Category Archives: Virgin London Marathon 2016
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
Virgin London Marathon – Fourth Time – Part Two
The horn sounded, not that you could hear it back in pen 7 and slowly people started moving forward. 8 minutes of walking later and I was over the start line. By this time I was calm and could breathe. … Continue reading
Virgin London Marathon – Fourth Time – Part One
I defy, anyone to write about their 26.2 mile journey in one blog, I’ve never managed it, so here is Part One Pre Race Day I’ve said it before and I will say it again, the week of a marathon, I … 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
Exe to Axe
20 mile run along the South West coastal path, that actually turned out to be over 21 miles and simply the toughest thing I have ever done. The day dawned overcast and a little windy. The forecast was for rain … 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
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