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Tweaking and Flexing

Each week I look at my training plan and ‘tweak’ it, this week it seems I have tweaked more than other weeks, my training plan is my flexible friend. This is what the plan called for Mon Rest Tue 1M … Continue reading

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Field Fartleks

Madam has a desire to run faster, so after school today it was time for fartleks on the playing field. I was slightly concerned about this though, as Childline have been in to school this week and she can recite … Continue reading

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Phew that was close

Today was the closest I have ever come from not running in an ‘athon. Not because I didn’t want too, I wanted desperately to get out and enjoy the weather, but today that was not to be. I was swamped … Continue reading

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Panic running!

My last post was entitled ‘not much running‘ from that I have moved on to ‘panic running‘. Why the turnabout? This is why…… Huge mixed feelings when this plopped on to my door mat. Now I knew I would get … Continue reading

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Running Buddy’s First Half

Today was my running buddy’s big day. Today was the day of the Brentwood half marathon. Rumour has it that she has not been fun to live with this week, fretting about the race, the weather and at times threatening not … Continue reading

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Week 5 of Milton Keynes marathon training done but not completed

Wednesday saw me head out for an early morning Fartlek session. I love that word Fartlek but don’t love what it entails. It was meant to be a 4 mile session with a 1 mile jog either end. The first … Continue reading

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