Christina Macdonald
Editor-in-Chief Christina Macdonald is a woman on a mission – ‘Operation Madonna Body’!
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Tuesday, 24 April, 2012
The Virgin London Marathon is always a great event to watch and it’s even better when you have close friends and colleagues taking part, especially those running for the first time...
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Back to basics
Tuesday, 27 March, 2012
It’s timely that I’m writing this blog, because I’m able to say for the first time since last September that I went for a jog last night...
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Even slow progress is good
Thursday, 23 February, 2012
I’ve been battling with a knee injury for several months now, but I’m making good progress with my rehab and should be able to run again in a month or so. In the meantime, I’ve done what every self-respecting runner should do to stay motivated and focused – I’ve set myself a target...
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Vanity gets you nowhere
Tuesday, 24 January, 2012
I haven’t blogged for a while now because I’ve been working hard to overcome a knee injury and wanted to see how quickly my recovery was going to be before I started to write about it. Fortunately, my progress in the last few weeks has been good and it should only be another few weeks before I can gradually start running again...
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Time is the greatest healer
Tuesday, 22 November, 2011
It’s been almost eight weeks since my knee injury and I’m still no closer to returning to running...
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Coming back stronger
Tuesday, 18 October, 2011
Being injured offers you two choices. You can wallow in self-pity on the sofa while munching crisps and guzzling wine. Or you can sort out your nutrition, eat healthily and learn from what happened...
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The challenges of being injured
Monday, 10 October, 2011
I haven’t run for 18 days. That’s just not normal for me...
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Loch Ness inspiration
Monday, 3 October, 2011
Sometimes you feel like a bit of a fraud. Nursing a recent knee injury that forced me to pull out of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon with less than a week to go – I’ve been forced to put my feet up. And I hate it...
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Marathon lessons learned
Wednesday, 28 September, 2011
When your running schedule is going well, you feel invincible. Nothing is too difficult – no marathon or extreme challenge seems beyond your reach...
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Treadmill challenge
Thursday, 15 September, 2011
Yesterday I unwittingly attracted a considerable amount of attention and curiosity among my colleagues and WR readers by choosing to run a half marathon on a treadmill...
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Pushing my luck
Monday, 12 September, 2011
I’ve had a few setbacks in my training for the Loch Ness Marathon on 2nd October, including a slipped pelvis and a twisted knee...
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If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
Wednesday, 24 August, 2011
I’m currently in training for the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon on 2nd October. With less than six weeks to go until race day, I’m building up my mileage and have been managing to fit my long runs in around moving house...
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Countdown to Maxitone
Tuesday, 21 June, 2011
This month my training has been quite focused and for one very good reason. I've been invited to take part in a photo shoot and interview with leading nutrition brand Maxitone about exercise and weight loss and notably how running has helped me achieve my goals...
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Setting the pace
Monday, 23 May, 2011
If I’m guilty of one thing when I run, it’s that I don’t always push myself very hard...
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The running bug
Friday, 13 May, 2011
Since completing the Brighton Marathon in April, I’ve enjoyed having more time on my hands to spend with my husband and family and it's been great to not have weekends consumed by long training runs...
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21 miles!
Monday, 28 March, 2011
Last weekend I ran 21 miles. It’s the furthest I’ve ever run in my life and I had no idea whether I’d be able to complete the distance until I started out...
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Remember why you run
Tuesday, 1 March, 2011
I have to admit that it hurt. For the last three miles of my 15-mile pre-marathon training run on Sunday, I was in pain...
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Go your own way!
Monday, 21st February, 2011
It’s a method that seems to break all the rules. Experts have told me that if I’m going to be training for a marathon, then I need to do as many runs outside as possible. But I prefer doing most of my training indoors in the gym...
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Christina talks about her training for the Brighton Marathon...
Monday, 14th February, 2011
The past few weekends have been consumed by running. Last Sunday I decided to split my long run into two halves – I took part in the Nonsuch Park 10K run that morning, then ran an additional six miles that evening...
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Losing weight means making realistic changes
Monday, 8th November, 2010
I have always exercised, but in the last few years I had gradually gained weight. Eating out regularly and too many sofa snacks had resulted in a weight-gain of a stone and a half. At the age of 42, everyone assures you that it’s normal to fill out, as the metabolism slows down with age. It was implied that I had no choice but to accept the way I was. I decided not to...
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There’s no age limit to looking good
Tuesday, 19th October, 2010
I have worked in the media on various fitness and health publications for ten years, but that doesn’t mean I’ve always been in shape. Like most people, I’ve suffered my fair share of injuries...
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