50 Not Out…
Mike On 10th March 2018 I tried something new for the first time. As part of my friend’s 40th birthday celebrations a group of us had headed to Huntingdon parkrun to…
Pocket parkrun
Marathon Training – Week 12
For some time, week 12 has been on my horizon as the next target to get to. During the first block of training it was the last full week I…
Marathon Training – Week 7
Week 7 was the final full week of training that I managed last year before London was called off part way through the following week. It is strange as last…
Marathon Training – Weeks 5 & 6
They always say be careful what you wish for. As week 4 of training came to a close I was shattered. The late nights watching football had left me in…
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…
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 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…
Marathon training – Week 4
It’s strange really. After two weeks that included the “disruption” of Christmas and New Year, this was the week I managed have a wobble with my training plan! Where possible…
Marathon Training – Week 3
After all of the travelling last week, this week was at least going to be a bit closer to home for the bulk. However, with New Years Day in the…
There’s No Place Like Home! – Pocket parkrun 12/10/2019
On 15th June I crossed the line and picked up my finishers token at Pocket parkrun. It had been the events first birthday celebration that day and was the 5th…