It’s on like Donkey Kong! or… The Nike Support Fail MEME-a-thon… SUNDAY There is so much more to running than just running, don’t you think? Let’s take the last 7 days for example. Last Sunday was to be epoch making, the longest run of my life, the longest run of my Berlin marathon…
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The Training Blog…
The Training Blog… I am a fan of To Do Lists, but only as long as they are achievable. If they overly extensive, or include the incredible or impossible, then all you are doing it setting yourself up for failure. This is a hard lesson I have learned over the years but am glad to…
Marathon training back on track
Marathon training back on track (pun intended)…. I have had a few ups and down when it comes to the training for Berlin. After races, and I deliberately booked myself on less this year, I am beaten for a few days. After going for it (as much as I go for it) for Sunday 10Ks…
Another terrible Tuesday 10
Another terrible Tuesday 10 after an awesome LSD Sunday or… The Only Good thing about that run is it’s over Maybe it will be the shape of my Berlin marathon training to come but I really HOPE NOT! But after such a wonderful LSD on Sunday, when 25 KM of London’s finest parkways were pounded…
75 Degrees and 70% humidity
75 Degrees and 70% humidity or… Park Run PBs can wait… Back training on Thursday after a few days off has given me the hunger again. Today I really wanted to smash my Park Run PB but again the heat and humidity was a factor. A lot of orange and red in the map shows…
Back on the Road Movie to Berlin
Back on the Road Movie to Berlin or… Scorchio!!! Oh the Sun has got his hate on (yes, I meant hate) It has been sehr heiss in England. So hot in fact that I bailed on Tuesdays planned 10K tempo run, and had to postpone it on Wednesday too as everyone felt they were melting…
And so it begins continues…
And so it begins continues…. Month 2 (weeks 5-8) of my training plan is here after the ball busting, leg cramping, energy zapping then ultimately confidence growing first month comes to an end at the British 10K this coming weekend. Without further ado here it is… First couple of things that jump out at me….
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Lesson learned or… Sunday Bloody Sunday… Why are all these people staring at my nipples? It is the end of the Berlin Marathon training week 3 of 16. I missed a second run this week on Tuesday when it was just too hot, and even hotter on Wednesday so I could not postpone so I…
The Second HH Parkrun of my Marathon Training
The Second HH Parkrun of my Marathon Training or… Where is my British Legion running vest or… I will get around without walking (or else) What the second week of my marathon train plan has already taught me is that: Not every week is the same. There are slow weeks and there are full weeks….
Half of Fry and Laurie
Getting there, I think…or Half of Fry and Laurie Today sounds the end of Week 2 of my Berlin marathon training. I missed one run due to Boris Johnson but have been trying to keep on track (no pun intended) and slacking off and getting away with it early on will spell for a disaster…
The Berlin Marathon training plan week two…
The Berlin Marathon training plan week two… I took a few days in a row off, missing the Tuesday 10K with Sprints due to going to the Mayoral Debate and tonight got back on the trail. Tonight was a supposed EASY (yeah, right!) 10K although I am still in bits in the legs and am…
Owwwwww…
Owwwwww…. or Week One of the Berlin Marathon training plan complete… Now those who know me will know that for the past 3 years running I have been coasting, soft peddling it, idling, never training really other than a weekend saunter before I joined a Park Run. The reason? Well, I was racing a…
Runners Knees 