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Month: November 2018

Posted on November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

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Thought long and hard about this (i.e., while in the shower this morning). What’s your list? NB. I have made one late addition, which would go into a top-6 at around about number 3 - posh cortado from hip cafe. Ciao for now. . #lockdown #corona #coronavairus #covid
I went to the UAE Tour with @velonews for sprints, summit finishes, and to see some camels. I got some of that, but I also got quarantined in this hotel room for 72+ hours amid a coronavirus crisis. I did get some cool scoops with Froome and Cavendish along with a load more reporting done before the race was cancelled and learned a lot about journalism on the road however. Without wanting to sound melodramatic, the lockdown was incredibly stressful and tiring, and made me realise how much we take some things for granted. This pic was at the end of the quarantine, after three and a bit days of confusion, controversy, and panic amid some terrible management of a rapidly-escalating crisis. On a side note: I’ve come back from UAE lighter and weaker after working hard at re-gaining my health for the past three months. Like the unexpected quarantine in Abu Dhabi, i guess life is never straightforward and you just gotta keep the focus and get on with the bigger objective. Onward. . #cycling #journalist #cyclingreporter #cyclingmedia #uaetour #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisorderawareness #coronavirus #covid19 #abudhabi #cyclinglife
Hotel gyms suck. First time in a hotel sweatbox for many years and had forgotten how miserable they are, and how lucky i am to have access to awesome facilities at home. The morning of stage four of the UAE Tour, working for @velonews, and lots of time in the van is taking its toll. A load of hollow holds at the end of a half-arsed, half-asleep, 7am session. Started making progress on gaining weight and fixing my relationship with food. Still feel huge discontent if i don’t train at some point 6 days out of 7 however, which is the next thing to fix. . #cycling #journalist #cyclingreporter #cyclingmedia #uaetour #eatingdisorderrecovery #eatingdisorderawareness #dubai @henley_practice @leogym_marlow
Working towards new things and a different outlook going into 2020. Crossfit is reinvigorating a love for sport and competition after 8 months in no-man’s land. Equally importantly, it gives me incentive to get stronger and healthy again having gotten almost nowhere in my recovery. Ever session offers a new challenge and a new skill, and hits my love of both cardio and strength training. Being surrounded by new, positive people at the gym is vital for me. Training is 10% gym, 90% diet. Time to get to work on the 90%. . . #crossfit #crossfitleo #skinthecat #gymnastics #functionalfitness #motivation #wod #fitnessmotivation #crossfitter #rx #crossfitlife #healthylifestyle #crosstraining #eatingdisorder #eatingdisorderrecovery #mentalhealthawareness #olympicrings #skinthecat #tattoo #tattoosofinstagram
Crap photo, awesome gig. @strayfromthepath crushed it Friday. Come back soon please. 🤘💀 Music makes everything better. . #strayfromthepath #islingtonacademy #grustle #internalatomics #hardcore #metalcore
Best gig I’ve been to all year, by the band I’ve listened to most this year. Thank you @knockedloosehc for seeing me through a shitty 2019. 🙏 . #knockedloose #knockedloosehc #bluearmy #adifferentshadeofblue #ululondon #hardcorepunk #mentalhealthawareness #eatingdisorderawareness

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