Category Archives: London Marathon
Reasons to run
I’m not talking about the reasons we run day to day, eg fitness, loose weight, mental well being or in my case to eat CAKE. No I’m talking about the reasons we run races. Now I have a growing collection … Continue reading
Social Media is dangerous
FACT Dangerous for my health, my feet, my washing machine and my bank balance. I have spent sometime this afternoon going through my blog checking the ‘events’ I have completed this year. Now bare in mind, historically I would enter … Continue reading
Back to parkrun
I have neglected parkrun for a while, partly due to marathon training and also partly due to the fact that 150 parkruns is a long way to my 250th t-shirt! Saturday saw my return to Killerton, all revved up and … Continue reading
Virgin London Marathon – Fourth Time – Part Three
The Aftermath After the picture-taking at the finish line, the medal collection, (the biggest, heaviest and best) the t-shirt collection, (love the colour, great quality and love the way they have merged the date and the distance, very clever) and … Continue reading
Maranoia
Symptoms The inability to think of anything else except, marathon, running, marathon, running and so on Constant butterflies in my stomach Reading everything on pacing/tapering/nerves Every twinge is major, oh my ankle is stiff, ouch my back etc The … Continue reading
Kit ready
With just two weeks to go until the London Marathon, I have been making sure the kit I will run in on the day is, comfy, non rubbing and ready to go. Firstly I have been wearing in my new … Continue reading
Runners Live Here
If you were a visiting Alien, I would like to think that it is not completely obvious that runners sleep here! However, Sherlock Holmes would only need to step in through the front door to know right away that some of the occupants … Continue reading
Company makes the miles go quicker
Saturday morning I headed in to Exeter to meet Giselle for a long run. Giselle and I first met some years ago for a London 10k and before that cyberly through an ‘athon. Luckily for me she has family in … Continue reading
Runners High
Last Sunday I could not sleep. I was buzzing after The Grizzly. The caffeine gels kicked in and I just could not switch off. Other contributing factors might well have been hubby’s snoring and a blister on my bunion the … Continue reading
From Hero to Zero and back again-what a week!
Last Monday I ran 7 miles and then did the Metafit class. Oh boy I was feeling hardcore. Not bad for a fifty year old I thought. Mmmmm hold that thought Disaster struck. It was a combination of things the … Continue reading
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