Apr
10
So I tried the Brooks for the first time this morning and they felt comfortable enough… If I compare them to the Ascis 2150s I was using before, they are a slightly better fit for my foot… Despite leaving half an inch between toe and end of shoe on both trainers, the GT2150s used to [...]
Apr
09
After this morning’s run I had my weekly sports massage at Virgin Active with Lillian and told her about my visit to the physio. While she agreed with what the physio had said, Lillian was quite forthright in her general assesment of my condition. “James, the only way you will totally get rid of shin [...]
Feb
22
In the excitement of finishing the Porstmouth Coastal Half Marathon yesterday, I totally failed to notice I have now run more than 600 miles in the last five months! Today was pretty tough – Im shifting at a private jet company, working on their customer and staff mags and so had to be up early… [...]
Feb
19
So as part of my training for the Brighton Marathon I have my first proper race this Sunday, the Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon raising money for the RNLI. For 13.2miles or around 2-2.5 hours, I’m going to need some inspiration for my iPod playlist, so please, if you have a great suggestion, leave a comment [...]
Feb
18
As part of my regime for the Brighton Marathon, I was supposed to do some hill training last week while in Orlando. Pushed for time though and given Orlando is as flat as one of this Tuesday’s pancakes, I’d missed it out in favour of a flat run and so decided to do it today. [...]
