2 weeks 2 go…
It’s a strange thing this running malarky, full of ups and downs, especially when hills are concerned 🙂 more so are the psychological ups and downs.  It’s so addictive and […]
Category Archives: injury
Ultra planning progress
Focus. Belief. Blind optimism. What ever it’s called I’ve got it. The injury setback (again) has been tough but since starting out again on my journey to the Ultra marathon […]
Trouble ahead of the Marathon
Its been 6 weeks since I last ran which as preparation goes for a marathon next week isn’t the best. My last long run had me hobbling when I […]
Hyper-awareness
You never put so much thought into every waking minute into one thing unless you’re injured. Every minute is consumed by my knee. Since having those mega pains on Thursday […]
An unexpected step back week
It all began well, a good run on Tuesday and Wednesday saw me run twice, though one was just with the work run club. It’s only week 2 and they’re […]
Surprisingly easy
You have some days of running when all things seem to fall into place. Yesterday was one of those days. My plan said run for 2hrs 15mins easy. I worked […]
I’ve learned my lesson and become better for it.
What a philosophical title to what is a a blog post about listening to your body and learning from past mistakes. Week 4 long run saw me struggle through a […]
Nippy butt / glute / piriformis
I’m not sure what it was, the ice on the pavement changing my gait, the fast 10min threshold intervals, or just a tough session but I ended yesterday’s intervals with […]
Everything was going so well…
Knee pain! There must be a reason why I keep getting a niggle. Tho after last week’s tempo run my knee at lunch, some 6 hrs after stopping running just […]
Ironman-niversary
It’s been a year since I heard those words “You are an Ironman” which has given me time to reflect. Reflect on not only the achievement but also what my […]
Run Spud Run! 