If anyone wanted proof of how advertising and endorsement work, here it is. Since Garmin sent me my new Forerunner 405CX running watch at the weekend, I must have had about ten people ask me about the difference between it and the previous model. Perhaps I should have asked them to send me the level [...]
Sep
06
Comparing the two Garmins
While the old Garmin is holding up still – even if the screen is getting harder to see – I thought it might be an idea to try a week’s runs by comparing the two. So this morning I went out with the new one on the left wrist and the old one on the [...]
Sep
04
Day 350 and a new Garmin
Nice to see the kind folk at Garmin are keeping an eye on 1095miles.com… No sooner had I mentioned in a post last Sunday that my old 405 was on its last legs, they got in touch and asked if they could send me a new one to replace it. Not one to look a [...]
Sep
01
The new look 1095miles.com
First of all, apologies to anyone trying to read today who could not get onboard – but we’ve been migrating the site to the new, fresher design that can do some cooler stuff like actually displaying the Garmin/Google maps on each post so you don’t have to click through if you just want an overview [...]
Aug
23
Today should have gone smoothly…
… but it didn’t Today was meant to be a nice easy run – just a three miler after yesterday’s 14 miler and associated fuel tank problem. The idea, as I was on the PT course in Southwark was to knock off there at 5pm and head to Hyde Park for a 6pm meet and [...]
Jun
25
Still time to join me for tomorrow's 1095miler
So this morning was the penultimate run before reaching my 1095 miles minimum mileage mark… by adding another three down Green Lane in Norbury, I am now tantalisingly close to my target and am sitting on 1092 miles. I still can’t quite believe it, though this week’s gym sessions, along with cycling to and from [...]
Apr
20
See my Brighton Marathon finish on video
I’ve finally sorted out some of the confusion over my time for the Brighton Marathon. Apparently my chip malfunctioned, I was one of 15 from 8000 whose chip didn’t work. So my time sent by them, which was adjusted to 3 hours 53 minutes, is the time it took me to finish from when the [...]
Apr
18
Bird shit on the head and running Brighton
We went down to Brighton on Saturday for the marathon, checking into the Premier Inn for the night and then going to our pals, Jo and Omar’s for dinner. Omar was also running the race, so Jo had done a huge pasta dish for the pair of us and Laura and I made sure to [...]
Apr
14
Ignoring the clock and needing help on music choices
In the email conversation I had yesterday with fellow shin splint sufferer Claire Higgins I asked her how much difference it really made if she did the London Marathon in four hours or six and concluded that it didn’t really. The irony is that while telling other runners that just finishing is a decent result, [...]
Apr
13
That's more like it…
A lovely crisp morning today, sun out, slight chill, not too bright… perfect running weather and, with my legs feeling much better I took total advantage of it, posting my best time in ages and running at my goal pace for the Brighton Marathon of just over 8mins 30secs a mile. At some point in [...]
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