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Marathon fit — getting to the start line of London Marathon 2025

Weeks 5 and 6 —The Lull

This is how my marathon training plans always go. By now I should be ready for it to happen, but I get all over-confident: “this time I’ll…

Nov 13

A fairly dark image of rocks on a beach, the sea and a tree silhouetted against the sky as the sun is just rising across the horizon in a pale orange band.

Nov 13

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Marathon fit — getting to the start line of London Marathon 2025

Weeks 3 and 4 — France and that

Last week was pretty good for running (45km), this week not so much.

Oct 27

A coastal promenade in france, lit by lampposts in the early morning. The sky is just getting lighter with some clouds scudding the sky. The sea and some rocks and a corner of beach can be seen, with gentle waves coming in and trees lining some of the path

Oct 27

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Marathon fit — getting to the start line of London Marathon 2025

Week 2 — nightrunning

On weekdays I get up at 5am to run. This sounds like I might launch into a Linkedin monologue about smashing goals and the secret habits…

Oct 13

A photograph of a rocky track heading downhill and lit only by flashlight. The verges and hedgerows are silvery with dew and run either side of the track. The night sky is dark apart from tiny spots of starlight scattered across it

Oct 13

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Marathon fit — getting to the start line of London Marathon 2025

Week 1 — off the blocks

In April 2025, I will be running London Marathon for the first time. By then I hope to:

Oct 6

A gravel footpath stretching ahead between two grassy banks. It runs alongside the River Parrett, which is to the right of the picture. There are riverside benches and trees in the distance. It’s a sunny day with blue sky and wispy white clouds. This was taken at the very end of my half marathon run.

Oct 6

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Daynote — Tues 8th Feb — finding the thing

Today felt extremely productive. I’ve now been back in work for 6 months, I’m working part-time — 3 days a week, and I have had maybe only…

Feb 8, 2022

Feb 8, 2022

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Daynotes — Monday 7th February 2022 — talking like a human.

I may as well call this Monday notes, because that’s the only day I’ve managed them so far. I have a 1:3 hit record of notes to days…

Feb 7, 2022

Feb 7, 2022

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Daynote — 31st January 2022

Which I just typed as ‘nanuary’ because it’s the 5th Monday in January and that’s how things go today.

Jan 31, 2022

Jan 31, 2022

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Fortnight-notes — back to work is it?

9th — 11th and 16th — 18th of August 2021

Aug 20, 2021

Fortnight-notes — back to work is it?

Aug 20, 2021

Louise Cato

20 ways I try to work — a maternity handover

Ordinarily, I work as Delivery Director at Delib, but about five months ago I started maternity leave. This ‘ways I try to work’ document…

Dec 21, 2020

20 ways I try to work — a maternity handover

Dec 21, 2020

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What happens when your product is used for a national conversation?

Field notes from the operational side of a big public announcement

Jul 1, 2020

Jul 1, 2020

Louise Cato

Louise Cato

Chief Operating Officer at Delib. Doing democracy (and alliteration, apparently). Running London Marathon in April 2025 and banging on about it until then

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