Twiddling thumbs
September 22, 2018One of those weeks really. Managed a couple of runs, but nothing special. Each of them ended up feeling sore and taking a lot longer for it to disappear. Work was busy so no lunch time escapes to the gym or sneaking out for a Yoga lesson. All desk driving and no play makes me…
Learning on the job – Crewing the Robin Hood 100
September 20, 2018So the plan this year had been to run an offroad marathon, and then 2 months later run the Thames Trot 50 miler. But as mentioned before those fell by the wayside when I had to take a month off and cut right back. Which left me with a bit of a hole in my…
Plans Change
September 2, 2018Originally today’s plan was to be running the 26 miles Dunstable Downs Challenge, but things change. Training was going well, decent half marathon time at the Belvoir Half Marathon, pleased with my times on the London Cardiff 24 give the lack of sleep and ramping the mileage up nicely. Then I over extended myself in…
Belvoir Half Marathon 2018 – a flashback
September 1, 2018Going back in time a bit here to when I ran the Belvoir Half Marathon back in April 2018. I’d been gradually ramping up the mileage and doing a little bit of speed work, and wanted to see how it was actually coming together. I could have just done a time trial around a known…