Burning Up the Track

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 ~ duffrunning ~ 10 Comments

I always hated sports day at school. As far as I remember it, we never actually did any running or athletics training during PE lessons beyond some half hearted javelin flinging. So when our form tutors went round every year to demand that we sign up to run around the grass track on the school … Continue reading Burning Up the Track

Mother Nature Over Nurture

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 ~ duffrunning ~ 8 Comments

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