A sweet treat smoothie of banana, pineapple, coconut yoghurt and cinnamon, inspired by cinnamon’s long use in Chinese medicine for energy, circulation and even blood sugar levels.
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The Red One
A beetroot juice I love mixed with pineapple, carrot and avocado, good for stamina and a real source of soluble fibre, potassium and antioxidants.
Sweet Potato Pie
A sweet potato juice with pineapple, lemon and ginger, the first time I’ve used sweet potato in a juice rather than soups and curries at home.
Romaine Goddess
A juice built around romaine lettuce, which is 17% protein and a complete protein with all 8 essential amino acids, plus apple, cucumber, celery, lime and ginger.
Kale of Duty
A serious green juice of kale, apple, cucumber, celery and lime, for when you’re ready to move up from easier green juices to proper detox juicing.
Carrot, Courgette and Pear
A juice inspired by carrot and courgette soup, blending carrot, courgette and pear, rich in vitamin A, vitamin C and antioxidant benefits for your health.
Ginger Slammer
A ginger and apple juice shot, knocked back tequila slammer style, that helped me ditch my hay fever tablets and ease my asthma too.
Apperley Revisited
Running the Apperley Quarter Marathon again a year on, I beat my previous time by more than 4 minutes despite feeling bloated and low on energy after a month of travel.
2013 Miles in 2013 – Month 8 Done!
August was my lowest mileage month of the year at just 130.7 miles, thanks to work travel and festivals, but September brings the Apperley Quarter Marathon and the Great North Run.
13 Races Later – My First Year As A Runner
A year after my first race, the Apperley Quarter Marathon, I look back on 13 races, including the Great South Run, a muddy Grim Original and a Disney 5k with my daughter.
Run With An Idea: Do Real Runners Walk?
I ask whether taking walk breaks still makes you a real runner, using my own Edinburgh Marathon walk and the cramp that stopped me on the Isle of Wight.
Isle Of Wight Half-Marathon – Done!
Cramp locked both my feet on the Isle of Wight’s hills, so I pulled off my shoes and ran the last mile in my socks to finish in 1:59:44.
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Hi, I’m Neil
DJing since 1987, three decades in business, and the author of Done Beats Perfect. This is where I write it all down.