Nov
06
…I’m joking! As James said typing the words ‘Miles to go: 1092′ ever again would not suit either of us! Been there, done that, once is enough to prove it’s possible by me. It’s a shame to see Neil have to pull out on shin splints and echoing James’ words, I hope that Helen is [...]
Sep
21
This is a long one. I make no apology whatsoever! Part I: Thank you Firstly, I would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to some special people, without whom this challenge would have fallen flat. There are so very many of you, here goes. Thank you to… Those people closest to me, [...]
Sep
20
Left to Right – Molly, Gemma, David Steve, Me, Pauline, Helen, James, Jamie, Nick, Ben and James Erm. That’s it. is it? Well, no. There’s something interesting about today. It’s been a long day. A very long day. Never one to let it lie, never one to leave the last little bit unfinished, I got [...]
Sep
19
I stayed in Darlington last night on account of having to be in the Darlington office this morning. My colleague James and I had planned a 7am run – I’d explained this was the penultimate day of my running year and so clearly a once in a lifetime opportunity for him I hadn’t factored in [...]
Sep
18
This is my third effort at the Great North Run. A potted history follows… 2009 – Three weeks into my running career I ran 2h04m and promptly found I couldn’t walk for another three weeks 2010 – Better training got me a 1h59m just two days before I began the 1095miles.com challenge 2011 – Well [...]
Sep
17
…My legs are incredibly sore! I felt like a broken old man today (some would say I am at times!) and stumbled three miles at one hell of a slow pace for me nowadays. I sincerely hope this isn’t a sign of what’s to come tomorrow. For those of you who happen to be up [...]
Sep
16
When I first ran the Great North Run two years ago, I’d been running for a total of three weeks. At this point I’d like to introduce you to a blog I discovered at the time (and have enjoyed ever since) the Great North Run in 2009. It’s called ‘Taking Jelly Babies from Strangers’ and [...]
Sep
14
I said I’d have a surprise in store for you today. Something exciting for the dying days of my year-long challenge. This morning, having kipped over at my Brother’s place in town (due to a necessary early start) I headed out of the door at about 6am. I had an important appointment with a guy [...]
Sep
13
After yesterday’s horror of a run, I wasn’t too sure if was up to a long one this evening. Target was 11 miles or more. Ideally 13 if I felt ok, but I accepted that I’d have to run them slowly to protect the legs a bit. They have been sore all day and particularly [...]
