Please donate to my chosen charities by clicking here I swear there was a time, maybe ten or 15 years ago, where doing any kind of exercise, never mind a big challenge was kind of frowned upon. It seems like it used to be that instead of counting the miles you ran, the number of [...]
Mar
07
The make or break run
Well that was interesting… a supposed 17mile run that ended up being 18.5 thanks to my map reading going out the window somewhere around Wimbledon Common, a relatively stiff and not a little painful first three miles, a great middle section around the Common and a last couple of miles where I stumbled from step [...]
Feb
23
The body must be punished
Or that’s what it feels like anyway… my calves, particularly the left one, are still stiff after Sunday’s Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon, and the blisters on my feet rub with every step of the run, sending shooting pains through my feet. I have no idea how I will be able to run in the day’s [...]
Feb
22
The first run after the first half marathon
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
21
My first half-marathon race in 25 years
Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon For Laura (for getting up early to come with me) for David B, David W, Michael G, Steve S, Johan O, Kate P, Alice L, Andy J and Ben M for suggesting the tunes and for the men and women of the RNLI for whom the race raised cash. So I [...]
Feb
20
Suggest more songs for tomorrow's race
Thanks to David Whitely, Steve Swift and Kate Popham for suggesting tracks for my playlist for tomorrow’s Portsmouth Coastal Marathon: Manics, New Order and Eminem all added… If anyone has any more suggestions, please leave a comment below or email me by clicking here. For this morning’s run I did a nice easy amble on London [...]
Feb
19
Suggest a song for Sunday
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 [...]
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