SHIFT-SPARK
Changing where I put my energy.
Rebuilding fitness, confidence and resilience through training, better choices and small, repeatable steps.
THE STORY SO FAR
A real rebuild, one choice at a time.
Shift-Spark is an honest record of changing direction: rebuilding health, returning to movement and learning what makes progress last. It is not a polished before-and-after story. It is the work in the middle — running, cycling, strength, food, mindset and the ordinary decisions that add up.
The aim is simple: put energy into the things that make life stronger, then keep showing up.
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
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LATEST FROM THE JOURNEY
Notes from the road.
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Sometimes You Need to See It
Two parkrun photos, a new personal best and a growing sense of confidence. I reflect on the progress…
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I Only Went Out for 5km Today
A planned 5km became my first 10km since January 2019 — a sign that fitness, confidence and perspective…
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Turning the Weight Clock Back
More than nine years of private weight data has revealed a striking milestone: I’m now passing back through…
MORE THAN WEIGHT LOSS
The whole life moves together.
Body
Running, cycling, swimming and strength work — rebuilding capability without pretending every session is easy.
Mind
Confidence, resilience and the mental barriers that often matter more than pace, distance or numbers.
Life
Food, alcohol, work, rest and routine — the everyday context that shapes whether change can endure.
THE APPROACH
No hacks.
No heroic reset.
Build a foundation. Make the next useful choice. Repeat it often enough that it becomes a life.
- Consistency over intensity
- Curiosity over judgement
- Progress that survives real life