW100](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/photo-post-abradypus-sdw100/) - This weekend the lovely @abradypus ran 100 miles across the South Downs Way from Winchester to Eastbourne. The Boyf and I joined her crew-chief extraordinaire @JovialGnome to support and pace her over the course of the race. I'll do a full blog post of our weekend shortly, but in the meantime I wanted to share the
- [Return to Coniston](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/return-to-coniston/) - I've got a post backlog building, and I am pretty much a Juneathon fail as I have been exceptionally lazy, in amongst the busy-ness. I'm also suffering from a bit of blogger's-block, I think it's because the project I am on is getting pretty hectic right now and I have a few work stresses going
- [It's all about the balance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/its-all-about-the-balance/) - I was recently part of a campaign with Simplyhealth as part of Mental Health week and following on from that I was invited to blog about work/life balance. This is something that is very close to my heart and in fact despite my slightly odd life I have found it works well for me. I
- [Couch to 5km](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/couch-to-5km/) - As part of my getting fit for the mountains health kick I've decided to try actual running, you know the type of thing...outside, on the path as opposed to indoors on the treadmill. The Boyf has been trying to convince me that it's a good idea for a while now but I've tried to avoid
- [Couch to 5km - Week 1 Completed](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/couch-to-5km-week-1-completed/) - Well I did it! I have successfully completed week 1 of the Couch to 5km workout. It was hard, mostly because it's so cold outside, especially today.....so cold in fact that the duck pond was frozen and the resident goose was looking mightily displeased at being surrounded by mini-icebergs, and also because I'm lazy and
- [Le Grand Bornand Trip 2009](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/le-grand-bornand-trip-2009/) - Yay! I’m currently in Le Grand Bornand on my first snowy trip of 2009 as part of the Anarski Camp. Having cancelled my month in Laax following my foot injury and change of job it’s good to be away and having fun in the snow once more. We cheated a bit getting here by cashing
- [Sad times](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/05/sad-times/) - It's with great sadness that I write this post, it's taken me a while to get over the shock but last Tuesday, Keith McIntosh died in an avalanche at the annual board test in the Kaunertal, Austria. Keith was the coach of the McNab Junior Development team and I knew him from the British Championships.
- [Downs and ups](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/12/downs-and-ups/) - When I'm feeling down I find it really hard to blog, I'm not sure if it's because I don't want to seem whiny, don't want to force people into feeling sorry for me or whether I simply can't be bothered (probably a mix of all that and other reasons too). Whatever it is it's meant
- [Forging the path is never easy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/05/forging-the-path-is-never-easy/) - It's not easy being self employed, and it's even harder being part of a bootstrap funded start-up. What with the hours you put in to the business, the stresses you face when team members can't cope with the stresses and decide start-up world isn't for them hence leaving you to it and the pressures to
- [Kat is back, back again](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/02/kat-is-back-back-again/) - I love snowboarding! Unfortunately over the last couple of years I haven't been able to ride as much as I would like, it's been 2 years since we were in the mountains and we haven't really been able to ride that much indoors either. Thankfully though things are looking up, with our recent move
- [Tiredness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/tiredness/) - Do you ever get that feeling when you are just so tired all you want to do is curl up in a tiny ball under the duvet and hibernate for the winter? I've got that feeling at the moment and I think that's why I haven't posted in almost two weeks. Work's busy and stressful,
- [Santa's half price pre-Xmas sale!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/santas-half-price-pre-xmas-sale/) - Take some time out from your Christmas shopping to come and play on Santa's Big Black Sack! At it's home slope in Welwyn the Eurobag will be out for a Sunday session for the bargainous price of £10 (plus £10 slope fee), that's a 50% saving!Click here to view "Sausage Time" our latest teaser
- [Spotting jibbable material](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/spotting-jibbable-material/) - I'm sure all you jibbers do this, scouting the terrain around, you picking out somewhere you'd head when the snow's deep enough so I thought you'd find a recent post by Tom at Random Acts of Reality interesting"I'm having a bit of an insomnia moment, so I turn on the television and randomly tune it
- [Husky Racers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/husky-racers/) - If you're looking for some way to pass the time then check out this Husky Racer game on the CBBC Christmas website. I'm painfully bad at this kind of game so gave up before I'd done one lap, I'm sure I get worse at computer games the older I get.
- [Snowsports in Dubai](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/snowsports-in-dubai/) - So most people head to Dubai for sun, sand, sea & shopping but now you can go there to snowboard too. They have recently opened an indoor real snow slope in one of their shopping centres and full details can be seen on their website.A colleague has recently been and as a result I can
- [Mammoth Madness - Back yard jibbing movie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/mammoth-madness-back-yard-jibbing-movie/) - Well having spent the afternoon digging and filming and the evening editing together a short film for your viewing pleasure, I am pleased to present Mammoth Madness, a brief summary of Joe and Steve's afternoon.
- [South Park Wall Ride session](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/south-park-wall-ride-session/) - Yesterday was another blue bird day, the base is down to 10-12 feet now as it's been so sunny and the locals are hoping a storm will hit soon. As it was though we decided to make the best of it, with The Boyf and I heading up early to hit the kickers in Forest
- [Flickr does stats!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/flickr-does-stats/) - Well thanks to the power of Twitter & mattb (King of dopplr) I have discovered that you can now get detailed visitor stats on your flickr account. It looks like it takes a few hours to pull them all together once you've activated it but it'll be interesting to see them once it's all done.
- [Getting ready to wax](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/getting-ready-to-wax/) - Getting ready to waxOriginally uploaded by plasticsnow As I'm planning on snowboarding at Milton Keynes tonight I want to make sure my board is ready to go. It's a bit dry after last week (indoor, man-made snow strips wax quicker than mountain snow), so I've given it a good coating of Zardoz topped off with
- [Testing, testing, one, two, three](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/09/testing-testing-one-two-three/) - Well thanks to WOM World, I have in my slightly sweaty mitts a Nokia N82 and I am indeed testing out Nokia viNe, I've had a quick play with it and it's very simple to use, press start button, go for a walk, take pictures and listen to music as normal and then press stop
- [Santa's half price pre-Xmas sale!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/santas-half-price-pre-xmas-sale-2/) - Take some time out from your Christmas shopping to come and play on Santa's Big Black Sack! At it's home slope in Welwyn the Eurobag will be out for a Sunday session for the bargainous price of £10 (plus £10 slope fee), that's a 50% saving!Click here to view "Sausage Time" our latest teaser
- [Smile it's Friday!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/smile-its-friday/) - This excellent post from Random Acts of Reality is a nice Friday feel-good post. A London based EMT he got called to help a collapsed 14 year old girl whose friend saw her collapse via web-cam!
- ["Holla"](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/holla/) - Check out the video of the Vermin Crew from Saturday.....ably filmed by the lovely Laura and edited by the boyf! Click here to watch "Holla"Upload Video and Images - Putfile
- [Best blonde joke ever!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/best-blonde-joke-ever/) - Thanks to Reynolds' blog here's a link to the best blonde joke ever!
- [Smile it's Friday!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/smile-its-friday-2/) - This excellent post from Random Acts of Reality is a nice Friday feel-good post. A London based EMT he got called to help a collapsed 14 year old girl whose friend saw her collapse via web-cam!
- ["Holla"](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/holla-2/) - Check out the video of the Vermin Crew from Saturday.....ably filmed by the lovely Laura and edited by the boyf! Click here to watch "Holla"Upload Video and Images - Putfile
- [So this is me](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/so-this-is-me/) - So this is me and my snowboard. Vermin is the crew I ride with up at Tamworth
- [Airbag? What's that then?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/airbag-whats-that-then/) - So here you go, a picture of the airbag, for those of you that don't know this is basically a giant bouncy castle type affair for snowboarders to play on. The idea being that it helps you learn new tricks without the fear of falling and hurting yourself (as proved by me last Tuesday this
- [A Letter To The Terrorists, From London - link](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/a-letter-to-the-terrorists-from-london-link/) - I've just received a link to A Letter To The Terrorists, From London and felt I'd share it with you all. It sums up the feelings of most people I've spoken too quite nicely
- [Hurrah for air-conditioned trains (mobile post)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/hurrah-for-air-conditioned-trains-mobile-post/) - After a hot and stressful tube journey across Londontheres not much better (apart perhaps from a nice coldbeer) than getting on a cool air-conditioned train.Thanks to One rail company I can sit on the floor (Ican never get a seat) in a comfortable temperaturewithout feeling like a turkey facing impending doom.Im used to commuting so
- [Another reason for me to get speakers for my PC](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/another-reason-for-me-to-get-speakers-for-my-pc/) - Apart from the obvious reason being that I currently can't listen to music online, or in fact anything with sound I now have another reason to get some speakers sorted on my home PC. The BBC are screening the The Mighty Boosh online a week before the series kicks off on BBC 3. Now I
- [At the start of the learning curve](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/at-the-start-of-the-learning-curve/) - OK, now I'm the first to admit that not only am I new to this whole blogging malarky, I am pretty knowledgeless about HTML code, technical terms and editing web pages. My main exposure to web editing has been cutting and pasting amendments to my work website in DreamWeaver with very little thought about how
- [A new youth clothing trend? (mobile post)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/a-new-youth-clothing-trend-mobile-post/) - So here I am sitting in the car in a small Essexvillage waiting to pick up my boyfriend from a mateswhen a group of young teenage lads passes by on theirbikes. At first glance their clothing seems normalenough, shorts, football shirts, trainers....then Inoticed that 2 of them were wearing socks on theirhands! So now Im
- [Who knows whom and trackback fun!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/who-knows-whom-and-trackback-fun/) - OK it all started this morning when I checked bloglines to see if anything exciting had come in over night and is ending with me hopefully giving a bit of a boost to a fellow newbie blogger!The first thing to catch my eye was this trackback from Euan at the Obvious? relating to a post
- [No chocolate, just phat kids!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/no-chocolate-just-phat-kids/) - Yesterday saw us at Gosling Ski & Board Centre for the final test session & official pre-opening photo shoot of the Euroboys' Airbag. The weather was pretty near perfect, a slight breeze, not too hot and the slope (the unburnt section - read more about that here) was running pretty much as fast as a
- [Press release: “The Snowboard Show”](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/press-release-the-snowboard-show/) - I thought this press release might be of interest to any boarders reading:TSA, Tamworth Snowdome, Snowboard Club UK and Document Snowboard Magazine present…“The Snowboard Show”Location: Tamworth SnowdomeDate: Saturday 10th September 2005Time: 10am to 6pm for the main show then on till 1am on the snowFREE Board TestingThe majority of UK snowboard brands will be on-site
- [Airbag? What's that then?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/airbag-whats-that-then-2/) - So here you go, a picture of the airbag, for those of you that don't know this is basically a giant bouncy castle type affair for snowboarders to play on. The idea being that it helps you learn new tricks without the fear of falling and hurting yourself (as proved by me last Tuesday this
- [Back to work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/back-to-work/) - Well after the events of last Thursday I thought it was about time I commited to my promise of setting up a Blog so that friends, family etc had somewhere to check up on me in emergencies, so here it is!Having been in the office when things kicked off last week I was strangely detached
- [Wordless Wednesday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/wordless-wednesday/) - I've seen a few "linkies" around recently and wanted to get involved and share some blogger love....so here's this week's Wordless Wednesday! I hope you will click through and take a look at the blogs shared below. Â Why not join us too, info on how to get involved is at the bottom of the post!
- [It's the Final Threshold #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/its-the-final-threshold-mixupyourrun/) - Apologies (not really), for the ear-worm if it has transferred itself to you. Yesterday was my final threshold session before Sunday's Hugin Challenge, no more running for me until then (I am not counting my planned stint as tail-runner at parkrun on Saturday). 23 mins, with a 5 minute interval at 5:53/km pace. It felt
- [Review: FlipBelt](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/04/review-flipbelt/) - I've been lucky enough to receive a FlipBelt to test and review and I have to admit it's pretty good. The FlipBelt is a relatively new product in the UK and it's a low profile waist belt that allows you to easily carry a whole bunch of stuff when you are exercising. Of course I
- [More sleep required](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/more-sleep-required/) - I am a complete procrastinator when it comes to getting study done. Â You would think that as a grown-up, who is doing modules with the Open University by choice (and is paying for the pleasure), I would be able to plan my study better. Â It would seem that that is not the case though and
- [40 Days of Fitness - Day 1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/40-days-of-fitness-day-1/) - You may remember that I set out to do four 30 day challenges in January, and you may remember that I didn't complete them. Â This was primarily because I started to feel a negative impact on my running once I got to the halfway point and my key focus is getting better at running not
- [Shiny test kit #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/shiny-test-kit-mixupyourrun/) - I have been immensely lucky (thanks to The Running Bug) to be one of a group of runners chosen to be involved in the ASICS Europe #MixUpYourRun campaign. In part this campaign is to promote their new Gel-Glorify trainers, available exclusively through Intersport but also to encourage you to mix things up a bit having
- [Join me in the Women's Running 10km, London](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/join-me-in-the-womens-running-10km-london/) - So who's free on Saturday 7th September and fancies joining me at the Women's Running 10km race at Finsbury Park? They've done a quick profile of me on their site as I'm doing some fundraising by running this year. If there's a group of you able to sign up together then you even get discounted
- [I'm on the Women's Running UK site](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/im-on-the-womens-running-uk-site/) - It's very exciting! A very quick post from Basel airport as I just saw a Tweet with the link to an small article about me on the Women's Running site. Click here to take a look. I'm running their 10km race next month and am really looking forward to it. More when I have a
- [Level-up! new PB earned](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/level-up-new-pb-earned/) - Saturday dawned for the Women's Running 10km race and the weather looked like it was going to live up to expectations, slightly grey and with a nice chill to the air. Exactly what I was hoping for after July's excessively sunny race! The Boyf and I got to Finsbury Park in plenty of time to
- [Two races, one PB and very tired legs](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/12/two-races-one-pb-and-very-tired-legs/) - I'm a bit late in posting this as it's been a hectic few weeks with work, trying to get my latest OU assignment done and general laziness but a couple of weekend's ago I had a mad Saturday of running. I'm not sure what was going on in my mind when I suggested that in
- [running: Down Tow Up Flow Half Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/08/running-down-tow-up-flow-half-marathon/) - I did it! I finished another half marathon! It wasn't pretty and it wasn't fast but I got there in the end....and I briefly got to meet #NARM (Stephanie the Magpie, not a real magpie, who helps the parkrunshow with their social media stuff). The Down Tow Up Flow half marathon took us from Windsor
- [Addicted? perhaps](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/07/addicted-perhaps/) - I hate to admit it but I think I might actually be starting to enjoy running. Having spent my youth detesting anything longer than the 200m sprint I have always found it a struggle to run for any period of time/long distance. Since re-doing the couch to 5k programme this year though I am finding
- [Zombies, Run! S2:S2 #notbasel #taper #long](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/zombies-run-s2s2-notbasel-taper-long/) - A good session today, a short "long run" of 5-6km was allocated on my runcoach schedule as I'm tapering off the mileage ahead of my next 10km race on Saturday (). I kept a steady pace and completed it faster than my planned 7:07/km so my training pace has now been upped to 7:02/km. It
- [Thursday Shred](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/03/thursday-shred/) - Since we moved I've managed to sneak in a few mid-week sessions at SNO!zone MK, something I wasn't able to do when we were in Essex as I couldn't get through the traffic after work in time to get to MK before the slope closed. The Boyf and I headed up there again last night
- [Wham Bam, Yes Please, Jam](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/wham-bam-yes-please-jam/) - After an early start of 5:30am on Saturday 22nd, we arrived in Castleford in plenty of time to grab a quick breakfast from McDonald's before heading in to register for the Wham Bam Thank You Jam (AKA the British Indoor Snowboard Championships). The new format seemed to be eagerly anticipated by the riders & there
- [Autumn's For Jam Making](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/autumns-for-jam-making/) - Well the news is out and the British Indoor Championships this year sees the focus shift in the direction of the masses with the main comp being judged as a jam format. It also sees the demise of the Masters comp due to lack of attendees in previous years, so I'm going to have
- [Getting IAmKat Fit](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/01/getting-iamkat-fit/) - If 2012 was the year of improving my work situation then 2013 is going to be the year of getting myself fitter again. Â The last 12 months have been a bit uppy and downy but definitely ended on a high having been in paid employment for 9 months of the year, been living in a
- [It's good to be back](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/05/its-good-to-be-back/) - Two snowboarding sessions in 8 days and I'm loving being back on my board. Things have been tough on the snowboarding front this season, work has been hectic and not only did I not get away to the mountains but I haven't even managed to ride indoors on a regular basis. Freestyle sessions are normally
- [MK Park Plan 23-24th Feb](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/02/mk-park-plan-23-24th-feb/) - Just thought I'd post up this week's park plan for SNO!zone MK. If I'm not too tired from meetings in London I'm hoping to get a session in on both Thursdy & Friday night, so give me a shout if you're going to be up there too. For those of you living a bit
- [It's good to be back](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/05/its-good-to-be-back-2/) - Two snowboarding sessions in 8 days and I'm loving being back on my board. Things have been tough on the snowboarding front this season, work has been hectic and not only did I not get away to the mountains but I haven't even managed to ride indoors on a regular basis. Freestyle sessions are normally
- [Snow Tour in Kickers Built to Meet Planned Sizes Shocker!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/snow-tour-in-kickers-built-to-meet-planned-sizes-shocker/) - I'm feeling slightly odd at the moment. Why? You might ask. Well this Saturday as The Boyf and I drove home from the British Snow Tour Indoor Big Air competition (sponsored by Giro) we realised we actually weren't moaning! It's been a good few years since I've been to any Snow Tour competition that I
- [My perfect sofa: The Cool Eastpak laptop bag.. sorry, sofa bag](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/my-perfect-sofa-the-cool-eastpak-laptop-bag-sorry-sofa-bag/) - This has to be the perfect sofa for me! Rather than just dumping all my crap on or around my sofa as I do currently everything could have it's own little home....brilliant! http://www.laptopshop.co.uk/blog/2010/07/the-cool-eastpak-laptop-bag-sorry-so... Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [British Snow Tour - Loads of Changes](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/british-snow-tour-loads-of-changes/) - Just wanted to share this email that came out from Stu Brass today. I think that this season is starting off in a positive way with some good changes in the British Snow Tour format for competitors.The jam session warm-up and 3 comp runs should mean more shred time than in the past and I
- [Comic for September 13, 2010](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/comic-for-september-13-2010/) - Pure brilliance as ever!Comic for September 13, 2010 Dilbert Daily Strip Sent with Reeder Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Snow Tour | New BST Park Shaper](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/snow-tour-new-bst-park-shaper-2/) - New BST Park Shaper Damo's onboard! - In additional to the mass of improvements that the British Snow Tour is unleashing this year, things have been taken one step further as the freestyle-shaping prowess of UK's best-loved snow-sculpted expert, Damian Doyle is brought onboard. Damo and crew will be creating and shaping every British Indoor
- [Snow Tour | New BST Park Shaper](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/snow-tour-new-bst-park-shaper/) - New BST Park Shaper Damo's onboard! - In additional to the mass of improvements that the British Snow Tour is unleashing this year, things have been taken one step further as the freestyle-shaping prowess of UK's best-loved snow-sculpted expert, Damian Doyle is brought onboard. Damo and crew will be creating and shaping every British Indoor
- [New Camera](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/01/new-camera-2/) - I have the most awesome boyfriend ever! Today The Boyf bought me a Canon Powershot G11 and it really is brilliant. He's seen me snapping away at everything with my N86 phone and he wanted to get a proper camera too. Sometimes the camera phone just doesn't cut it and it's going to be really nice
- [Plasticslamtastic](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/05/plasticslamtastic/) - Everything about me pretty much aches today, from soles of my feet to my neck I feel battered and bruised, but I'm still happy. Yesterday was the first leg of the Southern Freestyle Series at Bracknell and I headed over there despite my hatred of the Permasnow surface that covers the slope because I miss
- [Does it ever rain in Chatham?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/05/does-it-ever-rain-in-chatham/) - Chatham dry slope did it again...not only did it provide the venue for this weekend's second leg of the Southern Freestyle Series but it proved it has its own special micro-climate! Every time I've visited Chatham for a snowboarding comp it's turned into the hottest weekend of the year meaning we've all melted in the
- [Sponsor Ad: iPod Surgically Implanted Into Brain](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/06/sponsor-ad-i360/) - I love this ad that the guys at i360 have put together. I'm stoked to be a part of their team and as I got on the Wii Fit scales this morning and hit the magic "must exercise more you fat cow" trigger point I'll probably be out jogging with my i360 headband on later
- [Tough Choices](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/07/tough-choices/) - The summer comp season is running a bit late this year to be honest. We had a great start to it with the Southern Freestyle Series but there's quite a break now until August when it all kicks off again. The difficult thing for me this year has been deciding which ones to enter. Normally
- [A good start to the 2009/10 season](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/a-good-start-to-the-200910-season/) - I've just had a really hectic weekend, after a long week at work I headed 85 miles from home to Norwich Ski Centre in Norfolk for the British Artificial Snowboard Championships, nick-named the mini-Brits. This was the first of this year's series of UK based snowboarding & skiing competitions and was ranked as a TTR
- [Prepping for the Brits](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/03/prepping-for-the-brits/) - It's been a while since I've done a post, but all the snow shredding that friends have been getting up to has been making me exceedingly jealous. It's always a bit depressing posting about indoor snow while everyone else is in the mountains but after having to cancel my month away in January due to
- [New boards!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/08/new-boards/) - My new boards are being built this week! Even better, in 2 weeks time I should (if all goes to plan) be in the USA en route to Lynchburg, Virginia to pick them up ready for the opening of the Snowflex slope. The Boyf, is of course stoked by this because it means he can
- [To Liberty & beyond](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/to-liberty-beyond/) - On 26th August I arrived at the Liberty University Snowflex Mountain having been up for 44 hours (I had to do a full day of work on the 25th before starting my journey) and travelled from Chelmsford to Lynchburg, VA via Hemel Hempstead, Manchester, Paris & Washington. As part of what has been referred to
- [NHS Employers Membership Update](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/nhs-employers-membership-update/) - As you may know I've been working on a new direction for NHS Employers and more detail has now been released on their website. If you're interested in reading more about the model and how it will add value to the NHS then do click through and take a look. It's been really interesting work
- [To Liberty & beyond](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/to-liberty-beyond-2/) - On 26th August I arrived at the Liberty University Snowflex Mountain having been up for 44 hours (I had to do a full day of work on the 25th before starting my journey) and travelled from Chelmsford to Lynchburg, VA via Hemel Hempstead, Manchester, Paris & Washington. As part of what has been referred to
- [Lucky Number 7](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/lucky-number-7/) - Yesterday was the 7th Anniversary of my Snowboard in a Day lesson at MK SNO!zone. I rocked up to this lesson in the ski salopettes and jacket that I'd last worn about 13 years earlier on the last skiing holiday I went on with my family. Thankfully the strap on the salopettes broke during the
- [Westbeach Snowflex Series](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/westbeach-snowflex-series/) - It's that time of year again, after a brief break between the Brits at the end of the 2008/09 season we're now ready to start the 2009/10 season with the summer comps...first up on my to do list is the Halifax leg of the Westbeach Snowflex Series on 18th July. Get these dates in your
- [Awesome-ness of Sizemoric Proportions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/awesome-ness-of-sizemoric-proportions/) - Twitter has brought untold amounts of awesome into my life, I've met some brilliant people (too many to list but you know who you are!), gained me snowboard sponsorship from Humanity Snowboards and introduced me to Tuttle (more awesome people). It's a Tuttler that this post is about Mike Atherton (Sizemore) has been writing a
- [Westbeach Snowflex Series - Halifax Leg](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/westbeach-snowflex-series-halifax-leg-2/) - What a weekend, we left for Castleford at 6am on Friday morning and eventually made it to the hotel at lunchtime. Torrential rain, a crash that closed the A1 and a project conference call (while I was parked in Asda car park) meant it took 6 hours rather than the normal 3 to get up
- [Which way to Lynchburg?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/which-way-to-lynchburg/) - Two blog posts in one day? Ambassador with all this news you is really spoiling us! I've been pretty much fit to burst for the last few weeks with all the cool stuff going on in my life that I couldn't share. Not only have things been going really well on the work front but
- [Hemel & More Maverix](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/hemel-more-maverix-2/) - I'm typing this post while exhausted and full of Chinese food, my reward for all the snowboarding I've done this weekend. We spent last night at the new Snow Centre in Hemel Hempstead, it opened a couple of months ago and yesterday was the first time we'd had the time (and money) to check
- [Correcting Faults: Review of a UK based Snowboard Performance Course](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/06/correcting-faults-review-of-a-uk-based-snowboard-performance-course/) - Since having had my week of tuition out in Laax I've been trying to keep the momentum going not only by riding a smuch as I can but also taking up any opportunity I can to get some additional coaching/tuition. I had my first taste of this back in the UK at the Maverix One
- [Whoop!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/06/whoop/) - Well my new shred stick works! I took it for a spin to MK SNO!zone on Friday night and it's brilliant, it's a Forum Manual 153 and in comparison to my Forum Craft 155 it's definitely softer, with more flex. It's pretty poppy too, in fact I popped on to the jump on kink and
- [Season Round Up & Exciting News](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/season-round-up-exciting-news/) - The Brits is over and I've had a good year in competitions with 9 podium places from 11 starts as the 2008/9 season draws to a close. Not only that but I've come close to qualifying for the overall final on a couple of occasions (Big Air at the Brits is my nearest miss so
- [Who's at fault?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/05/whos-at-fault/) - Back at the end of March & beginning of April I blogged about a hiccup with the presentations at the British Snowboard Championships. When the medals were presented Sam Rogers was given Gold in her age group while Becky Cullum was missed off the podium completely despite the fact that both she and Sam had
- [Who's at fault?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/05/whos-at-fault-2/) - Back at the end of March & beginning of April I blogged about a hiccup with the presentations at the British Snowboard Championships. When the medals were presented Sam Rogers was given Gold in her age group while Becky Cullum was missed off the podium completely despite the fact that both she and Sam had
- [Early start, low intensity](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/early-start-low-intensity/) - We started today with a 6am session at the gym, even though we're not back in the office until next week we thought it would be good to get into the habit of getting up and heading to the gym at the same time as a work day just so that it's not a huge
- [Brits Bib Collection: Total Fail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/brits-bib-collection-total-fail/) - Well it's Sunday, officially practice day and bib collection for the majority of snowboarders and skiers entering the British Snowboard & Ski Championships, so after dropping my stuff off in the apartment I headed to the registration point at 2:10pm, 10 minutes after the office should have been open. I do this every year because
- [Back to the Grind....not the jibbing kind](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/back-to-the-grindnot-the-jibbing-kind/) - I'm writing this on my way to London, on the train, heading to the office after two weeks away in Laax. It feels a bit surreal, here I am suited and booted and fighting for a seat on the train ( I won) when this time a week a go I was waiting for the
- [Burton rocks!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/11/burton-rocks/) - Photo by The Boyf Love 'em or hate 'em you can't deny that Burton do a lot for the snowboarding scene. The Burton AM Tour gives youngsters the chance to not only gain Burton tour points but TTR points as they get to compete across Europe. They also put on the annual series of comps in
- [Getting a head start on New Year's Resolutions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/getting-a-head-start-on-new-years-resolutions/) - Today is Monday 29th December, so not quite 2009 yet but I thought it would be good to start my New Year’s fitness regime now rather than wait a few days, especially as I’m due to hit the slopes in a couple of weeks. So at 6am I was down at the gym, raring to
- [Getting a head start on New Year's Resolutions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/getting-a-head-start-on-new-years-resolutions-2/) - Today is Monday 29th December, so not quite 2009 yet but I thought it would be good to start my New Year’s fitness regime now rather than wait a few days, especially as I’m due to hit the slopes in a couple of weeks. So at 6am I was down at the gym, raring to
- [Westbeach Snowflex Series - Halifax Leg](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/09/westbeach-snowflex-series-halifax-leg/) - So last Thursday we drove up to Castleford to get some practice in for this weekend's slopestyle Snow Tour comp and for me to enter the 2nd leg of the Westbeach Snowflex Series and it has to be said we had a blinding time. The set up at Cas had a good mix of
- [Just like old times](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/09/just-like-old-times/) - So this weekend was the Animal British Slopestyle Championships at Castleford. The Boyf & I headed up on Friday when he finished work and I spent the evening getting used to the comp set up while he took some pictures. It was an awesome evening and not only did I have loads of fun with my
- [Thank you for the music](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/10/thank-you-for-the-music/) - I've mentioned before that I'm a bit odd when it comes to music, but recently I've been playing with Blip.fm the great thing about Blip is that as my friends listen to music and blip it I can listen to what their listening to, either by being on the Blip site and listening to
- [Rant: I demand better organisation in snowboarding](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/rant-i-demand-better-organisation-in-snowboarding/) - Some people may feel that I moan quite a bit about the state of UK snowboarding, its competitions and its "scene", a lot of people tell me I should just ignore the "mainstream" stuff run by Soulsports, ignore the British Championships, "stick it to the man and stop putting cash in Brassy's pocket" and so
- [Am I insane?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/07/am-i-insane/) - We were driving back from a session at SNO!zone Milton Keynes on Friday night and The Boyf and I were talking about how much we were looking forward to heading to the mountains again next year, and planning where we should go. We were almost ready to head home and book up the Eurostar to head
- [Hands-free Tweetage!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/hands-free-tweetage/) - So I was walking in to work yesterday after the early storm and passed a patch of cut grass, it had that lovely wet, soily, grassy smell to it, slightly summery, partly autumnal and I wanted to share it with people. Being on my own (stranded in Southampton) I reached for my phone and dialed
- [New toys!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/05/new-toys/) - There's a plethora of shiny new toys in my possession right now, but I'm sorry to disappoint you, none of them are snowboarding related.I've been frustrated recently that I've not been able to connect with as many of the social networking sites as I would like to on a mobile basis. The sites I'm talking
- [Proof reading](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/proof-reading/) - Why is it that I feel the urge to correct people's spelling & grammar when they ask me to check out their website or a document? I always try and be polite about it when I add comments/corrections to the Word document or drop them an email with the details, but I suppose I'm wondering
- [MK SNO!zone, you surprised me!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/mk-snozone-you-surprised-me/) - Well having just done a quick search I can't find a post for when I last properly visited MK SNO!zone (or Xscape as it used to be known), but apart from the SnowTour Boardercross comp there in September last year I remember driving up there on 12th May 2007 and leaving after 1 run (due
- [Pick me!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/pick-me/) - Last week I spotted what I think could be the perfect job for me, titled Content Partnerships Executive, Communities it requires the post holder to manage & build relationships with the users of the BBC Worldwide Ltd’s channels on MySpace & YouTube and with the teams at those companies. So how could I turn down
- [It's so true](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/its-so-true/) - Well today's Dilbert gets it so right once again!I wouldn't say I'm a 'net addict but I'm sitting here with a laptop/3G card, Blackberry and WAP ready mobile phone, and it only took me an hour on my return from France to be back online catching up with everything!
- [Yay! more Whitelines coverage](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/yay-more-whitelines-coverage/) - Just a quicky to say I'm stoked that the Whitelines website is using a comp review by me and J's photos to cover the Westbeach Snowflex comp from last weekend. You can read it here if you like!
- [Snowpark Guide](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/snowpark-guide/) - Just come across this cool little site Snowpark Guide. As yet it doesn't cover any of the resorts I'm planning on heading to this season but it'll be good to see what else is out there for future trips. It's also got a list of lots of European comps just in case you fancy trying
- [Tracking Santa](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/tracking-santa/) - I love this time of year, if only for the annual Track Santa with NORAD tradition we have in our household. Of course this is much better this year as we have broadband & my laptop has a decent graphics card. In addition this year there is the added excitement of being able to follow
- [It's all a bit busy & hectic](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/04/its-all-a-bit-busy-hectic/) - Well it's all been a bit mad for the last month, I'm still working 3 days a week in Southampton and trying to fit in as much riding as I can. So here's a quick summary for you, with a fuller blog posts to follow this weekend. I had 2 weeks annual leave which I
- [Me](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/me/) - The Boyf has a new camera lens and took this picture of me while he was testing it out. I'm not normally keen on how I look in portrait shots but this one I really like! Blogged with the Flock Browser
- [It's so true](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/its-so-true-2/) - Well today's Dilbert gets it so right once again!I wouldn't say I'm a 'net addict but I'm sitting here with a laptop/3G card, Blackberry and WAP ready mobile phone, and it only took me an hour on my return from France to be back online catching up with everything!
- [It's all a bit busy & hectic](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/04/its-all-a-bit-busy-hectic-2/) - Well it's all been a bit mad for the last month, I'm still working 3 days a week in Southampton and trying to fit in as much riding as I can. So here's a quick summary for you, with a fuller blog posts to follow this weekend. I had 2 weeks annual leave which I
- [CasVegas rocks!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/08/casvegas-rocks/) - I have to say that CasVegas is currently my favourite riding location, we managed to get up there a few weeks ago for a session and the park was perfectly laid out giving me plenty of toys to get my riding legs back on and even better it's been allowed to set long enough that
- [Two weekends, two competitions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/two-weekends-two-competitions/) - Well the UK's snowboarding competition season is well underway and inthe last two weeks I've competed in 2 comps. The first was on 29th September at Warmwell, this was to be the NationalArtificial Big Air Championships combined with an informal Quarter Pipejam session. Unfortunately it became apparent that the slope was toslow to get anywhere
- [Cold stops play!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/cold-stops-play/) - Well I had a big weekend of competitions planned but on Thursday I started to feel full of cold, by Friday I'd decided that driving over 100 miles to Tamworth and then arriving home at 5am wasn't going to be a good idea so I put the Burton Scrap Metal on ice and decided just
- [Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Championship - The Final!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/westbeach-snowflex-freestyle-championship-the-final/) - Having had to decide between two snowboarding competitions this weekend (Burton Scrap Metal at Castleford & the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Championship in Noeux Les Mines, France) I knew I’d made the right decision the moment we arrived in France! Not only was the slope closer than Cas but 3 times as long. It wasn’t my
- [Nearly the end...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/03/nearly-the-end/) - ....apologies first of all for not posting for so long, I haven't meant to worry anyone but I've had a few connection issues and I'm the only person who seems to get a signal (and can type at 40+ wpm).....anyway quite a lot has been going on, for me anyway. Last Friday I sessioned the
- [Polar Heart Rate Monitor, Gadgets for fitness - Part 3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/04/polar-heart-rate-monitor-gadgets-for-fitness-part-3/) - My other essential gadget of the moment is my Polar F11 Heart Rate Monitor. I decided to splash out on one of these as it works out much cheaper than a personal trainer (£140 a month is a bit beyond my budget, although I suppose giving up food to pay for it would help with
- [Bank Holiday Plans](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/05/bank-holiday-plans/) - Well, it's comp time......tomorrow will see me heading up to Halifax for my first proper snowboarding comp since I was there for Cock of the North this time last year.Work's been so busy that I've pretty much missed the entire season of boardin, I didn't do the AIM series or go to the Brits and
- [Peer group pressure leads to pain!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/06/peer-group-pressure-leads-to-pain/) - Well it does when the members of your peer group are 15 and they have no fear! Yes on Saturday I let myself get bullied into spinning off the big kicker at Warmwell, and for someone with a kicker fear that's no mean feat.Having survived the Halifax leg of the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Championship in
- [Souvenir from France](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/10/souvenir-from-france/) - Well I had a great time at the Westbeach Snowflex Freestyle Championship in Noeux Les Mines at the weekend. I came 3rd in the over 16 Women's group and survived with a grazed and bruised elbow. The bruising is only just starting to come out but I'll post a technicolour update in a few days
- [I ache so much...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/i-ache-so-much/) - ....but it is so worth it! Today I have had the best day, I started off on the kickers on Forest Trail, getting a few grabs in and working on my speed and height then after an hour or so we moved down to the pipe. The Boyf was on filming duty today so I could
- [Blue skies and blisters](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/blue-skies-and-blisters/) - It's been a lovely but crazy day. With my run planned for after work I treated myself to a lie in and set my alarm for 6am (that's a weekday lie in!) and headed for my pre-work coffee at 7am. Blue skies and a nice temperature, it seems Spring has sprung in Basel! I am
- [Duck & cover!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/duck-cover/) - Well I've just been checking on the Mammoth Mountain forum to see what the locals have to say about the in-coming storm and the weekend ahead....anyway I stumbled across this thread, it appears that just before 10am this morning we should have gone into "Duck & Cover" mode because there was an earthquake 26 miles
- [Sand animation](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/sand-animation/) - Now I'm one of those people who are always impressed by other's artistic abilities but am completely cack-handed when it comes to drawing or painting something myself. I wanted to share this sand animation site with you though as I'm sure you'll be as impressed as I am. Having just received an email from Willow
- [Mammoth rocks!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/mammoth-rocks/) - Well today was my second day on the hill and I'm having loads of fun. I hooked up with my friend Leah today, she's out here working for the season so it was good to have someone in the know to ride with, having met up with her in South park we moved up to
- [Can we have one of these please?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/can-we-have-one-of-these-please/) - I rode past this little (ha!!) beast the other day and am defo gonna have a jib on this if my ankle is upto the strain... Neil, if you are reading this, can we make up one of these please? Only twice the size!Credit (Ben Romo hits the pyramid in South Park. Photo by Bryan
- [Merry Christmas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/merry-christmas/) - Well I hope everyone enjoys the next few days, whether you're religious or not, whether you are spending time with family or avoiding them I hope you have a good break.I've found a few blogs & posts recently that might be of interest to people so happy reading!The Journey - The United States teams get
- [Let the countdowns begin](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/let-the-countdowns-begin/) - With two trips pending in 2006 I thought I'd start up a couple of countdown timers to make you all jealous......of course this gives you the perfect opportunity to annoy me with the news that you're going away sooner, longer and to better places if you so desire!So trip one is to Mammoth in Februaryand
- [So this is where we're headed!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/so-this-is-where-were-headed/) - A view of The Minarets, taken by Ken Zust and posted as a daily photo on the Mammoth Mountain website
- [So do you ride back country?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/so-do-you-ride-back-country/) - I've just found this interesting post on the Mammouth Mountain forum and figured I'd link it here for anyone who rides backcountry, especially without a guide, transceiver, probe etcIt's certainly made me think twice about the areas I'll be accessing in the coming month! Be careful out there peoplePlease do leave comments below if you
- [Follow Me Around](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/follow-me-around/) - If you're interested in the upcoming production Follow Me Around from Mack Dawg productions then check out their blog
- [Which way's forward?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/which-ways-forward/) - Yesterday (Monday) was our first day on the hill and what was initially meant to be a cruisy day on the mountain ended up being a quick cruise followed by some kickers and rails in the parks. Of course no day on the hill can go completely smoothly as proved by Steve. Before we left
- [So this is where we're headed!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/so-this-is-where-were-headed-2/) - A view of The Minarets, taken by Ken Zust and posted as a daily photo on the Mammoth Mountain website
- [Which way's forward?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/which-ways-forward-2/) - Yesterday (Monday) was our first day on the hill and what was initially meant to be a cruisy day on the mountain ended up being a quick cruise followed by some kickers and rails in the parks. Of course no day on the hill can go completely smoothly as proved by Steve. Before we left
- [Burton Black Metal Jam - MK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/burton-black-metal-jam-mk/) - Going to MK Xscape on Saturday reminded me why we don't ride there on a regular basis, rude reception staff, non-working poma lifts and slow sugar snow attempted to spoil the evening. I was there for the Burton Black Metal jam and I think all the riders were in agreement that it would have been
- [Voiceless](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/voiceless/) - 3 days of talking to people at a careers fair have left me with very little voice and a scratchy cough, so for those of you that are subjected to my verbal as well as written ramblings I'd suggest you enjoy it while it lasts!I missed the weekend's snowboarding comps but did make it to
- [Finnish Frolicks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/finnish-frolicks/) - I've just received these shots from a friend, Martin Robertson, who's currently living out in Helsinki. He raided the local ice rink for snow last night to get some street railage and here's the resulting picture.Here are a couple of other recent shots as well.
- [No rest for the exhausted](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/no-rest-for-the-exhausted/) - A busy weekend beckons with the Burton Black Metal & Snake the Fake comps at Tamworth on Saturday and the Red Bull Rail Storm in Trafalgar Square on Sunday. I've got tickets and can't wait to see the carnage :o)
- [The Dilbert Blog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/the-dilbert-blog/) - I'm an avid reader of Dilbert. Not only does the cartoon cover my background in HR but the current career of my boyf who's an engineer. Pretty much every cartoon we read has us in fits of laughter because it relates to our jobs...I guess that that's the beauty of Dilbert.I recently discovered "The Dilbert
- [Poor Wycombe Summit](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/poor-wycombe-summit/) - It seems they've had a kitchen fire at Wycombe Summit dry slope and the main building has gone up in flames. At this point Sputnik the board store is hanging in there and the dendix is still untouched but who knows what's going to happen. There's a thread and some pics on SCUK.Luckily everyone who
- [Corn flour mixed with water is cool](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/corn-flour-mixed-with-water-is-cool/) - Thanks to Tom Coates for this link which shows the behaviour of a corn flour/water mix under various physical pressuresAs a child I was mesmerised by the general weirdness of the "liquid" produced by mixing corn flour and water...I never managed to get it to do the stuff that's in the movie though.
- [Snow related poem....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/snow-related-poem/) - Thanks to Luke's post at Snowgo, I've just read a brilliant poem by his mate Nick entitled "The Sounds of Your Experience"......have a read and I'm sure that you won't honestly be able to say that it doesn't make you want to hit the slopes.
- [Vote Laura Berry and SCUK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/vote-laura-berry-and-scuk/) - OK so the nominations are out for the Bluebird Freesports Awards 2005, there are 2 boarding related nominations, Laura Berry in the Rookie category and www.snowboardclub.co.uk in the website category so get voting people!The site is now live for you to vote for the Bluebird Freesports Awards for 2005. This is where you can vote
- [Tired, a bit bruised, but an excellent weekend](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/tired-a-bit-bruised-but-an-excellent-weekend/) - This weekend was the 3rd of the AIM series this season so on Friday afternoon the boyf and I headed up in order to get a bit of sneaky practice in and a good nights sleep for the following day. 4.5 hours later we'd finally driven the 180 miles, dumped our gear in the hotel
- [MySpace](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/myspace/) - Yes MySpace is just another place for me to waste time, but apparently it's being used by loads of companies for marketing. Snowboarding brands like Chorus and Sessions are on there so I thought I'd join and check it out. So if any of you are mySpace converts then feel free to add me :o)
- [The Euroboys' on Tour](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/the-euroboys-on-tour/) - The Euroboys' Airbag is venturing out from Gosling slope and will be at Wycombe Summit for the annual Morrow Jam, you can see details of this here and details of other road trips and sessions in addition to the usual Tuesday nights here
- [The Euroboys' on Tour](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/the-euroboys-on-tour-2/) - The Euroboys' Airbag is venturing out from Gosling slope and will be at Wycombe Summit for the annual Morrow Jam, you can see details of this here and details of other road trips and sessions in addition to the usual Tuesday nights here
- [Time flies when you're busy doing washing....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/time-flies-when-youre-busy-doing-washing/) - Well it's all been a bit manic so I've had no time to post. What with family rows, head shaving incidents and getting hit in the rear at a roundabout my mind hasn't really been on blogging. It's amazing how time flies when you're just doing normal day to day things, it also constantly amazes
- [At last...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/at-last/) - ...OK so I may be counting my chickens here but weather-wise it actually looks like it's going to be a bit cooler than the standard Tuesday temperature of 25 degrees. Yay! I'm really looking forward to riding the dry slope tonight in something less than sub-tropical conditions, rumour has it there may even be some
- [Sickness....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/sickness/) - ...and it's not the good kind where you'd say that a trick was sick either. No the boyf isn't well, he's been ill for the last week and has been struggling in to work and hoping for improvement but today it all got too much. Luckily for him I know he only says he's not
- [Help people in developing countries help themselves](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/help-people-in-developing-countries-help-themselves/) - We are always hearing that it's better to help people in developing countries by teaching them skills rather than just giving them monetary handouts or sacks of grain, now you can help them by loaning them money to set-up their own business or fund entreprenuerial ideas. "Kiva.org is the world’s first peer-to-peer, distributed microloan website.
- [More miles, and no rail storm](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/more-miles-and-no-rail-storm/) - Saturday was the last leg of this year's Burton Black Metal series so I headed up to Tamworth on a 270 mile round trip (although this was made easier by lift sharing with Dunx from SCUK) so I actually only had to drive 90 miles. The snow was the slowest I'd ever ridden at Tamworth
- [Time flies when you're busy doing washing....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/time-flies-when-youre-busy-doing-washing-2/) - Well it's all been a bit manic so I've had no time to post. What with family rows, head shaving incidents and getting hit in the rear at a roundabout my mind hasn't really been on blogging. It's amazing how time flies when you're just doing normal day to day things, it also constantly amazes
- [My Second home on "Holidays at Home"](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/my-second-home-on-holidays-at-home/) - I'm not sure if anyone was watching BBC1 at 7pm today but if you were then you probably saw my 2nd home, Tamworth Snowdome. The Holidays at Home show took a family there to try skiing, toboganning & snow-mobiling....shame they didn't show any 'boarders as I was looking forward to playing "spot my mate" but
- [Freestyle News Site for Girls!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/freestyle-news-site-for-girls/) - Any of you that know me will be aware that I'm a freestyle rider through and through, so far I just haven't got the bug for backcountry riding, so it'll be no surprise to know that I recently leapt at an opportunity to become involved in an extreme sports website for girls. I was approached
- [New blog for the Euroboys](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/new-blog-for-the-euroboys/) - All your Euroboys' Airbag news can now be found in this handy blog. I'll be keeping it updated with news, special offers and pictures so why not book mark it now.
- [Free on 12th November? Enjoy live bands and support a charity!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/free-on-12th-november-enjoy-live-bands-and-support-a-charity/) - I've received an email from a friend and I thought I'd share it with you in case any London based people are interested."I'd like to invite you all to an event I've been organising for a search and rescue charity that I support (very poignant at the mo with all the tsunami/hurricanes occurring). We have
- [Saturday & Sunday saw more snow!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/saturday-sunday-saw-more-snow/) - Saturday was the first day of the holiday weekend and we were expecting it to be pretty busy, to be honest all weekend was supposed to be busy but in reflection it's only been busy for Mammoth busy as opposed to normal for Europe busy! The longest I had to queue has been for about
- [My Second home on "Holidays at Home"](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/my-second-home-on-holidays-at-home-2/) - I'm not sure if anyone was watching BBC1 at 7pm today but if you were then you probably saw my 2nd home, Tamworth Snowdome. The Holidays at Home show took a family there to try skiing, toboganning & snow-mobiling....shame they didn't show any 'boarders as I was looking forward to playing "spot my mate" but
- [Spinning the night away](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/spinning-the-night-away/) - The Euroboys' Ash impersonates a teapot!Well we had a busy night on the airbag last night with visitors from all over the place. The Chatham crew were out in force and everyone was learning loads of new tricks. We even had a DOUBLE backflip off Hemel Dan - pretty impressive for someone who only learnt
- [AIM MK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/aim-mk/) - Hey all, apologies for the delay in updating but I've been tired....I still am tired but as I'm on lunch I thought I'd fill you in on the weekend.Saturday was a long day! 24 hours long in fact! A 6am start was required as I needed to pack up all the boarding gear for the
- [Team Away Day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/team-away-day/) - Yesterday was our team bonding away day and I (and the rest of the team, I hope) had an excellent time. First stop was the Science Museum for some hands on fun in the "On Air" radio studio area and then a quiz and fun throughout the rest of the museum. An excellent lunch in
- [Too old....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/too-old/) - .....Saturday saw me at Tamworth Snowdome for the Forum Youngblood competition. Officially I was there to review the comp for SCUK, as this was an under 19's event I was being pushed to the sidelines to make way for the youth of snowboarding. It was actually an excellent event Jon Weaver, Forum Snowboards European Team
- [Hurrah for Eugene!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/hurrah-for-eugene/) - Well after a minute of stress, tears and silence Eugene made a positive impression on me for the first time during his time in the BB house. After much deliberation he decided to take the offered £50,000 knowing that the final prize fund has now dropped to £50k. I honestly thought he was going to
- [New website for Super U](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/new-website-for-super-u/) - Formed in the French alpine resort of Meribel Super U is a band who I first heard on the soundtrack of UK boarding movie Play. Check out their new website, download some tracks and get yourself to one of their live gigs.
- [Changing tastebuds.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/changing-tastebuds/) - I think I might actually be starting to grow up, well my taste buds seem to be, anyone who's seen me riding will dispel the myth that I'm actually a grown up in the mental sense. Recently I've noticed a change in the foods that I'm prepared to eat and wines I'm prepared to drink.
- [For the creative amongst you](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/for-the-creative-amongst-you/) - It seems to do what it says on the tin - Unleash your filmmaking, writing, artistic, or musical talents - get creative with the BBCLoads of fun stuff on here for all ages and all types of creativity from animation to gardening tips!
- [Vermin crew represented overseas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/vermin-crew-represented-overseas/) - I had an email this morning to let me know that Steve O one of the founding fathers of the Vermin crew has just won a boarding comp out in New Zealand where he's currently doing a season. A full report can be found here. Well done Steve!
- [Beaten by a 7 year old! (The story of the weekend - part 1)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/beaten-by-a-7-year-old-the-story-of-the-weekend-part-1/) - Apologies to those of you who've been waiting in eager anticipation to see how I got on in the weekend's snowboarding comps but it's taken until now for me to start to cope with the humiliation of being beaten by a 7 year old! Yes, I am now prepared to admit that on Saturday I
- [Beaten by a 13 year old! (The story of the weekend - part 2)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/beaten-by-a-13-year-old-the-story-of-the-weekend-part-2/) - So Sunday dawned and it was time to make a trip down to Chatham for the annual High & Dry comp, thankfully it was slightly cooler than last year which was so hot I stupidly rode in a sleeveless vest, resulting in grazed and sunburnt shoulders!I'm shocked to say I was actually pleased to be
- [Check out the mini-movie from Bracknell's AIM series event](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/check-out-the-mini-movie-from-bracknells-aim-series-event-2/) - .mov and .wmv versions of the movie are available from the Orange AIM series website. (Un)fortunately my slam hasn't been captured but at least you can see the rail I fell off (the big kink at the top of the slope!)Well done to Josh Knox for editing that together, it gives a nice overview of
- [Ugly dog? You're not kidding](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/ugly-dog-youre-not-kidding/) - Thanks to Euan I almost choked on my coffee this morning, his friend's trying to promote the ugliest dog in the world ever! Be warned it's most certainly not a pretty sight
- [4.04pm in the Soul Sports House...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/404pm-in-the-soul-sports-house/) - I just received an email from Stu Brass at Soul Sports promoting next weekends AIM Series Snowboarding competition at Bracknell. It was written by his partner in crime Spencer Claridge and I thought I'd share it with you all as it made me chuckle!4.04pm in the Soul Sports House,It’s been 2hrs and 34mins since the
- [Check out the mini-movie from Bracknell's AIM series event](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/check-out-the-mini-movie-from-bracknells-aim-series-event/) - .mov and .wmv versions of the movie are available from the Orange AIM series website. (Un)fortunately my slam hasn't been captured but at least you can see the rail I fell off (the big kink at the top of the slope!)Well done to Josh Knox for editing that together, it gives a nice overview of
- [Ugly dog? You're not kidding](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/ugly-dog-youre-not-kidding-2/) - Thanks to Euan I almost choked on my coffee this morning, his friend's trying to promote the ugliest dog in the world ever! Be warned it's most certainly not a pretty sight
- [Fingers crossed it's an airbag day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/fingers-crossed-its-an-airbag-day/) - It's been a little over a week now since I last got to play on the airbag at Gosling Dry Slope, the bruises and swelling I gained from falling off the 7 foot kicker (jump to those of you who don't snowboard) and falling on to dendix (I'll fill you all in on this stuff
- [Eager anticipation....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/eager-anticipation/) - ...Saturday night will see me at Tamworth Snowdome (my not so local boarding haunt) for the riding part of the SCUK Summer Bash. I have a feeling that I'm going to have plenty of opportunity to bruise myself on the Soulsports/Orange AIM Series Rail. The rail has grown somewhat since I tried and failed to
- [Fingers crossed it's an airbag day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/fingers-crossed-its-an-airbag-day-2/) - It's been a little over a week now since I last got to play on the airbag at Gosling Dry Slope, the bruises and swelling I gained from falling off the 7 foot kicker (jump to those of you who don't snowboard) and falling on to dendix (I'll fill you all in on this stuff
- [Duck on the Green](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/duck-on-the-green/) - Originally uploaded by KatMiller. I took this on Saturday when I stopped off on the green in my village after going on a beer buying mission. Not sure what breed it is so if anyone knows please leave a comment.
- [Curdled Coffee #juneathon Day 2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/curdled-coffee-juneathon-day-2/) - Hurrah! The 2nd of June means the second day of Juneathon and today I actually had exercise planned. My alarm went off at 5am and I switched the light on to start my working away wake up routine. Up I sat and opened the latte I use to kick start my morning (& bodily functions)
- [Future plans and #juneathon Day One](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/future-plans-and-juneathon-day-one/) - After last week's races (especially that long one) we found ourselves chatting in the kitchen about running further. The Boyf (being faster than me) was concerned about managing to complete more laps at the SVN Challenges, without ending up going too fast for an ultra. Fifteen minutes later he questions whether Traviss is bugging us
- [Review: Flexitol Foot Cream](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/review-flexitol-foot-cream/) - I was recently given the opportunity to choose an item of the Flexitol footcare range in exchange for testing it and blogging about it. Â As a runner foot care is very important, and as I am lucky enough to have feet that are in quite good condition I would like to keep them that way.
- [From 1 Mile to 30!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/06/from-1-mile-to-30/) - I am feeling rather proud of myself, last week I ran 3 races of varying distances and each saw me finishing with a personal best. I really never believed that I would enjoy running and then I never believed that I would, or could run longer distances but I am having to come to terms
- [Reblog: The Key Mindset that Can Never Lose](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/the-key-mindset-that-can-never-lose/) - I found this post to be interesting reading, read this intro and then go and take a look at the full post if you want to know more. Mindfulness and Psychotherapy The Key Mindset that Can Never Lose Life is full of ups and downs and often times because our brains our wired to pay attention
- [Review: Mio Fuse](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/review-mio-fuse/) - Last year I was lucky enough to get my hands on a TomTom Runner Cardio watch to play with and whilst it didn't quite measure up to the functionality of my Garmin 620 it was pretty impressive (especially when you compare the two on cost). What I did like about it was the wrist-based heart
- [photos: Thetford parkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/photos-thetford-parkrun/) - If you have been paying attention you will know I ran at Thetford parkrun on Saturday (if not you can read about that here). Â I really enjoyed it and for once it seems the pictures tell that story too! Thanks to Geoff Herschell for capturing a couple of moments from my run when I didn't
- [#SHhealthyminds with Simply Health](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/shhealthyminds-with-simply-health/) - It was Mental Health Week last week, but just because it is now May 18th that doesn't mean we should stop thinking about mental health. Which is why I saved this post until today because mental health is important enough to think about every day of the year! Over the course of the last week
- [Sprintervals in the sun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/sprintervals-in-the-sun/) - It's been a mixed week this week, I have been working from home as it was a short week in the Swiss office so it gave me the chance to do some local running and get to the track on Friday night. Â I've been getting used to my new Fenix 3 (I bought it from
- [#RunFurther with Audible UK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/runfurther-with-audible-uk/) - I am a big fan of audiobooks, and since I was a child I have always listened to books as well as reading with them. Â I hate sleeping in silence so I generally sleep wearing headphones listening to them as well (the Harry Potter series read by Stephen Fry are my favourite for this). When
- [This year I will do the stinging!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/05/this-year-i-will-do-the-stinging/) - This weekend we are heading back up to the Lake District and I will be tackling the Kentmere Trail in Staveley, with its "Sting in the Tail" once again. Last year didn't go well, as you can see from this update: May 31st – Lakeland Trails: Staveley 17km A nightmare, I stupidly decided to run
- [Race Review: CTS Sussex Half - the return](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/04/race-review-cts-sussex-half-the-return/) - Saturday 21st March saw us return to Birling Gap for the CTS Sussex Half Marathon. When I did this race last year it was the first half marathon I entered, on the recommendation of my brother who was due to run it with friends. In the end he was injured and only went to support
- [Race Review: Lydd 20](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/04/race-review-lydd-20/) - Against my better judgement I signed us up for Lydd's inaugural 20 Mile race taking place on 8 March (I am a bit behind on race write-ups). The half marathon is well established but the 20 miler was a new addition for 2015, I presume to fall in with Brighton marathon training plans. Jools spotted
- [5 tips to maintain healthy body and mind](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/04/5-tips-to-maintain-healthy-body-and-mind/) - Keeping your mind ticking over is just as crucial as maintaining a well-conditioned body, as it has been demonstrated that regular mental exercise enhances the memory and makes your mind more proactive. Here are five tips for keeping your mind as healthy as possible. Try new things Getting stuck in a rut means your mind
- [Finding balance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/04/finding-balance/) - Apologies once again for being a bit of a rubbish blogger, it all got a bit crazy and I have either been too busy to blog or simply not in the mood. Work has gone crazy, the extra project I picked up at work on a temporary basis has been confirmed as mine for the
- [40 Days of Fitness #behindagain](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/03/40-days-of-fitness-behindagain/) - It's been a crazy few weeks, work is really busy at the moment (I keep getting given more work but the hours in the day remain the same) and I ran in probably the dullest race I have ever done (there'll be a separate post on that). Â I have been trying to keep on top
- [40 Days of Fitness #catchup](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/40-days-of-fitness-catchup/) - OK, if you haven't noticed (haven't read my blog, Tweets or Facebook) then you may not realise that I spent Sunday 22nd February running laps in order to complete my first ultra. That's ultra-marathon, more than 26.2 miles and yes these distances can be run in locations other than London. This meant my focus was
- [Ultra-sloth #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/ultra-sloth-mixupyourrun/) - I did it! I am now officially an ultra-marathoner! As you can imagine it has been a busy weekend, so I will admit straight away that the 40 Days of Fitness Challenge was put on hold. Whilst Saturday's challenge looked fairly easy I didn't think it was advisable to try new exercises the day before
- [Taper Time #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/taper-time-mixupyourrun/) - I forgot to blog....I started typing up a post on my work laptop, then I got distracted by work and it never got finished. It has all turned a bit manic in the office recently, I am being loaned out to another project on a 50% basis, which of course means I am working at
- [Run long #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/run-long-mixupyourrun/) - Sunday was long run day, 5 minutes at 7:57/km, 70 minutes at 6:54/km. I plotted out a route to cover the 10.8km, laced up my ASICS Gel-Glorify and headed out nice and early at 8am. I generally run at this time on a Sunday as it means there's plenty of time later in the day
- [Run natural #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/run-natural-mixupyourrun/) - Yesterday's run in my TrainAsONE schedule was for a pickup session, so as this required a a range of pacing (and because the Boyf fancied some intervals) we decided to head to the local track to be able to run without the pressure of dodging the post-work crowds around town. Â We then had a pre-run
- [Coming soon #MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/coming-soon-mixupyourrun/) - Shiny newness.....shame I am in Switzerland and these are at home! Follow my blog with Bloglovin
- [Oops, another race in the diary](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/02/oops-another-race-in-the-diary/) - I've signed up for another race, The Lydd 20. The Boyf got involved in a conversation on FaceBook last night and by the time my delayed flight was called for boarding this morning I had signed us up for the Lydd 20 Miler. Apparently it is a flat, PB-possible course and I am planning on
- [The Westbeach Snowflex Series, Bearsden – A Rider's Review](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/the-westbeach-snowflex-series-bearsden-–-a-riders-review/) - Saturday August 16th saw the first leg of the 2008 Westbeach Snowflex Series roll into Bearsden slope in Glasgow, technically speaking it half rolled into Bellahouston on the Friday night for a jam session and party but I didn't make it due to an inability to move following one too many slams at CasVegas the
- [Review: Gounded Freestyle Focus Session](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/05/review-gounded-freestyle-focus-session/) - Just a quick post to say how much I enjoyed the Grounded Freestyle Coaching Focus session with Dave Seeley on Saturday evening. This was a short 3 hour session where you let Dave and his supporting coaches know what trick or tricks you want to work on and then you focus on that until
- [Testing: TomTom MySports](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/08/testing-tomtom-mysports/) - This is a bit of a mini-rant post typed in grumpedness.... Grrr the TomTom MySports connect software is annoying! Because I have synced my phone with my watch to get instant stats view I lost the opportunity to get a file export in order to upload elsewhere for comparative studies. Google helped though and I
- [And then my tech threw a tantrum](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/08/and-then-my-tech-threw-a-tantrum/) - My beloved Garmin 620 appears to be having a bit of a "tech-strop, toys out of pram" moment which I can only assume is because it's been moved on to my right wrist whilst I am testing the TomTom Runner Cardio. Yesterday it failed to find a satellite signal, and tonight I grabbed it, ready
- [Testing: TomTom Runner Cardio - a quick glance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/08/testing-tomtom-runner-cardio-a-quick-glance/) - I am currently playing with a new toy thanks to The Running Bug, who are letting me test one of the new TomTom Runner Cardio watches. Â Rather than rely on a chest strap to measure your heart-rate, this watch measures it through your wrist. Â Having recently suffered a bit of chafing from the strap of
- [Testing: cool functions on the TomTom Runner Cardio](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/09/testing-cool-functions-on-the-tomtom-runner-cardio/) - There are a couple of really cool concepts on the TomTom Runner Cardio watch (excluding the über-coolness of having it measure your heart rate through your wrist) and although I have had a couple of issues while testing these out they are definitely worth a mention. First up is the "Goal" target. You set up
- [Janathon Done](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/janathon-done/) - I did it! OK some of the daily updates were simply a Tweet or mention on Facebook but Janathon is done! Panshanger parkrun finished off the month nicely and the snow held off until I was back home and walking to the shops to get food and collect some parcels (still no trainers but I
- [Scuppered by work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/scuppered-by-work/) - Part 1: written Thursday night on my flight home (forgot to post it though) A travel day today meant I was only in the office until 15:30, couple that with a rather hectic day at work and I didn't make it to the gym at lunchtime. Not great but I will make up for it
- [Snow much fun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/snow-much-fun/) - The snow kept falling yesterday afternoon so I juggled my schedule and headed out to do the interval session planned for Tuesday morning. I wasn't the only crazy one pounding the streets & there seemed to be even more runner's comradery than normal as we left footprints in the snow & wiped flakes from our
- [Into the final stretch](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/into-the-final-stretch/) - It's the last week of Janathon and I haven't done a bad job at sticking with it. Better than I expected that's for sure. They last few days have been blog post free as rest days aren't that exciting to post about, let alone read about. Friday I was working from home, it was a
- [Maths & tech fail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/maths-tech-fail/) - Last night I diligently prepped for this morning's run. I synced my interval workout to my Garmin 620, I created a high level RunKeeper workout and set that ready too. By high level I mean I worked out how long my walk/sprint section would last for (5 minutes) rather than separating each of the walk
- [App crashed, lazy blog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/app-crashed-lazy-blog/) - I had written a post on my phone using the Wordpress app, it crashed on saving, so here are 2 photos summarising the last 2 days. 2 runs, 1 gym session. Now it's time to pack & sleep!
- [Monday musings](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/monday-musings/) - Another combined post, this time for Janathon days 18 (Sunday) and 19 (Monday). Sunday was a threshold session calling for 47 minutes of running including 10 minutes at 5:22/km pace. A bit of cunning planning beforehand meant I managed to route this so that this interval took place on a long downhill section. Slightly less
- [Snow! & how things have slipped a bit](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/snow-how-things-have-slipped-a-bit/) - I've slipped a bit! Day 15 didn't quite finished as planned, the wall sit, plank and press-ups didn't happen. When the Boyf arrived at the hotel we went and ate, and had pudding (apple & cherry crumble with ice cream), and 2 pints of Guinness, so there was no way I was going to jiggle
- [Janathon Day 15 Tiredness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/janathon-day-15-tiredness/) - A slightly later start than normal today as I decided to time the end of my run to match Starbucks' opening. Alarm went off at 5:15am, at 5:30am I got out of bed to put the light on (Room 23 has a non-working bedside light switch), and then read Facebook in bed for 15 minutes
- [Planktastic pain](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/planktastic-pain/) - Planks are hard! I am no longer convinced that doing these 30 day challenges is a good idea, this stuff hurts! 90 seconds of plank today almost killed me, that and 120 seconds of wall sitting. The 26 press-ups stung a bit but nothing in comparison to the plank and I've also decided that squatting
- [Janathon 12: 120 squats](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/janathon-12-120-squats/) - What a lovely coincidence....whilst pondering the title for today's post I realised that it is Janathon day 12 and I have 120 squats to do! It's a run-free day today but my plan is to do a quick 30 minute session in the gym at lunchtime assuming work isn't crazily busy. Â It would appear it
- [Crumpets, runs & more core](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/crumpets-runs-more-core/) - Another quick post as it has been a hectic weekend & I have to be up early in the morning to drive to the airport. We were due to do Wimpole parkrun this week as it was their second birthday, but the powers that be cancelled it on Friday night sue to the high winds.
- [Dizzy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/dizzy/) - I'm tired, so this is going to be a short post. Â I did my 30 day challenges, thankfully I only had to do 50 squats today, yesterday's 90 was hard so it was nice not to have to do that many. Â Friday is working from home day, so I worked and watched Breakout Kings on
- [Whoop! 90 Squats done](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/whoop-90-squats-done/) - A doubled up day today, something I think may well be the case for Thursdays in general. Â I fly home on a Thursday and so to ensure I stick to my food and drink plan it is handy to have some additional room for a drink in the lounge and for me to have dinner
- [Wow! A week done](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/wow-a-week-done/) - Wow! that's a week of Janathon done, 7 days of exercise and I am still at it. Â Nothing of excitement to talk about today really, I quiet day in the office and I decided to ignore the suggestion from the Facebook group that I should exercise before and during work and had a lie in
- [Are desk-naps allowed?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/are-desk-naps-allowed/) - 5am alarm clock, switched light on, snoozed for 30 minutes, escaped duvet. Multi-layered up and headed out for for a pre-work run. I am following a plan from TrainAsOne and today called for repetitions (2 x 4:17km/min for 30 seconds) in amongst a couple of longer intervals at my training pace of 6:17/km. It was
- [Janathon Day 5, back to work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/janathon-day-5-back-to-work/) - I haven't missed my 4am Monday alarm call for the last couple of weeks, but this morning it was back with a vengeance. Â I fought the duvet and won and was in the taxi to Heathrow by 5am. Â Thankfully things still seem to be quiet in the office, I hadn't had any emails since Friday
- [Foggy Sunday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/foggy-sunday/) - 'Twas the last day of the holidays and it was foggy outside, so it's entirely normal to get up and head out for a run at 8am right? My TrainAsOne schedule had me down for a short economy run so the Boyf and I headed out for a local loop. 3.78km completed in 25 minutes
- [Janathon Day 3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/janathon-day-3/) - An easy day today, a spot of volunteering at Wimpole Estate parkrun & day 2 of my 30 day challenges.  I managed to get an steady 2.5km jog in whilst setting up my arrows & cones at my volunteer post.  This included a 400m sprint from one point to another on the course to cheer people
- [Let the 30 day challenges begin](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/let-the-30-day-challenges-begin/) - Â Having run today's scheduled threshold session yesterday, at Woodley parkrun, I was in need of something a bit fitnessy to blog about for day 2 of Janathon. Â Luckily I had planned ahead yesterday and set myself a reminder to start some 30 day challenges. Â I have had an app on my phone for a while
- [parkrun 50 done!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2015/01/parkrun-50-done/) - What a great way to start off 2015, not only did I get to do 2 parkruns today due to the special New Years Day ruling that 2 parkruns count, but they were run 49 & run 50 for me. Â I did my first parkrun about 5 months after I started running using the Zombies,
- [Thank you to all our donors](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/12/thank-you-to-all-our-donors/) - As you may know, 2012/13 were tough years for our mums with them both undergoing surgery, mine having a lumpectomy after DCIS was diagnosed in a routine mammogram and The Boyf’s mum under-going super high tech brain surgery to remove, what was thankfully, a non-malignant tumor.  Following this we wanted to raise some funds to help give
- [January is coming](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/12/january-is-coming/) - Yes, I am a rubbish blogger, I keep meaning to blog and then work (& naps) get in the way. Â I will do better in 2015, I promise! To kick-start the year I have just signed myself up for Janathon. Â This means I will be posting daily throughout January, it should also mean I am
- [parkrun: Panshanger #2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/10/parkrun-panshanger-2/) - On Saturday we headed back to Panshanger Park for their second parkrun event. Â After having taken it easy at event one I was looking forward to pushing a bit harder and giving myself a bit more of a workout. Â The Boyf and I arrived in plenty of time and parked up just down the road
- [parkrun: Panshanger #1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/10/parkrun-panshanger-1/) - Saturday saw us heading off to our sixth inaugural parkrun. There's recently been quite a bit of chatter on social media about inaugural attendances, whether the influx of parkrun tourists is a good or bad thing (do they add support to the parkrun team or mean overwhelming numbers?), but as Panshanger parkrun is only 25 minutes
- [Run to the Moon with the Running Bug](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/10/run-to-the-moon-with-the-running-bug/) - I wanted to share this press release from the Running Bug about their latest challenge, as it sounds like a lot of fun and in addition to that will also raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital (affectionately known as GOSH). Â Having done some work for GOSH in the past I think they do an
- [From Meltdown to Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/07/from-meltdown-to-marathon/) - I've been pretty rubbish about blogging recently, there’s been a lot going on at home and work and also it’s been hard to put into words some of the feelings I have been having whilst running. I've had a bit of a black patch but I think things are looking up and so hopefully I
- [The Westbeach Snowflex Series, Bearsden – A Rider's Review](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/the-westbeach-snowflex-series-bearsden-–-a-riders-review-2/) - Saturday August 16th saw the first leg of the 2008 Westbeach Snowflex Series roll into Bearsden slope in Glasgow, technically speaking it half rolled into Bellahouston on the Friday night for a jam session and party but I didn't make it due to an inability to move following one too many slams at CasVegas the
- [There's a storm brewing!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/theres-a-storm-brewing-2/) - The Boyf and I were back up the hill on Monday after a weekend of rest and recuperation and spent most of the day playing on kickers, with me sessioning the pipe.....I've decided however that a 149 Broads with no edges might not be the best board for riding pipe on. It definitely felt a load
- [There's a storm brewing!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/theres-a-storm-brewing/) - The Boyf and I were back up the hill on Monday after a weekend of rest and recuperation and spent most of the day playing on kickers, with me sessioning the pipe.....I've decided however that a 149 Broads with no edges might not be the best board for riding pipe on. It definitely felt a load
- [Big kids & Lassie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/big-kids-lassie/) - Well because it was a white out on the hill today we all finished early, but the lure of fresh snow was just too much and we went for a bit of a play on the golf course next door...... Joe & Steve It snowed here today Joe steezing it up one footed Then Lassie
- [Snow's here!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/snows-here/) - After an excellent breakfast of pancakes cooked by "Chef Joe", The Boyf and I headed up the hill, we weren't expecting much after yesterday's icy winds...especially with snow forecast this afternoon. Having invested in a toasty warm face mask this morning after having a frozen nose yesterday and the day before I was all set
- [Friday Fun!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/friday-fun/) - It's been a busy weekend, the storm came in as expected and the weekend total of snow came to around 2 feet. After riding briefly on the hill on Friday (cold, windy, cold) we came home and The Boyf, Joe & Steve set up a “bin jib” in our driveway. Now these weren't your normal
- [Presidents Day is a Park Day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/presidents-day-is-a-park-day/) - This morning The Boyf and I had a lay in ( well 8:30am is a lay in as far as I'm concerned). In fact he wasn't even going to ride today, I think after me making him get up at 7am on Saturday and Sunday he wanted a day off. Still he changed his mind once everyone
- [Back in the UK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/03/back-in-the-uk/) - Well we all finally made it back to the UK on Sunday afternoon after a turbulent flight from LA, that said I think the journey The Boyf and I had back to Chelmsford had more ups and downs than the flight did. When we all arrived back at Heathrow everyone went their separate ways, picked up
- [Happiness....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/happiness/) - ....happiness is seeing your Dad smiling and telling you that you woke him with a phone call at 9am because he'd been out on the town and drunk a bit too much! The Boyf and I headed home last weekend, the plan had been to ride at MK on Friday night but once again the traffic
- [Floating](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/floating/) - I really like this picture taken by The Boyf last Tuesday. The sky looks so moody and I actually made a tail grab for once (I'm convinced that either my arms shrink or the board lengthens in the air preventing me from reaching the end!)
- [Times flies.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/11/times-flies/) - .....when you're working too hard! Apologies for the lack of posts but I've been spending my weekends relaxing and my weeks working away, and unfortunately it seems my 3G card has an aversion to allowing me to blog. So I'm finally thinking outside the box and emailing this in! To be honest it's been pretty
- [The hunt for new kit...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/09/the-hunt-for-new-kit/) - While I'm not desperately in need of new kit I find it always pays to be aware of what's available and what suits your needs way ahead of you actually being desperate for it. There's nothing worse than killing a snowboard and not being able to find a new one in the size you want
- [Park and Ride](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/08/park-and-ride/) - Another weekend has flown by and in 218 hours I'll be hopping in a car to Manchester to catch my flight to the USA for the opening of Liberty University's Snowflex slope! I've also done my last shred session between now and then (I find it pays not to tempt fate too much). On Friday
- [Walks in Chelmsford's Parks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/walks-in-chelmsfords-parks-2/) - The Boyf and I have started going for a walk through the parks in Chelmsford before we head into town to do the weekly shop. Over the last few weekends I have started taking my camera with me, it's nice to use my proper camera rather than a phone camera now and again and I
- [It's a wee bit chilly!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/its-a-wee-bit-chilly/) - Well let's start today's post off with an indication of just how cold it is today..... Yes that's the peanut oil in my kitchen and it's solidifying! So it's a bit chilly as you can tell. Despite this, and the fact that I was pretty much numb from waiting 20 minutes for the bus and
- [Bring Me Sunshine!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/bring-me-sunshine/) - First up I have to say a big thank you to everyone who after my whinging has wished for sunshine, especially Cityrat59 who today sent me sunshine from Sweden. Yes, there was a hint of sun today, not at first admittedly but it did make an appearance now and again from mid-morning. The day started
- [Hard work pays off!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/hard-work-pays-off/) - Woohoo! I am so happy right now, all my hard work and the lessons I had last week worked out and I placed first in the Masters Big Air at the Brits. It was perfect weather today, bright blue sky and nicely shaped kickers meant that things couldn't really have been better. The delay to
- [Kicker Practice at MK SNO!zone](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/kicker-practice-at-mk-snozone/) - We headed up to MK SNO!zone last Friday to make use of my "sponsored rider" pass for the first time and I was pleased to find they had a nice kicker out. It was the perfect shape for practicing spins and working on my technique (i.e. grabbing the board rather than flayling wildly in the
- [New Trick OCD](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/06/new-trick-ocd/) - This is where I ride most of the time, SNO!zone MK. As you can see it's not that big, the two main slopes are 175m long, so you don't really get the "whole mountain" feel while you're riding, but it is perfect for freestyle and getting new tricks dialled. I was really looking forward to
- [Shredding with the pros & slamming till it hurts](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/03/1180/) - What a week! With plenty of ups and downs last week's shred sessions certainly made their mark in more ways than one. Wednesday night saw The Boyf and I heading over to SNO!zone MK for a private shoot, not only was it a chance for The Boyf to get some shots of the SNO!zone sponsored riders, but
- [Marital Deafness via The Dilbert Blog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/marital-deafness-via-the-dilbert-blog/) - This is so true, it happens with The Boyf & I all the time. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/ihdT/~3/WUFoNFVoxLo/ Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Walks in Chelmsford's Parks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/walks-in-chelmsfords-parks/) - The Boyf and I have started going for a walk through the parks in Chelmsford before we head into town to do the weekly shop. Over the last few weekends I have started taking my camera with me, it's nice to use my proper camera rather than a phone camera now and again and I
- [Who's Afraid of the Park?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/06/whos-afraid-of-the-park-2/) - Saturday was the MK leg of the Who's Afraid of the Park series. These events put on by SNO!zone have been created to introduce freestyle beginners to the park, mixing a progressive park with coaching from the SNO!zone instructors supported by some of the sponsored riders. I have to admit I had a really good
- [Who's Afraid of the Park? - SNO!zoneCAS](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/06/whos-afraid-of-the-park-snozonecas-2/) - This weekend we went up to Castleford for their Who's Afraid of the Park? session. It was great fun and it gave me a chance to catch up with some great friends who I hadn't seen in ages. The WAOTP? session was really well organised with an abundance of qualified coaches and sponsored riders/skiers in
- [Day 3, target met](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/1139/) - Another day, more words written and I'm still on track, admittedly it's been a tough one today though. Work was pretty busy on the support front but I'm glad that I ploughed on and kept going to reach today's target. Comedy moment of the day went to The Boyf, who was out running when the
- [All hail the kickertastic park crew](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/all-hail-the-kickertastic-park-crew/) - Just a quick shout out to the park crew at SNO!zone MK for Friday night's set up. With 2 really good kickers and a mix of boxes and rails that meant the intermediates & experts could both get 4 hits a run if they wanted it was a really good night. The Boyf, who is
- [Sponsorship appreciated](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/06/sponsorship-appreciated/) - It’s been a tough year for our mums with them both undergoing surgery, mine having a lumpectomy after DCIS was diagnosed in a routine mammogram and The Boyf’s mum under-going super high tech brain surgery to remove, what was thankfully, a non-malignant tumor. We have decided to spend the next year raising funds for King’s
- [10km, I am coming for you!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/07/10km-i-am-coming-for-you/) -  I am running the British 10km race on 14 July (you can read why here), and I am finally starting to believe that I can get round without killing myself. Last night I managed to run just over 8km in an hour and I felt like I could keep going. Given that when I
- [I survived the British 10k!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/07/1505/) - Well it just goes to show that if you put your mind to something you can surprise even yourself. When I signed us up for the British 10k I put my expected time down as 90 mins (I was 2 weeks into Couch to 5k at the time), prior to yesterday’s race was thinking that
- [British 10km - results & photos](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/07/british-10km-results-photos/) - Well it turns out that we didn't do too badly in the British 10k race: I still have a way to go before I can keep up with The Boyf but for my first ever 10km run I don't think I did too badly. You can take a look at the other photos here
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M21 #seasidesessionwithhill #knackered](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m21-seasidesessionwithhill-knackered-2/) - Made the most of a weekend away to do a long run by the sea. The Boyf kept me motivated up a killer hill and didn't abandon me when my pace slowed. Easy downhill, hard flat into headwind and a big hill....10km workout completed via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fwL2ME
- [parkrun Milton Keynes Zombies, Run! S2:M3](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/parkrun-milton-keynes-zombies-run-s2m3/) - Had a great run at my first MK parkrun today, it was rainy which meant there was no chance of me overheating and I got to catch up with an old snowboarding friend who I hadn't seen for a couple of years! While The Boyf headed off into the distance we took it at a
- [First half marathon survived!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/04/first-half-marathon-survived/) - I seem to have gone a little crazy with race choices this year, most normal people would probably stick to some nice easy, flat, road races when they're getting started but I seem to be drawn to the tougher challenges involving trails, hills & a lot of effort. This makes training especially tough as of
- [The Accidental 10 Miler](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/04/the-accidental-10-miler/) - Sitting on the plane to Basel a couple of weeks ago I was reading through the race listing in Runner's World and spotted a nice little 10 Miler that meant we could combine some running with a family visit for Easter and a parkrun! What could be better? So I signed us up, got The
- [Race report: Letchworth Greenway Challenge Half Marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/05/race-report-letchworth-greenway-challenge-half-marathon/) - We've been meaning to give the Letchworth Greenway a try for a while as it's a ready-made half marathon loop, but hadn't quite got round to it as firstly from the map/iPhone app it looks a tad confusing and also I haven't been running that far in training which would have meant running a section
- [Finally back on a mountain](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/01/finally-back-on-a-mountain/) - 2013 ended well with our first trip to the mountains since March 2010. The Boyf and I decided to go away for Christmas and so we hopped on the Eurostar and headed to Les Arcs. It was the first time we had been to this resort and we had a great time, even managing to
- [New flat-course PB from Ashford parkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/12/new-flat-course-pb-from-ashford-parkrun/) - Woohoo! Sub 30! via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/ioFrLQ
- [New Year's Day parkrun double done! Swamp course & flattish course :)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2014/01/new-years-day-parkrun-double-done-swamp-course-flattish-course/) - via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/iNzhiP
- [Hold the front page](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/03/hold-the-front-page/) - Yay! Super stoked to have made the front page of the MK News, Milton Keynes' local newspaper. Check out the screenshot of their online version showing me jumping over the Red Nose at the SnozoneMK charity evening. It was great fun once I got the courage up to go for it.
- [Run stats #longrun definitely getting better at this running malarkey](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/11/run-stats-longrun-definitely-getting-better-at-this-running-malarkey/) - via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/hH8LkS
- [The "Steep, Soggy and a bit Chilly Double" Trail Races](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/11/the-steep-soggy-and-a-bit-chilly-double-trail-races/) - Well I think I can now officially call myself a trail runner having braved pretty rubbish weather to complete 2 races in the Lake District this weekend. The so-called "Dirty Double" turned out to be the "Steep, Soggy and a bit Chilly Double" but I can safely say that the Boyf and I had a great
- [Ironic that my first sight of mountain snow in 3 years may be while I am running not snowboarding!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/10/ironic-that-my-first-sight-of-mountain-snow-in-3-years-may-be-while-i-am-running-not-snowboarding/) - Bring on the Lakeland Trails Dirty Double!via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/h8xx19
- [Long slow run done!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/10/long-slow-run-done/) - via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/gUSiYj
- [Essential viewing](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/essential-viewing/) - While this post's title could be used for a post on Breaking Bad (I can't wait to escape work tonight and watch the final episode), it's actually a post about contact lenses. Not only have they made a massive difference to my snowboarding (being able to see lumps and bumps in the piste before I
- [Beaten by the hill](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/beaten-by-the-hill/) - After yesterday's successful run we decided to head back to Wimpole Estate parkrun to give my ankle a real test. It's mostly run on grass (you can avoid most of the paths if you choose) with great scenery and a good mix of cows, sheep & other wildlife. It also has an evil hill coming
- [Zombies, Run! S2:M7 #backfrominjury](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/zombies-run-s2m7-backfrominjury/) - After a quick run out in London I decided to get my gait analysed. I had it done a few years ago but as I am now actually running rather that going to the gym twice a year, and given my recent ankle injury I thought it was worthwhile getting it checked again. I had
- [Injury stops play](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/injury-stops-play/) - So it looks like I’m going to have to pull out of this weekend’s 10km race, the Teach First London run. Having got up at 5:00am this morning for my run it was disappointing that within 10 paces it was clear that my ankle is still not happy. It’s fine when walking, isn’t swollen and
- [The Voicemail podcast](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/the-voicemail-podcast/) - If you have any interest in mobile then please do check out the Voicemail podcast. Today's episode is hilarious, with updates on the Microsoft/Nokia deal and how Android perhaps should have used Google before announcing the Android KitKat (think Nestlé and babies). Anyway, they're now part of my weekly travel routine and form my Thursday
- [runcoach training, my key to progress](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/runcoach-training-my-key-to-progress/) - So I've been following my scheduled plan from runcoach since my last race in July. Three sessions a week, and apart from swapping some days around I've done all the mileage allocated and followed the pacing. Well, when I say followed the pacing, I've either run at allocated pace or faster, but where runs were
- [Zombies, Run! S2:S3 #basel #maintenance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/09/zombies-run-s2s3-basel-maintenance/) - Slight correction for traffic lights via my Garmin and my pace is 6:22/km Fingers crossed for a new PB in Saturday's 10km race. Supposed to be an easy 4-5km at 7:07 but pushed the pace a bit more via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fH8veM
- [Zombies, Run! S2:Ghosts #basel #trail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s2ghosts-basel-trail/) - I had a great run last night, I was scheduled for an 8-9km session and decided to try the route I had found down to the park at St. Jakob. Crossing the Rhein just past Solitude Park I then followed a small tributary all the way to St Jakob, round the park and back to
- [Zombies, Run! S2:M4 #basel #trail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s2m4-basel-trail/) - GPS watch called it at 8.2km, average pace slower due to emergency loo stop but a nice trail run by the rivervia Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fCwN3m
- [Zombies, Run! S2:R2 #notbasel #easy3k](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s2r2-notbasel-easy3k/) - An easyish session in preparation of tomorrow's parkrun at MKvia Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fAapFx
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M20 #basel #runcoachmaintenance hot, muggy, no walking! #adnrunningclub](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m20-basel-runcoachmaintenance-hot-muggy-no-walking-adnrunningclub/) - Pushed the tempo a bit today, want to be able to do speed in heat in case my next race is warm via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fux2Vd
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M2 #basel](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m2-basel/) - #runcoachmaintenance easyish 5km-ish nice and cool out this morning :) via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fyToSf
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M22 & S1:M23 #basel #trail #tempo](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m22-s1m23-basel-trail-tempo/) - Hard session in a new area, found some trails and had a good explore via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/fyzYDb
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M18 Wimpole Estate parkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m18-wimpole-estate-parkrun/) - Our first parkrun. We both really enjoyed it and I surprised myself by putting in my fastest time yet, even with the hill. It was nice running on grass for a change and I gave my trail shoes a good session and survived without blisters. First parkrun, a new PB and a very happy Kat
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M19 summary](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m19-summary/) - 7:16/km pace, hot, muggy but all running and no walking via Flickr http://flic.kr/p/ftGtVU
- [Zombies, Run! S1:M17 #basel](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/08/zombies-run-s1m17-basel/) - A really good session today, I was scheduled by runcoach for a 4-5km at 7:16/km pace but given the decrease in temperature and a light rainfall I decided to step it up a bit. Training at high temps obviously makes a difference as effort-wise it felt about the same as my recent runs. I'm not
- [Progress continues](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2013/07/progress-continues/) - Less than 5 days to go till race day, and things are continuing to go well on the training front. I got up early this morning and was out running round Basel at 5:30am. Today's runcoach session was down as a pace session, warm-up, drills, run for 20 mins at a comfortably hard pace and
- [How should you advise against killing a golden goose?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/11/how-should-you-advise-against-killing-a-golden-goose/) - I’m currently studying a module at the Open University, E233: Sport & Exercise Psychology (a case study approach) and as part of the unit I was studying yesterday I read an interesting paper on the dropout rate of adolescent athletes from sport (Fraser-Thomas, J., Cote, J., & Deakin, J. (2008). Examining Adolescent Sport Dropout and
- [Coconut Power](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/coconut-power/) - Well my coconut water from Vita Coco UK arrived on Friday and I'm now making sure I stay hydrated ready for the Wham Bam Thanks You Jam (the British Indoor Championships) in 2 weeks time. Thanks guys, it tastes awesome! I'm now powered by coconuts thanks to @vitacocouk, a photo by plasticsnow aka Kat on Flickr.
- [Hurrah for coconuts](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/09/hurrah-for-coconuts/) - Last week ended on a real high it has to be said. On arriving at SNO!zone MK for my Friday night session, I was stoked to see that I had won a months' supply of Vita Coco's amazing coconut water following my entry into their Twitter competition. As you should know by now I love
- [Upcoming Event: Park Strife & Airbag](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/07/upcoming-event-park-strife-airbag/) - If you fancy a bit of freestyle fun then get booked in to Park Strife on Friday 3rd August....5 hours of serious shreddage and if you pre-book then you get a free 45 minute session on the airbag too!  The last Park Strife was great fun and the kicker onto the airbag was perfect for practising
- [Event: Who's Afraid of the Park?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/07/event-whos-afraid-of-the-park/) - Come to SNO!zone MK this Friday for the latest in the Who's Afraid of the Park event series that launched last year....this event gives you the opportunity to get some coaching from the slope's qualified instructors as well as support and demos from the team of sponsored riders. That means you can ride with me,
- [Nature sounds](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/05/nature-sounds/) - We were out walking yesterday and I decided to test out the quality of my iPhone when used to record sound. I have a couple of activities based around sound on the OU film course I am doing this week and thought it would be a good chance to see if the iPhone is a
- [A quick video - me @SNOzoneMK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/04/a-quick-video-me-snozonemk/) - 1 run @SNOzoneMK, for anyone who's wondered what it is I get up to there a video by plasticsnow aka Kat on Flickr.I thought I'd share this with you all as I'm currently sitting in work dreaming of snowboarding.....less than 2 hours until I can escape and do some more shredding this evening!
- [Girls' Night @ Parkstrife](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/02/girls-night-parkstrife/) - This Friday's Parkstrife at SNO!zone Milton Keynes has a special girls' session in the Rookie Park from 7pm - 9pm, here's what SNO!zone has to say "'Girls Night' at Parkstrife! SNO!zone Milton Keynes have some fantastic female riders who kill the park every week! We are offering 20 new female riders the chance to book
- [Slowly beating the fear](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2012/02/slowly-beating-the-fear/) - I've long believed that a big part of my battle with "the Fear" has been down to a lack of time snowboarding, and it seems as though I am proving myself right. I rode 2 sessions again last week, 2 hours on Thursday and 4 on Friday and really felt like I was able to
- [Playing catch-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/playing-catch-up/) - As you can see I've been suffering brain-freeze. Last week was pretty hectic on the work & writing front and I really couldn't face writing more work related stuff over the weekend....so I took a few days off from NaNoWriMo-ing. Of course that means I'm now behind schedule and playing catch-up, on the bright side
- [17:14 job done!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/1714-job-done/) - Excellent, word count for the day done, leaving my evening free to get a module of my coaching course done! Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [17230 words in 9 days for NaNoWriMo](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/17230-words-in-9-days-for-nanowrimo/) - So there we have it, 17230 words and all is well. I've moved on to some detailed user guidance articles for the moment as I'm out of creative article ideas....on the plus side it means there'll be clear written guidance for recruitment teams to read to their managers over the phone when the managers can't
- [A good day on the word count front](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/a-good-day-on-the-word-count-front/) - Yay! Still ahead of schedule :) Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [10k barrier...beaten](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/past-the-10k-barrier/) - Well it's Sunday and despite a mammoth 2 hour afternoon nap I managed to beat the word count and am now over 10,000 words...stoked!
- [Still on track](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/still-on-track/) - OK so NaBloPoMo is off the table because I missed yesterday, but I figured that I'd rather not post just for the sake of it just to tick the boxes. I am however still on track with NaNoWriMo, I did under-write yesterday but because I'd been quite wordy for days 1-3 I was still officially
- [Day of Awesome](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/day-of-awesome/) - Today has been an all round good day, in fact the start of the awesome began last night when Loudmouthman managed to cleanse the nasty bugs that had snuck into my blog via Dreamhost and gave me back the power to get posting on here again. This means that I can get day 2 of
- [Nanoo, nanoo](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/11/nanoo-nanoo/) - No I haven't been watching Mork & Mindy, instead I've jumped in with both feet and signed up for NaNoWriMo. I'm not however a massively creative writer, English was certainly not my best subject at school and any creative projects had a much greater focus on presenting my rubbish story in a nicely type written,
- [Snails & a Sunset](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/08/snails-a-sunset-2/) - I just wanted to share these photos, no real reason other than I like them.
- [Snow, Shredding, Leeds & Yorkshire Tea](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/06/snow-shredding-leeds-yorkshire-tea-2/) - I missed out on shredding with my mate Will on Friday night, he gave me the feeble excuse that he was editing that night. Having now seen the edit I'll admit to being impressed. Check out wetfart2 - selling sledges to scallies....filmed in Leeds when it snowed this Winter. http://vimeo.com/25044568 wetfart2 - selling sledges to
- [There & back again](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/05/there-back-again-2/) - Yesterday I had a meeting in Plymouth, as you can imagine spending about 10 hours on a train can get a bit boring, even with internet and emails to be going with. So here are some shots I took over the course of the day, they're all taken on my iPhone4 and most were processed
- [Swan - photos from the weekend](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/swan-photos-from-the-weekend/) - See the full gallery on Posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Love this](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/love-this/) - Thanks to Paul Goddard for sharing this Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Wretch 32 feat. Example - Unorthodox Official Video (Out April 17th 2011)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/04/wretch-32-feat-example-unorthodox-official-video-out-april-17th-2011/) - This was shared with me by @artbizness on Facebook. Watch, listen and then go and pre-order it Check out this video on YouTube: Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Principled or Stupid via Dilbert.com](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/03/principled-or-stupid-via-dilbert-com/) - An interesting question from Scott Adams....take a look at his latest blog post and decide if having principles is the same as being stupid. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/ihdT/~3/JC9fLC-9Fyo/ Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Happiness Engineering via Dilbert.com](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/03/happiness-engineering-via-dilbert-com/) - A brilliant post, well worth reading. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/ihdT/~3/Efa_J6PUTvI/ Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [What I meant to write about Japan by Kev Frost](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/03/what-i-meant-to-write-about-japan-by-kev-frost/) - A very insightful post, take a look. http://atkevfrost.blogspot.com/2011/03/what-i-meant-to-write-about-japan.html Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Breakfast Boo](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/02/breakfast-boo/) - Listen! via AudioBoo Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Success!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/02/wii-workout-2124/) - Some step and another workout, work had been pretty hectic so I've skipped a few workouts...on the plus side I've still lost some weight. Yay me! See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Battle of the duvet](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/battle-of-the-duvet/) - 5:20am and my alarm goes off, it's dark, I'm warm and toasty and it's cold outside. Add to this the fact that I'm working from home and it all adds up to me not wanting to get up to go to the gym. Seemingly the other half feels the same way, saying he'll get up
- [Your Next Gym via Dilbert.com](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/your-next-gym-via-dilbert-com/) - This would be so awesome! Your Next Gym Dilbert.com Blog Imagine the gym of the future. It has rows of exercise devices, same as now, but the machines have sensors that can detect who is using them (maybe via RFID from your gym card) and how much poundage is being moved at any moment. For the
- [Back to EA Sports Active "more workouts" #easportsactive2fail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/back-to-ea-sports-active-more-workouts-easportsactive2fail/) - After 3 attempts at workout 3 of EA Sports Active 2 this morning I gave up and returned it to Tecos! Poor online functionality coupled with non-registering of my movements annoyed me so much I got a full refund and re-purchased the old version that I'd part-exchanged. It's a real shame as the concept was
- [Another workout complete & 2lbs lost](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/another-workout-complete-2lbs-lost/) - A week of exercise has meant a loss of 2lbs so far. Hopefully I'll manage to keep it up when I head back to work tomorrow. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Lunch-time workout complete](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/lunch-time-workout-complete/) - One of the advantages to working from home is that I can squeeze in a workout over lunch. I'm currently a workout behind on this 6 week challenge but will be back on course by the end of Thursday. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Workout 6/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/workout-624/) - 10 minutes of step to warm up and then workout number 6 (lower body & cardio). I'm now just 1 workout behind so I'll be back on course tomorrow. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Workout 7/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/workout-724/) - Well I'm back on track having used my rest days to catch up on the workouts I'd missed. Hopefully I'll manage to keep it this way, although as I'm working in London for the rest of the week it could all go wrong again. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email
- [12/24 half way reached!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/1224-half-way-reached/) - Well I'm half way through my 6 week workout...only 12 more sessions to go See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Workout 13/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/workout-1324/) - Well that's another workout done....I think I shall reward myself with a nap. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Workout 14/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/workout-1424/) - I bought a stronger powerband yesterday so it's taking a bit more effort to complete the muscle exercises. Well worth it though in the long run (well I hope it will be). See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Wii workout 15/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/wii-workout-1524/) - I'm still at it, normally I've given up by now so I'm quite impressed with myself. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Workout 16/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/workout-1624/) - Welcome to the weekend! See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Wii workouts 17 & 18/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/wii-workouts-17-1824/) - I forgot to upload yesterday, so here's 2 days worth of sessions. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Wii workout 19/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/02/wii-workout-1924/) - Only 5 workouts to go, today's supposed to be a rest day but after catching up on Wednesday's skipped 19 yesterday I'll be doing 20 today so I don't need to it Saturday. Instead I'm heading off to MK SNO!zone in the evening for Park Strife. Bring on the shred! See and download the full
- [Nike Plus, Gadgets for fitness - Part 2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/04/nike-plus-gadgets-for-fitness-part-2/) - One of the gadgets I'm using as part of my get back to fitness mission is the Nike + iPod Sport Kit, this plugs into your iPod Nano (which the boyf bought me for Christmas) and logs how far you run and for how long. When you've finished running you plug your iPod into iTunes
- [I WANT: Ultimate Food and Exercise App via Dilbert.com](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/09/i-want-ultimate-food-and-exercise-app-via-dilbert-com/) - I want this app.....someone build it pleaseUltimate Food and Exercise App Dilbert.com Blog Imagine you’re sitting down to eat, but before you take a bite, you whip out your smartphone, fire up a special app, and take a picture of your food. The app identifies the food types by appearance, then calculates the size of
- [Wii workouts 17 & 18/24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/wii-workouts-17-1824-2/) - I forgot to upload yesterday, so here's 2 days worth of sessions. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Free Graze box?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/free-graze-box/) - I know most of you have probably signed up with Graze already, but for those that haven't follow this link - http://www.graze.com/p/N2TV7JZ and sign up for a free box of snacky goodness. I can highly recommend it! Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Another workout complete & 2lbs lost](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/another-workout-complete-2lbs-lost-2/) - A week of exercise has meant a loss of 2lbs so far. Hopefully I'll manage to keep it up when I head back to work tomorrow. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from IAmKat's posterous
- [Back to EA Sports Active "more workouts" #easportsactive2fail](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2011/01/back-to-ea-sports-active-more-workouts-easportsactive2fail-2/) - After 3 attempts at workout 3 of EA Sports Active 2 this morning I gave up and returned it to Tecos! Poor online functionality coupled with non-registering of my movements annoyed me so much I got a full refund and re-purchased the old version that I'd part-exchanged. It's a real shame as the concept was
- [Let the revolution commence](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/07/let-the-revolution-commence/) - How many times have you been in a restaurant having a meal and been moaning about it to your fellow diners yet when asked by the waiter if everything is OK said yes? And how many times have you been to a snowboarding competition and had an issue with the setup, the judging, the cost
- [Am I a runner yet?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/08/am-i-a-runner-yet/) - I'm not sure if I can officially be termed as a "runner" yet. I've certainly been running, but in my head I think that to actually call myself a runner then I should actually be enjoying it. I finally got round to quitting the gym earlier this year when my membership came up for renewal.Â
- [Press release: Live Scoring at Burton NZ Open](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/08/press-release-live-scoring-at-burton-nz-open/) - This is a change that I would definitely welcome in the UK snowboarding competition scene. I've always wondered why it takes so long after a competition has ended to tally up the scores and work out the finalists, if you're using a clear marking scheme then surely it should just be a simple rearrangement of
- [Shred Punk Pt 2](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2010/05/shred-punk-pt-2/) - Here's the 2nd video podcast from [shred]punk! Enjoy my slams in the second half ....it just goes to show that me, riding switch & permasnow just don't mix!
- [Oh bother](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/11/oh-bother/) - Well that intention didn't last long did it? I'm starting this post on my iPod Touch while I travel 18 stops westbound on the District line from Upton Park to Victoria, skipping from one meeting with an NHS trust to another. It's this skipping that's kept me from following through with my bright idea to
- [Twitter Lists](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/11/twitter-lists/) - Twitter lists are slowly appearing across Twitter and I have to admit to being quite pleased. What these allow you to do is add people to a list of your choosing (and in fact as many lists as you like) and it's been something I've been after for quite some time. Admittedly you've been able
- [A post a day...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/11/a-post-a-day/) - ...hopefully keeps my readers interested. I have no story ideas or a desire to be a novelist so I won't be joining a lot of my friends in partaking in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), I don't have the dedication to keep anything like that up for a week, let alone a month. I will
- [Liberty interview movie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/liberty-interview-movie/) - While I was out in Liberty at the slope opening I was grabbed to do an interview by the University's video team (Hi, Hannah & Ena). Here's the result!
- [Liberty Trip Video by Jamie Nicholls](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/09/liberty-trip-video-by-jamie-nicholls/) - Jamie Nicholls has edited together a video of our trip to the Snowflex slope at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. As you can see it's a brilliant slope and you can go massive off the kickers and in the quarter pipe. Trip to the opening of LU Snowflex Mountain from Jamie Nicholls on Vimeo. Here
- [Humanity Plastictastic 150 Top](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/08/humanity-plastictastic-150-top/) - Humanity Plastictastic 150 Top, originally uploaded by plasticsnow aka Kat. My awesome new snowboard from @humanitysnow
- [Dark clouds](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/07/dark-clouds/) - Dark clouds, originally uploaded by plasticsnow aka Kat. I was on the train home from work today when I spotted dark clouds hovering over Chelmsford, pulling out my shiny new Nokia N86 I captured the moment. I admit I was initially a bit disappointed that it blurred but on reflection and viewing it full size
- [Ducklings](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/05/ducklings/) - Ducklings, originally uploaded by plasticsnow aka Kat. We have ducklings on the village pond, I couldn't get too close otherwise I'd have been attacked by our "friendly" neighbourhood goose who is self appointed protector of the pond and all it's residents. It looks like there's 2 or 3 broods of ducklings (about 14 in all)
- [Dementor, dementor...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/dementor-dementor/) - Yes, I admit it, I'm a bit of a Harry Potter fan as a quick glance at my recently played tunes on Last.fm will demonstrate. So it made me laugh at work today when I mentioned (& Tweeted) .... that that I was feeling somewhat drained, and my colleague piped up that that he felt
- [Back in Laax](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/back-in-laax/) - So here I am back in Laax, Switzerland for the 4th year and my 4th British Championships. My first trip out was in 2005 and it was proably the scariest experience I've ever had. Each year it's got a bit easier but I fully admit that the competiton park out here has always felt a
- [Jedi Legs or Jelly Legs](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/jedi-legs-or-jelly-legs/) - Today I turned 34, and it appears as though the wishes of everyone on Facebook & Twitter have come true and I have suffered another powder day here in Laax (it's obvious not enough people read this blog!) On the bright-side though my kicker lesson this morning wasn't cancelled, on the downside though the park
- [Self affirmation...I can do it!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/self-affirmationi-can-do-it/) - I'm exhausted, totally mentally and physically drained today. The sun had come out by the time we'd reached the park at around 9:20 this morning and I managed to get a few warm up runs on the triple line of kickers before my lesson kicked off. It was much nicer being able to see where
- [Where'd my sun go?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/whered-my-sun-go/) - So today was suposed to be sunny, all day was suposed to be clear until 4pm and then snow overnight and tomorrow, well everyone got that wrong, including the local weather. We headed up at 9 so that I could warm up before my lesson and it was cold, wet, windy and dumping once again....gutted!
- [Victorious in Masters Boardercross](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/victorious-in-masters-boardercross/) - It's been a mixed day for weather with heavy cloud hanging over the Boardercross course but it was well worth me heading up the mountain, although when I did my first run through the course. The first run through you get of the course is just side slipping through to check where each of the
- [Medal Free Wednesday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/medal-free-wednesday/) - No medal for me today unfortunately, but the weather was good and I was happy with my half pipe runs. I'd out a couple of runs in on the half pipe yesterday but hadn't really done anything spectacular (let's face it, when you only ride pipe once a year it's hard to be spectacularly anything
- [Exciting Times](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/372/) - Work's pretty hectic at the moment, I've been working as a consultant for NHS Employers since November and over the last couple of months we've had a couple of pretty big milestones in our team. Firstly the concept that we've been working on was signed off by the Directors and the Trustees, and secondly, we
- [Welcome Sputnik....you rock!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/welcomesputnik-you-rock/) - Just a quick post to say a huge thank you to Anna at Sputnik snowboard shop in Marlow for being my second sponsor. I regularly shop at Sputnik, in fact it's where I buy most of my kit from so it's great to be officially associated with them....All I need to do now is decide
- [Release the Stress](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/04/release-the-stress/) - It's Monday and as usual I'm on the train to work ready for a pretty hectic week. Last week we published a Request For Information as part of the procurement process we're going through to find a strategic partner as part of the project I'm working on. So in addition to sending out RFI packs
- [Where'd my sun go?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/03/whered-my-sun-go-2/) - So today was suposed to be sunny, all day was suposed to be clear until 4pm and then snow overnight and tomorrow, well everyone got that wrong, including the local weather. We headed up at 9 so that I could warm up before my lesson and it was cold, wet, windy and dumping once again....gutted!
- [Why can't I have this on my doorstep?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/why-cant-i-have-this-on-my-doorstep/) - Right at this very moment I am sad and annoyed, and disappointed and frustrated...why? Well I've just read this article (Air time: The brand new ski camp where 'progression is inevitable') which just dropped into my email inbox as part of my addiction to Google Alerts on "Snowflex". In essence there's a a Summer Camp
- [Why can't I have this on my doorstep?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2009/01/why-cant-i-have-this-on-my-doorstep-2/) - Right at this very moment I am sad and annoyed, and disappointed and frustrated...why? Well I've just read this article (Air time: The brand new ski camp where 'progression is inevitable') which just dropped into my email inbox as part of my addiction to Google Alerts on "Snowflex". In essence there's a a Summer Camp
- [Wii Fat](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/wii-fat/) - Now I'm not working away anymore I'm attempting to use my Wii Fit a bit more, if only to stop it stropping the next time I leave it for 200 days! Even if I don;t get round to doing much apart from some yoga and strength work it'll be a helpful way to monitor whether
- [Hello world!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/12/hello-world/) - Welcome to Wordpress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!
- [So much to blog about....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/11/so-much-to-blog-about/) - ...the new job, being able so sleep in my own bed at night, Tuttle and #amp08. First I need to do some work though, so I'll try and get an update post up this weekend.
- [A new job, and a new Novotel....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/11/a-new-job-and-a-new-novotel/) - ..today I start my new job, after 2 years of living in hotels, first in Belfast and then 14 months in the Southampton Novotel I have moved on and taken a job that is based in London and requires a lot less travel and overnight stays. So it's ironic really that on my first day
- [One year on...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/10/one-year-on/) - A year ago I wrote this blog post about the 2007 Westbeach Snowflex Series Final and in it I said "There are 3 sizes of kicker at NLM, small ( a mere roller/bump in the slope), medium (apx 5ft high) and then way too big for me to hit (2.5m high)."Well this weekend was the
- [Just watched this & really want to go riding!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/10/just-watched-this-really-want-to-go-riding/) - So I was catching up on Jamie Nicholls blog and followed the link to the AKA Snow Skate movie that he's starring in. It's really made me want to go shredding, unfortunately there's no chance of that until I hit Noeux Les Mines for next week's Westbeach Snowflex Series Final.In the meantime check out the
- [Righteous Kill Ad at Stockwell](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/09/righteous-kill-ad-at-stockwell/) - Righteous Kill Ad at StockwellOriginally uploaded by Annie Mole I was flicking through my contact's streams on Flickr and spotted this shot sent to Annie Mole (the Queen of Underground Bloggers - click here for her blog on this).....all I can say is oooops, maybe not the best location for this poster!
- [How true!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/how-true/) - IMG00345.jpgOriginally uploaded by Mistress Matisse This is probably something I should remind myself of from time to time....sometimes I really should keep my mouth shut rather than blagging knowledge!
- [Snowboarding playlist](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/snowboarding-playlist/) - Snowboarding playlistOriginally uploaded by plasticsnow aka Kat I like to listen to music when I snowboard, it helps to relax me and to spur me on. I find that the music that's playing can really affect the way I ride, if I don't like ith then I ride really badly, if it's good I try
- [Stephen Fry Uses Spinvox!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/stephen-fry-uses-spinvox/) - So you remember I said in the last blog post that Spinvox also have a voicemail to text service that I'd yet to try? Well it appears that Stephen Fry uses it! (Thanks to James Whatley for Jaikuing this) So it seems that I am in good company using Spinvox, you can read all about
- [Not a good start....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/not-a-good-start/) - Ride on gas pipeSo we headed up to MK SNO!zone on Friday night, mostly because the slope plan showed a kicker on it, and seeing as how I have a Big Air competition in Glasgow on Saturday and need the practice we thought it'd be worth the trip up there.As you can see from this
- [MK Ahoy!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/08/mk-ahoy/) - We decided earlier this week that we wouldn't go to MK this Friday. We've got a busy weekend next week what with a stop at Cas/Halifax and then the Westbeach events in Glasgow but it's been a hectic week at work for us both and the slope plan's looking good.....so we're going to head up
- [Two in a row!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/two-in-a-row/) - Yes MK SNO!zone has been pretty much spot on two, yes TWO sessions in a row! Although there're still too many gas pipes for my liking, they had another excellent kicker which I managed to session for a good 2 hours before my legs couldn't take it anymore.Even more impressive was the fact the the
- [Back-story](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/back-story/) - If you're interested in the back-story to the post below then check out this interview that Documentally does with Kosso of Phreadz
- [Interesting discussion...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/06/interesting-discussion/) - ....so there's a bit of a "conversation" going on at the moment, Seesmic has an embeddable video player which if I've embedded it right will thread the entire conversation not just my post.The question is do I have the right to embed it here. or in other conversational locations or should it only stay in
- [This is why I always wear a helmet when I ride!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/05/this-is-why-i-always-wear-a-helmet-when-i-ride/) - Brian Clark found out the hard way that it's better to wear a helmet when you're snowboarding, than not.His blog post explains why he's very lucky to be alive!
- [Tech (& fitness) related excitement!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/04/tech-fitness-related-excitement/) - I'm more than slightly excited because the Wii Fit and Wii Balance Board that I pre-ordered back in February is in the post and on it's way to me. Â I've got my fingers firmly crossed that it arrives on Friday when I'll be working at home and able to take delivery of it....and of course
- [Back on a health-kick](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/04/back-on-a-health-kick/) - Working away plays havoc with your health, especially if you're lazy like me! I'm currently working away 3 days a week which means 2 overnight hotel stays but I'm determined to start using both the hotel gym and the gym I'm paying for at home. Â Why? Well I want to improve my snowboarding, and it's
- [You know you've been working away too long....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/03/you-know-youve-been-working-away-too-long/) - .....when you get excited that the menu in your regular hotel has changed!I have to say that even though I've been staying in this hotel since mid-August last year for at least 2 nights a week I've been very impressed with their menu. It last changed in about October/November time and is extremely varied, not
- [You know you've been working away too long....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/03/you-know-youve-been-working-away-too-long-2/) - .....when you get excited that the menu in your regular hotel has changed!I have to say that even though I've been staying in this hotel since mid-August last year for at least 2 nights a week I've been very impressed with their menu. It last changed in about October/November time and is extremely varied, not
- [Thank goodness for new kit!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/02/thank-goodness-for-new-kit/) - Goggle cleaningOriginally uploaded by plasticsnowBoy am I glad we went shopping yesterday! Thanks to the helpful staff at Bazoom in Val Claret I was definitely visible in today's poor conditions!As you can see the light was rather flat, and it was pretty sleety so even if you managed to clean you goggles at the top
- [View Across Le Lac](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/01/view-across-le-lac/) - View Across Le Lac Originally uploaded by plasticsnowIt was a flat light day today so we finished early and took a walk down to Le Lac. It's starting to snow a bit as well, not sure how much is going to fall tonight but we may be lucky to get a touch of powder and
- [Val Claret Park](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/01/val-claret-park/) - Val Claret ParkOriginally uploaded by plasticsnowAs it was another bluebird day today we spent the morning in the Val Claret park. If you've been looking for the park on the Tignes.net website ignore the park-cam they have there, it's not pointing to the right place!The Val Claret park can now be reached by heading up
- [Val Claret](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/01/val-claret/) - Val ClaretOriginally uploaded by plasticsnowAs you can see it was bluebird today! Lovely weather, good visibility and lots of fun!My muscles hate me though, they're still in shock at all the exercise I'm giving them, hopefully they'll get over it before the end of the week.
- [Two years is too long](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/01/two-years-is-too-long/) - Well we made it to Tignes yesterday morning after travelling on the Eurostar overnight. The train was delayed in arrival by about 2 hours but we still managed to be on the piste riding before lunch. Of course Saturday was a glorious day, bright sunshine and quite warm. So typically we were riding in our
- [Welcome to 2008](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2008/01/welcome-to-2008/) - FireOriginally uploaded by plasticsnowYou can also see a live action version of the fire here on VimeoWell it's here, 2008, and I have my fingers crossed that I get to see more snow than I did in 2007. I don't really get caught up in making "resolutions" for New Year because I tend to make
- [Chicken korma-tastic!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/chicken-korma-tastic/) - So today I tried cooking chicken korma from scratch for the first time. It actually came out pretty well, although the recipe does need a bit of tweaking, no doubt it'll be an ongoing process for a while until I get it just right. So for those of you who have an interest in food
- [New Camera](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/new-camera/) - Winter pondOriginally uploaded by plasticsnowI've been pondering getting a camera for a while, just something small that I can carry with me to get snap shots. So today I bought a Nikon Coolpix S200 (in shiny red!). Small enough to fit in my bag or pocket but clever enough to take some good shots....assuming I
- [Berry Hunter](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/berry-hunter/) - Berry Hunter Originally uploaded by RivertayJ found this while browsing Flickr. I love watching squirrels, there's something about they move that grabs my attention.While walking back from buying fresh local free range eggs this morning we came across a family of 6 or so squirrels playing in the trees and running around chasing each other.
- [Shaun White to appear in court](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/shaun-white-to-appear-in-court/) - Well it looks like the "Flying Tomato" has been a naughty boy according to the Denver Channel. I wonder what his sponsor's will say! Will this be a case of boys will be boys or could this mark a downturn in his popularity.Maybe it'll be the launch of Gangsta Shaun and he'll team up with
- [I feel a storm brewing!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/i-feel-a-storm-brewing/) - So Loic Le Meur tweeted this video "Girls of LeWeb3" with this comment "Girls of LeWeb3 video very cool " and it's attracted a flurry of negativity in the comments.So the question is, is it good or bad?To me it looks like this is one of those “Catch 22″ situations. It’s always possible that a
- [While the Kat's away.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/while-the-kats-away/) - ....the boyf will play!So here I am working my way through the evening in my hotel room, trying to make some headway on my current project and he's out snowboarding!Yes it's that time of year when we all love to ride dry slope. The frost in the air and the cool temperatures mean that moisture
- [While the Kat's away.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/12/while-the-kats-away-2/) - ....the boyf will play!So here I am working my way through the evening in my hotel room, trying to make some headway on my current project and he's out snowboarding!Yes it's that time of year when we all love to ride dry slope. The frost in the air and the cool temperatures mean that moisture
- [Where does the time go?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/09/where-does-the-time-go/) - Well it's been a manic month since I last posted, so much has gone on and so many plans have fallen on the way side! I've been working on a new project down in Southampton, which is a 3 hour (each way) commute from where I live, so I've been sampling various Southampton hotels 2
- [Changes are afoot](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/08/changes-are-afoot/) - Well I'm in a transitional situation at the moment at work, having survived the role of project manager for the annual pay review (involving a lot of people rather than project management and rather too closely involved in the production of 22,000 mail merged letters), had a week off to recover and baby sat another
- [It's nearly over....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/07/its-nearly-over/) - For the last few months I have been project managing the annual pay review for our client, today I finished the majority of the 20,000 letters and will soon be able to return to my proper day job as a Business Analyst rather than a operational HR dogsbody. It seems fitting that this is the
- [It's nearly over....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/07/its-nearly-over-2/) - For the last few months I have been project managing the annual pay review for our client, today I finished the majority of the 20,000 letters and will soon be able to return to my proper day job as a Business Analyst rather than a operational HR dogsbody. It seems fitting that this is the
- [I want to be an incident controller](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/07/i-want-to-be-an-incident-controller/) - Well, we're 93% of the way through doing 19,000 pay review letters and I'm resisting the urge to see what happens if I press the yellow button on the wall of the office!I mean seriously, don't they realisse that putting "DO NOT TOUCH! Only to be operated by Incident Control Managers" on something is bound
- [Gadgets for fitness....Part 1](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/03/gadgets-for-fitnesspart-1/) - .....those of you that know me will know that shiny gadgets easily get my attention, so it's no surprise that my latest mission to get fit has led me to purchase a few new things to help get me started and keep me on track!Having been generally rubbish at keeping fit since July last year
- [Can I go home soon?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/03/can-i-go-home-soon/) - Those of you who work away a lot will understand what I'm getting at when I ask "Can I go home soon?". It's not that working away and staying in hotels is really horrible, it's just that it's not home, you can't eat what you want, do what you want and do things when you
- [It's my birthday!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/03/its-my-birthday/) - Well today I turned 32 and thought that it was about time that I started blogging again. I know I haven't posted anything nearly nine months but I think I needed a bit of a break from the world. Work has been insanely busy, I've moved from my HR Team Leader role into that of
- [It's my birthday!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2007/03/its-my-birthday-2/) - Well today I turned 32 and thought that it was about time that I started blogging again. I know I haven't posted anything nearly nine months but I think I needed a bit of a break from the world. Work has been insanely busy, I've moved from my HR Team Leader role into that of
- [Work hard, play hard!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/work-hard-play-hard/) - This is what I'm aiming to do more of at the moment. The working hard isn't proving to be too much of an issue to be honest with you. I'm currently managing 25 staff and believe me are they keeping me busy, it's a good feeling though. Although I always seem to have a queue
- [I am the music man.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/i-am-the-music-man/) - Is there anyone else out there like me who just doesn't “get” music. Whether it's because my parents tried to get me to learn to play instruments or that I only really listened to instrumental music to find pieces suitable for gymnastic routines I don't know but I've never been someone for whom music has
- [What's happened to Big Brother?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/whats-happened-to-big-brother/) - Is it just me that can't get into Big Brother this year? I've seen on bits of it, and I've been reading the news articles on www.digitalspy.co.uk but I've barely watched any of the TV shows, I've not even been tuning in for the evictions.For some reason this year the addiction hasn't kicked in and
- [What's happened to Big Brother?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/whats-happened-to-big-brother-2/) - Is it just me that can't get into Big Brother this year? I've seen on bits of it, and I've been reading the news articles on www.digitalspy.co.uk but I've barely watched any of the TV shows, I've not even been tuning in for the evictions.For some reason this year the addiction hasn't kicked in and
- [Why?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/why/) - You may wonder why there is such a flurry of posts from me in such a short time, well the reason is I wrote a batch of posts on a train to Manchester. Now my laptop has a new battery and is mobile again I thought I'd take the opportunity to get back into the
- [Phoenix from the flames](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/06/phoenix-from-the-flames/) - It's been a while and I've made a few false starts around getting back into blogging but it's just not been happening. I've missed it quite a bit but mentally I've been in a place where I didn't really trust myself to blog. I've been in such a dark place that I knew if I
- [Finally resizing is easy....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/05/finally-resizing-is-easy/) - ...thanks to Dunx I can now resize my boarding pics in an instant! Having been manually resizing pics using PhotoShop by the hundred I've discovered that PaintShopPro allows you to do this as a batch process. You have no idea how much easier my life has just become.So pics from Halifax's Cock of the North
- [Yes I am a complete child!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/05/yes-i-am-a-complete-child/) - Check out my cute pet!adopt your own virtual pet!
- [Apologies to all Arsenal fans...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/05/apologies-to-all-arsenal-fans/) - ....apparently it's my fault that Barcelona scored. I switched off my laptop to watch the last few mins of the game and it seems this is against some un-written rule. So if they lose I can only apologise and promise to keep my laptop on in future
- [2 months off but I'm back now!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/05/2-months-off-but-im-back-now/) - Sorry I haven't been around recently, things have been pretty difficult and I haven't felt much like writing. I also don’t think the people involved would have appreciated our issues being out in cyber space for all to read.I plan on getting back into the swing of things now though and will be updating you
- [2 months off but I'm back now!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/05/2-months-off-but-im-back-now-2/) - Sorry I haven't been around recently, things have been pretty difficult and I haven't felt much like writing. I also don’t think the people involved would have appreciated our issues being out in cyber space for all to read.I plan on getting back into the swing of things now though and will be updating you
- [Sorry..](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/03/sorry/) - ..I know it's been a while since I posted but I've been struggling with patchy wireless connections and a lack of anything really to post. I'm still in Mammoth for a couple of days but normal service should resume next week when I'm back at work.....if nothing else there'll be plenty of moaning/positive feedback regarding
- [Best Bloody Day!!!!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/03/best-bloody-day/) - Ben, Steve, Joe and myself woke up to blue bird skies so decided to leave pretty early. We were out the house by 9.30 so we were well up for a full day.When we got up to the park (as we decided as the last good weather day predicted we would ride the park) we
- [When tricks go bad!!!!!!!!!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/when-tricks-go-bad/) - Dont worry,it's not any of our gang,but just a warning to be very careful out there!!.This is not very nice,and we hope the boarder recovered after this nasty slam.Ps, I was told to stick this on here!!!!!Im not a sick person......honest!!!!!!click on the link to view the vid,http://www.break.com/index/snowboardhead19.html
- [Hole in the wall](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/hole-in-the-wall/) - After a few laps in the south park I met up with Vicci (Miller) and she offered me to go powder riding. I didn't think there would be any left but Vicci has been living here for 5 years so I thought she might know some stashes so I agreed.After asking Ben and Steve if
- [Fun day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/fun-day/) - Well yesterday Stu, Lee and myself went out for a shred in the pow. Steve would've been joining us but we met up with a guy called Ed from www.snowboard-revolution.com and Steve decided to go riding the pow with him. Pretty cool as Ed managed to convert Steve and now he loves the pow! Good
- [Some light hearted relief](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/some-light-hearted-relief/) - As an antidote to those of you depressed about moving to Belfast check out this little vid. It made me chuckle anyway
- [Can someone please build a snowdome in Belfast sharpish!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/can-someone-please-build-a-snowdome-in-belfast-sharpish/) - Well after over a year of talk, meetings, briefings and other stuff it's finally been announced who's won the contract to provide HR, recruitment and other services to the BBC.....yes, as from 1st April I'll be owned by Capita (and not the cool snowboard company Capita), and joy of joys they're planning on sending us
- [31 Today](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/31-today/) - Happy Birthday to me,Happy Birthday to me,Happy Birthday to me,Happy Birthday to meeeeeeee!!!!!!!
- [Happy Birthday Lee!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/happy-birthday-lee/) - That's it really.....except he's stoked that he's got snow on his birthday! Yay!
- [Eddie's dead!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/eddies-dead/) - Following a run in with the knuckle of a kicker in South Park on Monday I'm sad to say the Eddie's dead.......in other news, Radders has a nicely bruised hip.Poor Eddie...check the crack below the Mammoth stickerNice ass Radders.....ouch!
- [Eddie's dead!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/eddies-dead-2/) - Following a run in with the knuckle of a kicker in South Park on Monday I'm sad to say the Eddie's dead.......in other news, Radders has a nicely bruised hip.Poor Eddie...check the crack below the Mammoth stickerNice ass Radders.....ouch!
- [It's trying!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/its-trying/) - Well I woke up this morning hoping for a nice fresh layer of snow, as yet the storm hasn't hit here properly so there wasn't anything new on the pathways but the mountain that I can usually see from our back decking has disappeared into the cloud and there are a few flurries of snow
- [It's trying!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/its-trying-2/) - Well I woke up this morning hoping for a nice fresh layer of snow, as yet the storm hasn't hit here properly so there wasn't anything new on the pathways but the mountain that I can usually see from our back decking has disappeared into the cloud and there are a few flurries of snow
- [Fingers crossed for some snow...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/fingers-crossed-for-some-snow/) - ....it looks like there's a storm brewing, and boy do we need it. When we arrived in Mammoth the base was 12-14 foot and now it's down to 8-10 foot...OK so it's more than most of Europe has at the moment but it'd still be good to have the snow replenished a bit. It was
- [Popping on to rails...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/popping-on-to-rails/) - ...and this video is why I'll be making sure I pop onto any rails I hit today!Thanks to Lesley for sharing this with me this morning :o)
- [C-box pics](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/c-box-pics/) - OK then, here are some pics of the guys on the c-box featured in the vid...enjoy!It's a new day tomorrow, and we'll see what gets hit when we get up the hill.Stay tuned!!The HitchmeisterThe BezzatronStuSteveLeeJoe
- [and then we fell a bit...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/and-then-we-fell-a-bit/) - ......after the pyramid box we moved to the C-box, and here's what happened!
- [My daily commute](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/my-daily-commute/) - Normally my daily commute takes about 70 minutes and consists of sitting on the floor of a train for 35 minutes then being squashed on a tube for another 30 or so.....and for this I pay over £3000 per year. Right now though my commute is 20 minutes on a free bus to the mountain,
- [Wall Ride pics](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/wall-ride-pics/) - Here's a few pics from yesterday, hopefully have some more for you after today.BenSteveJoeBezzaKat
- [Is it fun??](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/is-it-fun/) - Yeah I think it's great times!
- [Wall Ride](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/wall-ride/) - In addition to the catalogue poses I got yesterday, I also got some shots on the wall ride on Forest Trail...there would have been some video as well but Kat really shouldn't be allowed to use any cameras or videos that aren't point and shoot....anything requiring knob twiddling or adjustment just goes wrong in her
- [Littlewoods Catalogue Photo Shoot](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/littlewoods-catalogue-photo-shoot/) - Today I have mostly been shooting for the next Littlewoods catalogue....
- [So far....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/so-far/) - Monday was a good day, it was a bit weird trying to find my legs, it's been two years since I rode a mountain. Good to be back!It's been fun chasing the rest of the guys through the park, the most fun so far has been the Forest Trial with a run of 3 kickers,
- [Oh My God!!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/oh-my-god/) - It`s just gone 08:30 in the A.M and everybody (except the Hitchmeister) is up and about.... This is truly a landmark event! Early in the park today.Yah, it's great times.
- [Arse!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/arse/) - Well, it`s just typical. After having a blinding first day hitting the eight in-line kicker trail, the second day proved to be quite different. As Kat has said, the in-line kicker trail grew overnight, with some of the kickers developing rather nasty knuckles. Anyway, long story short kinda thing, I landed awkwardly on one of
- [Flailing monkey](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/flailing-monkey/) - Yesterday and today I have mostly been hitting kickers like a flailing monkey.....I've posted more about this on my blog so click here to read about my day today in more detail. Hopefully some of the others will post on here shortly once they have a net signal.
- [Playing in the back yard](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/playing-in-the-back-yard/) - I've just snapped these pics of Joe playing in our back yard, J's taking some video as well so hopefully we'll have some footage for you laterBuilding the rock jibJoe jibbingOne footed jibbing
- [Flying high](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/flying-high/) - Well we made it, it was a long day with about 13 hours in the air over 2 flights, followed by a 3.5 hour drive from Reno to Mammoth (via Subway) and we're just settling in.J was pretty nervous of flying, it was the first flight he'd made in nearly 10 years and he really
- [Starbucks and pictures](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/starbucks-and-pictures/) - Well it's the first day here and so far we've found Starbucks, Vons (the local supermarket) and we're taking it easy and settling in. The condo is amazing, certainly more than exceeding French rabbit hutch proportions!So here are a few pictures to whet your appetite .....Our living area...check out the leather sofas! The view from
- [Woohoo, we're here!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/woohoo-were-here/) - We made it, after being up for more than 24 hours we are here. More once everyone is up, unpacked and moving. Still the journey was fairly good with only a small amount of turbulence coming into Reno airport. Oh and we had Subway on the drive down, if you can picture the chaos that
- [Woohoo, we're here!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/woohoo-were-here-2/) - We made it, after being up for more than 24 hours we are here. More once everyone is up, unpacked and moving. Still the journey was fairly good with only a small amount of turbulence coming into Reno airport. Oh and we had Subway on the drive down, if you can picture the chaos that
- [Sitting in departures](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/sitting-in-departures/) - Well we're all present and correct, everyone made it tothe airport on time and have cleared check in andcustoms. We're boarding shortly so the next time wepost well be in the states! Try not to miss up toomuch!
- [No work for 4 weeks!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/no-work-for-4-weeks/) - That's it, I'm now out of the office and officially on leave....for 4 weeks I'll be busy snowboarding, having fun and hopefully improving my riding. I certainly won't be worrying about things like SLAs, out sourcing or anything HR related.
- [No Margin For Error](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/no-margin-for-error/) - The BBC have a brief video here about the making of the new Winter Olympics trail "No Margin for Error"....... apparently one of the snowboarders that was filmed for the trail crashed into the camera and knocked the housing off it, so if anyone knows who that was leave a comment here!
- [Credit where it's due](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/credit-where-its-due/) - Just wanted to say of you're looking for new snowboarding gear and don't mind last seasons stuff then take a look at www.bargainboards.co.uk In the past 6 months we've purchased 2 boards from them at discounted prices and have received exceptional service with next day delivery on both occasions
- [Credit where it's due](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/02/credit-where-its-due-2/) - Just wanted to say of you're looking for new snowboarding gear and don't mind last seasons stuff then take a look at www.bargainboards.co.uk In the past 6 months we've purchased 2 boards from them at discounted prices and have received exceptional service with next day delivery on both occasions
- [Trip blog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/trip-blog/) - I've set up a seperate blog for the Mammoth trip so that everyone going can add their own posts and we can provide a running (as often as we have net access) commentary to the trip. I'll be keeping this site updated as well but if you want news of the others then it'll be
- [The Final Countdown...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/the-final-countdown/) - ....cue dodgy 80's tune running through your mindWell it's less than a week so here you go, the final countdown to departure
- [Welcome!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/welcome/) - I've been wanting to go to Mammoth pretty much since I started freestyle riding and this year it's going to happen. Back in May 2005 a bunch of us bought cheap season tickets and started planning for the trip, more joined us and on Saturday 4th of February our group of 8 will be leaving
- [Charity Fundraising Party](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/charity-fundraising-party/) - A colleague is organising a party with the profits going to Children in Need, details as below, go along if you can, I'm sure it'll be a good night!Contact annas.mohammed.ali@bbc.co.uk for more details
- [How Motorways Work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/how-motorways-work/) - How Motorways Work is a lovely site put together by Dave Burton.....this little paragraph taken from the base of the site will give you some insight into what it's all about!try the highway code, it's a cracking read: "Rule 238: You should drive in the left-hand lane if the road ahead is clear. Return to
- [Less than a week....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/less-than-a-week/) - Well I've got one bag packed, J's got a new board on the way and everything is taking shape for Saturday's trip to Mammoth....it's the final tweaky bits that are taking up my time at the moment, getting insurance, changing money, washing clothes and making sure my new team at work know what they should
- [New job....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/new-job/) - ...well I've now been back in HR for 2 weeks and am loving it, it's great being in charge of so many people and the work is much more varied and pressurised than my last role. Even though it's busy I've joined the gym and have actually been using it in my lunch hour....who knows
- [It appears to be snowing a touch in Mammoth!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2006/01/it-appears-to-be-snowing-a-touch-in-mammoth/) - Well it appears that that may well be a slight understatement, in the last 24 hours it has snowed 55 inches, giving a storm total so far of 88 inches! That's a total of 21 inches over the top of my head and doesn't include the base they already had of about 7 foot.Roll on
- [Exercise](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/exercise/) - Well I've bitten the bullet and arranged to sign up at the gym tomorrow. What with 5 weeks of snowboarding booked up and the boyf threatening to make me run in the evenings I decided that £16.50 a month is a small price to pay for fitness and warmth. I do not do running, especially
- [UK awakes to a blanket of snow......](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/12/uk-awakes-to-a-blanket-of-snow/) - ...some blanket! We had about 1cm and it's melted.
- [Walking the Streets: 10 reasons to love and hate Christmas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/walking-the-streets-10-reasons-to-love-and-hate-christmas/) - Well this post just about sums up my feelings about Christmas!
- [Yay!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/yay/) - Well I got my promotion so thanks to Ruth, Leah and everyone else for all the positive thoughts....I start in a months time and will be going beck to my roots in the HR Team as HR Services Team Leader...I'll be managing 20 staff rather than 5 so it's going to be a challenge but
- [The most common cause of premature death in penguins...](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/the-most-common-cause-of-premature-death-in-penguins/) - ....
- [Keep the happy thoughts coming....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/keep-the-happy-thoughts-coming/) - ....many thanks to Ruth for leaving public happy thoughts and to those of you who've been thinking them in secret. They've worked so far and I have my promotion interview tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:15pm, so please keep them coming and in return I'll keep thinking the happy thoughts of your choice (which I would imagine
- [Ugly dog put down](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/ugly-dog-put-down/) - Back in July I told you about Sam the Ugliest Dog in the world, it seems that Sam developed heart problems and in order that he didn't suffer his family put him down. Here's to hoping that Sam's memory lives on.
- [2 days and over 600 miles!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/2-days-and-over-600-miles/) - Yes I left my house at 5:30am Wednesday and returned at 9pm Thursday having driven over 600 miles and covered a route from Essex and back again via Ealing, Hull, Manchester, Stafford, Tamworth. Bedford, Ealing and finally home again. I was then up early this morning to get to work and finish a presentation for
- [No Airbag session on Tuesday 15th November](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/no-airbag-session-on-tuesday-15th-november/) - The airbag is currently under going some TLC and is being re-stitched ready for some more frequent trips to Wycombe alongside the normal Tuesday sessions at Welwyn. So there won't be an airbag session at Welwyn tomorrow. Boardnight will be running though so you can always head down to hit some rails
- [Tuesday Joke](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/tuesday-joke/) - Just received this via email and thought I'd share:A man goes to the zoo.When he gets there, he finds just one animal - a dog.It was a shitzu.
- [Just4Girls - Tamworth Snowdome](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/just4girls-tamworth-snowdome/) - Lots of girls, a a few less guys and some rails. No jam competition, a general lack of slope awareness and lots of road diversions on the way home. It was an OK night, I rode fairly well and nailed some pretty nice tricks (as ably captured by Alison Mitchelmore), it was a shame that
- [Q. What do you call a fish with no eye?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/11/q-what-do-you-call-a-fish-with-no-eye/) - A. A FshOK that's the dodgy joke out of the way! Last Thursday saw us (me, J and Bez) pay a trip to the London Aquarium to see the fish. Bez has recently bought a small aquarium and J and I are going to get one early next year so we thought we'd take the
- [the electric biscuit: dawn of the knitted dead](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/the-electric-biscuit-dawn-of-the-knitted-dead/) - My friend Leah spotted this and I wanted to share...my wool craft talents are limited to beanies and iPod covers so I was mightily impressed with these knitted zombies. Check out the electric biscuit: dawn of the knitted dead
- [Family Stuff](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/family-stuff/) - Family stuff makes my head hurt, I love my family and hate them in almost equal measure, unfortunately at the moment the negative out weighs the positive :o(
- [Back on the bumps](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/back-on-the-bumps/) - Well the fear was back a bit on Tuesday, the slope has now had the burnt patch of dendix replaced so we had to move the airbag back over to the far side of the slope. Now this is the side with more bumps, it's not a mogul field but rather than having 2 “lips”
- [Surprise!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/surprise/) - So there I was tapping away at my keyboard in the office this afternoon when I was disturbed by the postie, so I turn round to sign for a parcel thinking it was the usual recorded junk mail to find a large, long package and a shorter fatter package...this could only mean one thing.....boarding gear!
- [Just in the nick of time](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/just-in-the-nick-of-time/) - I love my new board! The Black Widow I was waiting for arrived at 15:55 yesterday, 5 minutes before I was due to leave for my evening airbag session. As is usual when travelling on the London Underground with a long black bag I received a lot of strange looks, fighting the urge to get
- [Kickers scare me!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/10/kickers-scare-me/) - It's true, kickers scare me, I'm much more scared of hitting a kicker than I am of trying rails. I recently had a competition at Warmwell in Dorset, this is a snowflex covered slope which means no evil holes to get your limbs trapped in, and even better there's padding under the surface so if
- [Especially for Vermin..](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/especially-for-vermin/) - Check this out....an excellent site showing you how to turn your hamster into a deadly weapon. I reckon it would work just as well with rats, not sure about tortoises though!
- [Felling arty & creative?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/felling-arty-creative/) - I don't do art, I sometimes do crafty stuff, I can crochet beanies and I can sometimes manage to glue glitter and stuff to greeting cards but I can't paint. Even more so I can "paint" using computers. Those of you that can might like to have a play with this little site.To see one
- [So today it finally rained....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/so-today-it-finally-rained/) - Every week over the Summer I have been hoping for rain, firstly I don't do heat, I really don't enjoy being hot and sweaty, secondly rain makes the dry slope run faster. Every Tuesday I ride dry slope, every Tuesday I really hope that there's rain. I'm not evil, I'd settle for an isolated cloud
- [Camping stove flame.....taken by Ruth2005](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/camping-stove-flametaken-by-ruth2005/) - Camping stove flame Originally uploaded by Ruth2005.I had to share this picture taken by Ruth......the colours completely captured my interest when I was scrolling through her Flickr stream. She's also got some nice snowboarding shots as well :o)
- [Petrol panic sweeps the nation....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/petrol-panic-sweeps-the-nation/) - So no one can get any petrol, why? Not because of blockades stopping the tankers leaving the refineries and getting to the stations, no we can't get petrol because everyone is panic buying. According to this morning's breakfast news petrol stations have sold one weeks worth of petrol in ONE DAY! It was recently announced
- [For Mr T fans everywhere](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/for-mr-t-fans-everywhere/) - I'm sorry guys but I have to share this music video.....it's so bad, it's good...prepare to cringe!
- [Excerpts from the Edinburgh Fringe 2005 ....(or some other year)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/excerpts-from-the-edinburgh-fringe-2005-or-some-other-year/) - I've just received these in an email and they made me smile.....thought I'd share them for those who haven't seen them yet:I realised I was dyslexic when I went to a toga party dressed as a goat.Marcus Brigstocke at the Assembly Rooms Cats have nine lives. Which makes them ideal for experimentation. Jimmy Carr The
- [Eye Of The Storm](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/09/eye-of-the-storm/) - I've just stumbled across this blog, Eye Of The Storm, which to quote the contributors is "being brought to you by two guys too dumb to get out of the way of what is turning into one of the most destructive natural forces to hit the mainland U.S. ever.We are both journalists working at the
- [91 Words for Snow](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/91-words-for-snow/) - Having enjoyed the Robot Food movies(Afterbang, Lame & After Lame) in previous seasons I was a touch disappointed (gutted if I'm truthful) earlier this year when I heard that the Robots were disbanding and going their separate ways. I'd heard that David Benedek had his own project this year and having read this article and
- [Castleford AIM - Slopestyle layout](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/castleford-aim-slopestyle-layout/) - Yay! the lovely Spencer from Soul Sports has posted this provisional slope layout for the next comp in Castleford on 3rd September and I'm really excited. It looks like there's a good mix of toys for all abilities (even mine) and I can see a couple of lines forming in my mind already. Fingers crossed
- [The Flying Doctor](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/the-flying-doctor/) - AIRBAG_TST110102 doc neilOriginally uploaded by KatMiller..... I wanted to share this as I know the doc reads this blog :o) You can see another one here
- [Sunset at Gosling](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/sunset-at-gosling/) - AIRBAG_TST110134 neil Originally uploaded by KatMiller.OK so it's not the mountains but you still get good sunsets!
- [Take one flying boyfriend.....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/take-one-flying-boyfriend/) - AIRBAG_TST110150 smith Originally uploaded by KatMiller.....add one airbag and the night sky and here's what you get!
- [mmmm beer!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/mmmm-beer/) - Picture(10).jpgOriginally uploaded by Euan.Euan mobile-blogged this to Flickr, it's such a nice shot I thought I'd share it further. I love the sky/water colouration and the way the shadow's falling.
- [James North - photography site](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/james-north-photography-site/) - I met James at the High and Dry comp at Chatham where he was taking some snowboarding shots for Whitelines Snowboard magazine. He's got a website with some really nice non-boarding shots on, I especially like the Memories Live section, check it out if you have the time.
- [Shoe Golf - the new sport sweeping the nation!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/shoe-golf-the-new-sport-sweeping-the-nation/) - Shoe golf is the new phenomenon sweeping through the snowboarding world and beyond, check out the site for instructions on how to play, read the news for updates on international shoe golf (& clog golf) games and send them your pics for a chance to win some Etnies shoes!
- [YAY! The Burton website is up and running](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/yay-the-burton-website-is-up-and-running/) - No not the website for the UK clothing firm....the US based uber-cool (IMHO) snowboarding company! I've been waiting for the site to go live all day and it's finally up....loads of sick (in a good way) gear. It's been great to see the actual colour of the stuff I've pre-ordered, you really aren't going to
- [1st and 2nd split the money](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/1st-and-2nd-split-the-money/) - Well Eugene must now be pleased that he took the £50k when it was offered, at least by doing so both he and Anthony each ended up with £50k each. I can imagine how gutted he'd have been if he'd turned it down and then come 2nd allowing Anthony to walk away with £200k! Well
- [So the girls are out!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/so-the-girls-are-out/) - First Kinga and then Me-kosi......so who's out next? Makosi still comes across as a coniving little bitch even now she's out, she really believes that she's still somehow won as the last woman standing.....mind you listening to her boo-ed has made me chuckle, I've never heard anyone subjected to quite so much animosity as her!
- [Craig is out of the Big Brother house....](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/craig-is-out-of-the-big-brother-house/) - ...and his exit hasn't instilled me with any confidence for his sanity at all. Having just watched his exit interview with Davina he laughed hysterically through out and failed to see her point on anything. This is the guy who although he says that he's accepted himself for who he is, is still unable to
- [Random Friday Fun - Generate Your Own Vogon Poem](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/random-friday-fun-generate-your-own-vogon-poem/) - I just found this brilliant link on the BBC's website which allows you to generate your own Vogon poem....here's mine:See, see the evil sky Marvel at its big yellow depths. Tell me, Smith do you Wonder why the naked mole rat ignores you? Why its foobly stare makes you feel achy. I can tell you,
- [Hurrah! The Euroboys sack is open for business](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/08/hurrah-the-euroboys-sack-is-open-for-business/) - Yesterday saw us "testing" the bag for the last time and I'm pleased to annouce that Tuesday 9th August will see the bag in full public use for the first time. The session will be running from 18:30 to 21:30 Cost is £10 per hour or £25 for 3 hours (a slope charge of £10
- [And today's security alert is in Leicester..... (mobile post)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/and-todays-security-alert-is-in-leicester-mobile-post/) - Today was supposed to be an enjoyable day out of theoffice in Leicester as part of a work event, but no Iam currently sitting in Loughborough station becauseno trains are stopping at Leicester due to a securityalert. Ah well it's another station to add to my placesvisited list and at least there is a warm
- [And today's security alert is in Leicester..... (mobile post)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/and-todays-security-alert-is-in-leicester-mobile-post-2/) - Today was supposed to be an enjoyable day out of theoffice in Leicester as part of a work event, but no Iam currently sitting in Loughborough station becauseno trains are stopping at Leicester due to a securityalert. Ah well it's another station to add to my placesvisited list and at least there is a warm
- [Flying ant day! (mobile post)](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/flying-ant-day-mobile-post/) - I don't know if it's a country-wide phenomenon thatoccurs on the same day whatever the location or if theday differs based on the weather conditions but todayin Essex it is flying ant day. Each year, for one dayonly, literally hundreds of flying ants appear as iffrom nowhere, and I hate it. Seriously, flies are badenough,
- [Tumbling lady!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/tumbling-lady/) - No it's not a reference to my inability to stay upright when boarding! I was sent this link by my mate Wilkesey and thought I'd share it with you all as I think it's pretty cool
- [Bunny Boiler in BB House?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/bunny-boiler-in-bb-house/) - OK, so I'll admit that I've been watching Big Brother, I love the torture aspect of it, I adore the tears, the fights and the mental anguish they go through....and most of all it makes me feel superior because I'm out here and not trapped in a house with the viewers suddenly seeing me for
- [Insurance & crash mats!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/insurance-crash-mats/) - Well we now have insurance for the airbag and 10 6ft by 4ft crash mats just in case I decide to miss the bag again! So it looks like we'll be having a magazine photo shoot next week and it'll be open to the public the week after. That is all assuming of course that
- [Why I was relaxed about traveling on the tube this morning!](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/why-i-was-relaxed-about-traveling-on-the-tube-this-morning/) - This post from diamond geezer has helped put everything that's happened recently into perspective.
- [More bombs in London?](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/more-bombs-in-london/) - Well breaking news on the web and TV at the moment is implying that perhaps another bomb has gone off on a tube in London. It's all very confused at the moment but it looks like 3 stations have been evacuated and smoke has been seen. Fingers crossed this is a false alarm.
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- [It looks like its going to be one of those days (mobile post) - updated](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/it-looks-like-its-going-to-be-one-of-those-days-mobile-post-updated/) - What a start to a Friday! After having had to renew myseason ticket this morning I already felt like I hadlost an arm and a leg. I was served by the slowestmoving person ever which didnt help my mood, I thenheard the announcement that since there were signalproblems at liverpool st station they were cancellingmost
- [It's not an airbag day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/its-not-an-airbag-day/) - Ah well it's a no on the airbag session. It really sucks that I can't go and play but I'm trying to convince myself that it's too hot to don full boarding gear, padding and a helmet and sweat myself silly in the blazing sunshine.....so I'm off to get my hair cut instead!
- [It's not an airbag day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/2005/07/its-not-an-airbag-day-2/) - Ah well it's a no on the airbag session. It really sucks that I can't go and play but I'm trying to convince myself that it's too hot to don full boarding gear, padding and a helmet and sweat myself silly in the blazing sunshine.....so I'm off to get my hair cut instead!
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- [GOSH](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/gosh/)
- [The Running Bug](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/the-running-bug/)
- [run to the moon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/run-to-the-moon/)
- [#runtothemoon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/runtothemoon/)
- [Panshanger](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/panshanger/)
- [janathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/janathon/)
- [parkrun 50](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/parkrun-50/)
- [tourist](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/tourist/)
- [30 day challenge](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/30-day-challenge/)
- [volunteer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/volunteer/)
- [30daychallenge](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/30daychallenge/)
- [track](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/track/)
- [TrainAsOne](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/trainasone/)
- [#thisgirlcan](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/thisgirlcan/)
- [ASICSEurope](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/asicseurope/)
- [MixUpYourRun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mixupyourrun/)
- [ASICS](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/asics/)
- [ASICS Europe](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/asics-europe/)
- [test](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/test/)
- [kit](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/kit/)
- [33-DFA](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/33-dfa/)
- [run natural](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/run-natural/)
- [Gel-Glorify](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/gel-glorify/)
- [DW Fitness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/dw-fitness/)
- [40 day fitness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/40-day-fitness/)
- [challenge](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/challenge/)
- [#FitnessRevolution](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fitnessrevolution/)
- [study](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/study/)
- [OU](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ou/)
- [assignment](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/assignment/)
- [slacker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/slacker/)
- [runlong](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/runlong/)
- [ultra](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ultra/)
- [FlipBelt](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flipbelt/)
- [FlipBelt UK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flipbelt-uk/)
- [waist belt](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/waist-belt/)
- [useful](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/useful/)
- [mind](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mind/)
- [body](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/body/)
- [dull](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/dull/)
- [hated it](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/hated-it/)
- [CTS](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cts/)
- [Coastal Trail Series](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/coastal-trail-series/)
- [Sussex](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sussex/)
- [Wrappz](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/wrappz/)
- [personalized](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/personalized/)
- [phone cases](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/phone-cases/)
- [pictures](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pictures/)
- [cushions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cushions/)
- [mugs](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mugs/)
- [Lake District](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/lake-district/)
- [survive](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/survive/)
- [Mio Fuse](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mio-fuse/)
- [wrist based heart rate monitor](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/wrist-based-heart-rate-monitor/)
- [Bluetooth](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bluetooth/)
- [ANT+](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ant/)
- [ultra running](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ultra-running/)
- [#RunFurther](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/runfurther/)
- [Audible UK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/audible-uk/)
- [audiobooks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/audiobooks/)
- [story](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/story/)
- [product](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/product/)
- [iPhone case](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/iphone-case/)
- [mental health](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mental-health/)
- [#SHhealthyminds](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/shhealthyminds/)
- [Joe Blogs](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/joe-blogs/)
- [@joesbloggers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/joesbloggers/)
- [@SimplyHealthUK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/simplyhealthuk/)
- [reblog](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/reblog/)
- [stuff I found interesting](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/stuff-i-found-interesting/)
- [stuff I wan](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/stuff-i-wan/)
- [run](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/run/)
- [foot cream](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/foot-cream/)
- [Flexitol](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flexitol/)
- [juneathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/juneathon/)
- [Linky](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/linky/)
- [link-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/link-up/)
- [sharing](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sharing/)
- [coffe](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/coffe/)
- [sunshine](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sunshine/)
- [marathon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathon/)
- [collaboration](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/collaboration/)
- [balance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/balance/)
- [abradypus](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/abradypus/)
- [SDW100](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sdw100/)
- [pacing](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pacing/)
- [wordless Wednesday](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/wordless-wednesday/)
- [blog hop](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/blog-hop/)
- [recipes](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/recipes/)
- [win](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/win/)
- [11 things tag](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/11-things-tag/)
- [questions](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/questions/)
- [green tea](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/green-tea/)
- [In Nature](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/in-nature/)
- [Mao Feng](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mao-feng/)
- [UKFitnessBloggers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ukfitnessbloggers/)
- [working from home](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/working-from-home/)
- [fitness at work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fitness-at-work/)
- [White Star Running](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/white-star-running/)
- [Dorset](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/dorset/)
- [operating systems](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/operating-systems/)
- [PC](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pc/)
- [Currys](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/currys/)
- [Nice Work](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/nice-work/)
- [legs](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/legs/)
- [summer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/summer/)
- [hair removal](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/hair-removal/)
- [knee tan](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/knee-tan/)
- [Lullingstone](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/lullingstone/)
- [tailrunner](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/tailrunner/)
- [#PoundTheRoad](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/poundtheroad/)
- [Intersport UK](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/intersport-uk/)
- [Snowboarding](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/snowboarding/)
- [Fitness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fitness/)
- [Competition](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/competition/)
- [UK Fitness Bloggers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/uk-fitness-bloggers/)
- [Trespass](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/trespass/)
- [Sistema](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sistema/)
- [The Boyf](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/the-boyf/)
- [insight](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/insight/)
- [RunSocial](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/runsocial/)
- [iPhone](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/iphone/)
- [iPad](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ipad/)
- [app](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/app/)
- [protein bars](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/protein-bars/)
- [yummy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/yummy/)
- [SVN](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/svn/)
- [Saxons Vikings and Normans](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/saxons-vikings-and-normans/)
- [snacking](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/snacking/)
- [mindfulness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mindfulness/)
- [eating](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/eating/)
- [thought](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/thought/)
- [enjoy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/enjoy/)
- [cooking](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cooking/)
- [race for life](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/race-for-life/)
- [marathon maniac](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathon-maniac/)
- [yoga](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/yoga/)
- [marathonmaniac](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathonmaniac/)
- [2marathonsin2days](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/2marathonsin2days/)
- [marathon11](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathon11/)
- [marathon12](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathon12/)
- [Merry Christmas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/merry-christmas/)
- [Festivus](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/festivus/)
- [Santa](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/santa/)
- [NORAD](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/norad/)
- [round-up](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/round-up/)
- [cold](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cold/)
- [yoogaia](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/yoogaia/)
- [training](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/training/)
- [liquid chalk](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/liquid-chalk/)
- [grasp fit](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/grasp-fit/)
- [walking](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/walking/)
- [update](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/update/)
- [link share](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/link-share/)
- [Instagram](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/instagram/)
- [50 miles](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/50-miles/)
- [loveparkrun](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/loveparkrun/)
- [yogaia](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/yogaia/)
- [volunteering](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/volunteering/)
- [cake](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cake/)
- [Marathon19](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marathon19/)
- [Endure24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/endure24/)
- [DNF](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/dnf/)
- [100 miles](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/100-miles/)
- [OOFOS](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/oofos/)
- [shoes](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/shoes/)
- [flip-flops](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flip-flops/)
- [recovery](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/recovery/)
- [undate](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/undate/)
- [sub24](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sub24/)
- [Tailwind](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/tailwind/)
- [#OfficeYoga](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/officeyoga/)
- [raffle](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/raffle/)
- [cycling](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cycling/)
- [LEJOG](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/lejog/)
- [Bulletjournal](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bulletjournal/)
- [bujo](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bujo/)
- [general review](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/general-review/)
- [bullet journal](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bullet-journal/)
- [leaves](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/leaves/)
- [autumn](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/autumn/)
- [colour](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/colour/)
- [planning](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/planning/)
- [to do](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/to-do/)
- [General](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/general/)
- [runningm brunch](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/runningm-brunch/)
- [printables](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/printables/)
- [squat tracker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/squat-tracker/)
- [music](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/music/)
- [chap-hop](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/chap-hop/)
- [Mr B](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mr-b/)
- [bandcamp](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bandcamp/)
- [sprintervals](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sprintervals/)
- [money saving](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/money-saving/)
- [Christmas](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/christmas/)
- [top 10](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/top-10/)
- [tips](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/tips/)
- [Pizza](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pizza/)
- [beer](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/beer/)
- [discount](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/discount/)
- [private healthcare](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/private-healthcare/)
- [fitness tracker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fitness-tracker/)
- [digestion](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/digestion/)
- [probiotic](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/probiotic/)
- [breakfast](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/breakfast/)
- [bacon](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bacon/)
- [rules](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/rules/)
- [30 day challenges](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/30-day-challenges/)
- [unicorn](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/unicorn/)
- [printable](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/printable/)
- [PDF](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pdf/)
- [download](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/download/)
- [free printable](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/free-printable/)
- [planner](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/planner/)
- [meal planner](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/meal-planner/)
- [flowers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flowers/)
- [happiness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/happiness/)
- [house](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/house/)
- [home](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/home/)
- [style](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/style/)
- [shopping](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/shopping/)
- [#HarlowLoves](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/harlowloves/)
- [technology](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/technology/)
- [mindset](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/mindset/)
- [livescribe](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/livescribe/)
- [OneNote](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/onenote/)
- [note taking](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/note-taking/)
- [organisation](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/organisation/)
- [leggings](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/leggings/)
- [accessory insanity](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/accessory-insanity/)
- [glasses](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/glasses/)
- [sunglasses](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sunglasses/)
- [prescription sunglasses](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/prescription-sunglasses/)
- [bargain](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bargain/)
- [online shopping](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/online-shopping/)
- [naturelle cosmetics](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/naturelle-cosmetics/)
- [room spray](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/room-spray/)
- [room perfume](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/room-perfume/)
- [olive wood](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/olive-wood/)
- [Hot water](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/hot-water/)
- [flask](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/flask/)
- [audacious rhino](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/audacious-rhino/)
- [business cards](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/business-cards/)
- [printing](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/printing/)
- [design](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/design/)
- [photoghraphy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/photoghraphy/)
- [photo challenge](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/photo-challenge/)
- [Etsy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/etsy/)
- [smoothie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/smoothie/)
- [shake](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/shake/)
- [good food](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/good-food/)
- [healthy](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/healthy/)
- [snacks](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/snacks/)
- [taper](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/taper/)
- [smoothies](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/smoothies/)
- [waffles](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/waffles/)
- [lunch](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/lunch/)
- [brunch](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/brunch/)
- [MarchMeetTheMaker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/marchmeetthemaker/)
- [stomach issues](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/stomach-issues/)
- [over heating](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/over-heating/)
- [speakers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/speakers/)
- [Panasonic Wireless Speakers](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/panasonic-wireless-speakers/)
- [crystals](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/crystals/)
- [stones](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/stones/)
- [healing](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/healing/)
- [positive thinking](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/positive-thinking/)
- [BidVine](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/bidvine/)
- [services](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/services/)
- [support local](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/support-local/)
- [sports massage](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sports-massage/)
- [star](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/star/)
- [present](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/present/)
- [name a star](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/name-a-star/)
- [gift](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/gift/)
- [unusual](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/unusual/)
- [Centurion](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/centurion/)
- [personalised](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/personalised/)
- [cover](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/cover/)
- [printed](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/printed/)
- [FASTer Way To Fat Loss](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/faster-way-to-fat-loss/)
- [FWTFL](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fwtfl/)
- [diet](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/diet/)
- [slimming](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/slimming/)
- [pollen](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pollen/)
- [hayfever](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/hayfever/)
- [FASTerWaytofatloss](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fasterwaytofatloss/)
- [Everdine](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/everdine/)
- [frozen meals](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/frozen-meals/)
- [meal prep](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/meal-prep/)
- [rttk2017](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/rttk2017/)
- [race to the king](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/race-to-the-king/)
- [journal](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/journal/)
- [Affiliate](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/affiliate/)
- [myProtein](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/myprotein/)
- [ill](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/ill/)
- [awards](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/awards/)
- [Fat](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/fat/)
- [racing fitness](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/racing-fitness/)
- [saving](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/saving/)
- [freebie](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/freebie/)
- [tracker](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/tracker/)
- [books](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/books/)
- [freebies](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/freebies/)
- [vitamins](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/vitamins/)
- [green](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/green/)
- [pressure](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/pressure/)
- [performance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/performance/)
- [enhance](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/enhance/)
- [Valentine’s Day](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/valentines-day/)
- [sport](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/sport/)
- [doughnuts](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/doughnuts/)
- [Crosstown](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/crosstown/)
- [walk](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/walk/)
- [Malvern hills](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/malvern-hills/)
- [hills](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/hills/)
- [RTTT2019](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/rttt2019/)
- [threshold running](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/threshold-running/)
- [top tips](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/top-tips/)
- [clothes](http://www.tailfish.co.uk/tag/clothes/)