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
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
So I ran round my local park last night with an actual Olympian. No big deal. As part of an England Athletics initiative to encourage more women to take up coaching, some tenacious Eagles had arranged for British athletics legend Mara Yamauchi to lead a guest coaching session for the club. Mara competed for Team … Continue reading Tempo Wednesdays – Coached by an Olympian
At the moment I am whiling away my commuting time by reading a book charting one man’s love affair with the marathon distance; Keep on Running: The Highs and Lows of a Marathon Addict by Phil Hewitt. Phil is a journalist who first trained for the marathon distance on a charity place for London, and … Continue reading Running Parallel, or Don’t Number Those Chickens
I love Sunday long runs. Taking the pace down reduces the pressure, and gives you time to think, and to breathe. I read this blog post by emsrunningfree in the week. It talks about the Hebrew concept of 'selah', or stopping to pause and take a breath. I was very grateful for the post and it … Continue reading When the Run Writes Itself
Wednesdays are the days on my training plan when I get licence to take the brakes off a bit. I wasn’t quite due for a full on tempo run today, but my plan had 8 miles at race pace (10:00 – 10:15 min/miles) for me to get stuck in to. Usually I do my tempo … Continue reading Tempo Wednesdays – Early Does It
I have learned that there is no failure in running or in life, as long as you keep moving - Amby Burfoot Almost exactly a year ago, I took part in a 26 mile organised walk through the Peak District. During that day I had a very honest conversation with my cousin on a subject … Continue reading Just Keep Moving
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