No chance, sunshine. I’m calling BS on that. I didn’t put 16 weeks of blood, sweat, tears and foam rolling into that race to have anyone call me a jogger. At the weekend I watched two fascinating documentaries about running. One was about Mary Decker and Zola Budd, and the dramatic fall that occurred when they … Continue reading When is a Run Not a Run?
When I run the London Marathon next year I will be doing so for Coram, one of the UK's oldest children's charities. Having seen the Coram kit this year when a colleague ran for them, I know it is a lovely shade of red. My plan is therefore to attempt to get hold of completely crimson … Continue reading Crimson Kit for Coram
As if training for a marathon in the summer isn't hard enough, female runners have something more to consider than the pollen count and humidity. Sorry boys, we are about to discuss your worst nightmare......our lady hormones. My training plan said 10 miles at race pace tonight. I managed 9.25 miles at goodness knows what … Continue reading Mother Nature Over Nurture
I'm now getting into the serious bit of my marathon training plan for New York, with my long run due to hit 16 miles this weekend. For some reason I'm struggling a bit with keeping motivated so in an attempt to remind myself why I'm doing this again I have been re-reading my Rome marathon diaries. My … Continue reading Cursus Causum
So I received a rather nice shout out from blogger ihaveabadsenseofhumour the other day nominating me for The Black Cat Blue Sea Award. Now I really have no idea what this is but I am taking it as a compliment and that the intention is to nominate fellow bloggers who's work you enjoy reading, so thank … Continue reading I’d Like to Thank the Academy….
This weekend saw the 2016 Anniversary Games come to the Olympic Stadium in London. These games have been held annually since 2012 and act as a Diamond League Grand Prix fixture and a showcase for athletics and para athletics. We were lucky enough to have great seats for the action this year, close to the … Continue reading Connecting in Solitude
I have a guilty little secret to share. I really like to run to Disney songs. I don't often listen to music when I run (mainly because I'm concentrating too hard on my pace, not getting lost, and staying upright) but sometimes a run lends itself to a bit of background noise. Yesterday's 8 miles at race … Continue reading Scales & Arpeggios – Running Lessons from Disney
My cousin posted this to Facebook a year or so ago and it always makes me laugh. This week however it's not so funny. I've been having what feels like a really annoying couple of weeks running wise. Partly this is because work got even busier than usual. In order to fit in all my different sessions … Continue reading Run, My Precious
When people take up running, they might hear the myth that all you need is a pair of running shoes and (for the ladies) a decent sports bra. If you're not surrounded by other runners in a club, or if you never pick up a running magazine, you might even keep believing this myth for a while. Over … Continue reading A Runner’s Home
What better way to round off a week of training in which I got coached by an Olympian that to run a race that finishes on the London 2012 Olympic stadium track? Another chapter in the sunny running annals today as 15,000 runners of literally every shape and size headed to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park … Continue reading The Ultimate Stadium Finish – Newham 10k 2016
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