London Marathon 2021
Mike Wow! 24hrs after finishing and I am still buzzing from finally ticking off the bucket list item of running the London Marathon. Yesterday was an amazing day and I was…
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Marathon Training – Weeks 15 & 16 – The Final Straight
So here we are. Almost two years after my first Marathon Training run and two aborted attempts, this weekend I finally get to toe the line in London. It’s definitely…
Marathon Training – Week 5
Its the hope that kills you! Last week the direction of travel started to make me think the odds on London happening were starting to improve. Then this week we…
Marathon Training – Week 4
When my marathons were first postponed to the autumn I was looking forward to summer training. After months of having to crawl out of bed on a cold, dark morning,…
Marathon Training – Week 2
So, after the surprise of London still working towards going ahead, week 2 of training needed to happen. For a long time I had expected week 1 wouldn’t happen and…
Marathon Training Take 2 – Week 1
Here we go again! When I first started marathon training last December I never expected I’d be starting again so soon. As I did that first week I was wondering…
#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…
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…