Nov
03
…happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Damian, happy birthday to you. There. I feel less self indulgent and more like I’ve made sure I don’t forget my own, and my running buddy’s birthday this time round. You’re another year older, and arguably another year wiser Damian This morning was a tough run. I was [...]
Oct
03
Today, fully aware of the insane rain predicted for the whole day I decided to get out in the morning if the rain wasn’t too bad. I got the three miles done but decided a different direction was required. So, after a few moments of careful deliberation and then some struggling to decide, I randomly [...]
Sep
27
Those pesky ankles aren’t happy. We’re a week in (hooray) but a week into sore ankles. Time for a chat with a certain PT I happen to know… It’s a Monday therefore dragging yourself out of bed, especially when it’s so cold, is true torture. Made a minor adjustment to the route, in light of [...]
Sep
24
That’s right, my first achievement, making it to double figures today! A whole 1% and a bit down, another 1083 miles left. Today was a tough one. The legs are realising the punishment is daily and the ankles are crying for mercy. I shouldn’t have let Rich convince me to have that final beer last [...]
Sep
23
My Garmin is back! Thanks Mr Garmin repair man. For some reason it now takes about half a second to sync, whereas before it would take a minute. Weird. Yesterday, I didn’t mention it, but at times, the body felt very heavy and I felt like I was struggling along. Today the body felt heavier [...]
Sep
09
I write from my hidey hole in the back room of the flat. Nursing two achey knees. The pre-1095miles anxiety has well and truly set in. And I’m concerned. No, scared. What seemed like a good idea some weeks ago is finally, and at great speed, approaching reality! I spoke to a lovely guy called [...]
Aug
24
Yesterday’s stop-start running shenanigans where I started three separate runs in a short space of time have left me feeling pretty sore. There’s a whole lot of chafing going on, while by warming up and cooling down, I’ve also a bit of a sniffle… When the cat alarm (thanks Mini) went off this morning at [...]
Jul
25
Just a quick update as I’m off to Frankfurt for a couple of days to a conference but today I clocked up my 1250th mile…. not bad going. The run took me from home, around Tooting Common and back through Streatham where I picked some money up from the bank for the trip. On the [...]
Jul
20
So with the 1095 miles done and with some 60 odd more days left, I’ve decided to up the challenge and try and cover 1,500 miles for the 365 days of running. As such, I sent an email out yesterday to try and raise some more cash for charity… which read like this: It seems [...]
Jul
02
God, I am absolutely battered today. A combination of our loud cat Mini screaming at 4am (she wants attention as soon as it’s light) and a little stress before my first PT exam this morning had me not getting back to sleep. Did I use the time wisely? Well I answered some emails and did [...]
