Conclusions of a non-summitter
It’s almost been a week since I didn’t Summit Ben Nevis on the Rat Race City To Summit race and it’s been playing on my mind. I’ve spoken to friends, […]
Category Archives: marathon
City To Summit – Final thoughts
I’ve just been to register, rack my bike and hand over my Bike to Run transition bag. I feel like I’ve just handed over my life’s possessions for someone to […]
How do you train for a 56mile run?
Putting in the miles has been the context of the past few weeks. My long weekend runs have consisted of at least 3 hours on foot running at a reasonable […]
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 […]
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 […]
Week 1 Marathon Training
So this was the week I came out and said I was aiming for 3:15 in the marathon this year. I’m hoping to do this at Edinburgh at the end […]
Run Spud Run! 