Slow running
I’ve never been much of a speed demon. Though not the slowest in my bunch of friends, I’d come in the top quarter of mass start races and maybe even […]
Tag Archives: injury
The night before my first Ultra
As penultimate days go and maybe preceding weeks to an ultra too go, these haven’t been the best. 1. 10days ago I self diagnosed myself with a touch of Mortons […]
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 […]
This is my commute #Edinburgh
It’s a strange thing, waking up and throwing yourself into exercise, transforming your current state of sleepiness to a highly attentive state within minutes. The change in body and mind […]
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 […]
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 […]
Not yet recovered – will I ever be?
I’m sat here on a plane flying up from London after a business meeting feeling very melancholy as I usually do on planes. Something about actually having time to think […]
Almost there… but am I recovered?
When do you become recovered? Are you always carrying injury? I’ve had a great few weeks of training, firstly I managed to run 10kms, secondly my swimming is improving again […]
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