The shoe conundrum – Part Deux Okay, before I talk about the shoe issue that has come out of physiotherapy let me mention the Paris half in March. When you do any physical exercise in France, be it joining a gym, attending a yoga class, or running a half marathon, you need a stamped and…
Category: running gear
18/10/2012
Packing for the Amsterdam Half Marathon sponsored by Mizuno. AMSTERDAM PACKING LIST (Top to Bottom) NIKE Featherlite GREAT BRITAIN Running Cap Yurbuds Ironman Endure Pro earphones and iPod Nano Asics HARMES Half Zip running top SIS Jellshot belt (Clif Bloks and GU Roctane pouch) SIS Water bottle Nike Dri Fit two in one shorts Udderly…
12/10/2012 Supplemental
After talking to resident Triathlete Caroline Smith about the dip in the immune system post race she told me of the lesser known supplement neovite colostrum. This product, that comes from New Zealand, is made from the milk a cow has on the day it gives birth, that whole injection (or should I say ingestion?)…
12/10/2012 Addendum
The headphones situation has been resolved. I guess that is how I think of it. I was running with JLAB headphones that had good sound quality, but were regular ear buds. When running, as I would have my iPod Nano in the back pouch of my running shorts, and the cord threaded up inside my…
09/10/2012
A couple of things today as I am pretty sick, laid up on the couch, feeling like crap. Cough! My lungs have felt weak for a weak and, although I completed the Royal Parks half marathon, I have been very tired of late and just run down. I think I mentioned this in a previous…
02/10/2012
Last long run before the Royal Parks half marathon and I am a happy chappie. After a rough night sleep where I was bolt upright and awake at 4am, I managed a nice easy 12K run without any trouble in a time that would mean my target of a sub 2 hour 15 minute half…
12/09/2012 Supplemental
You know when you are a little running obsessed when your Amazon shopping cart is…
14/09/2012
I have been trying to prepare the team for the 2 marathons in 8 days in October – Amsterdam and then Dublin, or Dubsterdam as it is known, will be a challenge, so any tweaks to the gear to makes things more acceptable will be good. The Socks issue… has been resolved. I tried the…
25/09/2012
The Top to Toe Gear IssueHere is what I have learned so far – I am not a very good runner. But that’s okay. I can deal with being a plodder. 7 months ago I couldn’t even run for 2 minutes without debilitating shin splints stopping me in my tracks. And, because I am not…
12/09/2012
Socks with Toes… There is a school of thought that blisters can be avoided by wearing the correct footwear. Although by this we are not talking the right shoes, we are talking socks. But not just any old socks, the current thinking is that, if you have anatomical 5 toe design socks (i.e., those with…
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