Lockdown Running
Mike I’ve read quite a few blogs in recent weeks about running through lockdown. After a couple of months I wanted to put down a few of my thoughts as well.…
2020
#TwoPointSixChallenge
Sunday 26th April. For many months this date has been penned in my mind. I was waiting to run down The Mall and finish my first London Marathon. Alas, it…
Barford Power Station non-parkrun
Among the many things that have fallen foul of COVID-19 has been the weekly opportunity to run at parkrun. Now with my sons football, often I couldn’t make it on…
Race Day. Well…….
So as I sit here writing this, I should have been on my way to Old Trafford. I’d have been picking up my race number, dropping my bag and then…
Marathon Training – Week 13 – Time to hit pause
I’d played over what would happen if my races were cancelled numerous times. So when they were, I was surprised to find my overarching feeling was relief. After a couple…
Marathon Training – Week 12
This has probably been one of the hardest weeks of training so far. Not necessarily because of the actual training. More that as the coronavirus issue gets bigger and bigger,…
Marathon Training – Week 11
I don’t know if it is the fact I’m now on the home straight, or that I was back at work this week. However, the week has flown by and…
Marathon Training – Week 10
Double figures! I saw the below meme this week and it summed up in a way how this week felt on the training cycle. Hitting double figures makes it seem…
Marathon Training – Week 9
After hitting half way last week, it’s now into the home straight. However, I know from the past, this can start to be the hardest section. The energy levels start…
Marathon Training – Week 8 – Halfway There
In the words of Bon Jovi, “whoa we’re halfway there”! In some ways it doesn’t seem very long at all since I started this 16wk training plan. However, 8 weeks…