51 miles, 11:21:02, 13:21 min/mile, 5,600 ft elevation gain Nine months after I entered on a bit of a whim, six months after I started training & we are finally here. Race Day. I am nervous, so nervous. I have butterflies in my tummy. I am scared. I repeat to myself a phrase a friend … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 26: The North Downs Way 50, 13th May 2017
As I write this post it is five days until race day. FIVE DAYS! How the f**k did that happen? My training is effectively done. I can do no more A few easy miles over the next few days to keep the legs moving & the mind happy but the main priority for the coming … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 25: NDW50 T-5 Days (wc 01.05.17)
Like most things following a bank holiday I’m running late, but that’s ok because my runs are a day late too so this week’s post is a little off kilter with an extra day thrown in! Banstead Woods parkrun: running in the bluebells 5km, 23:39, 7:44 min/mile, 141ft elevation gain I still don’t quite believe … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 24: The finish line is in sight (wc 24.04.17)
0 miles, 0:00:00, 0:00 min/mile, 0ft elevation gain This will be a short post. Three weeks out from race day & zero miles this week. After the disaster (okay, maybe a little exaggeration) of Cannock Chase last week I decided that if I am to make the start line fit I needed to rest the … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 23: Zero (wc 17.04.17)
After the high of Brighton... 13 miles, 2:05:50, 9:41 min/mile, 1000ft elevation gain I shared my NDW50 adventures on Instagram this week & then promptly had the worst run of the training cycle which made me wish I had kept quiet & I could just ignore the whole thing. In fact the whole week post-Brighton … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 22: Bad training runs happen to stop bad race days (wc 10.04.17)
Brand shiny new marathon PB! 26.2 miles, 3:53:55, 8:55 min/mile, 561ft elevation gain This was my fourth time running Brighton Marathon. My fastest time being 4 hours & NINE seconds at my first attempt in 2013. Me & Brighton had serious issues. I was desperate to go sub-4hr but it had beaten me on three previous … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 21: Brighton Marathon (wc 03.04.17)
Chasing sunset not sunrise 9 miles, 1:23:21, 9:16 min/mile, 272ft elevation gain I did not want to run. Sunday’s long-run had not quite gone to plan due to tiredness. I was still tired, I was worried about my knee & I had serious DOMS. I had been dreading it all day to the extent that … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 20: Back in the Game! (wc 27.03.17)
AKA Insomnia stole my sleep 20 miles, 3:01:09, 9:03 min/mile, 95ft elevation gain The start of British summer time, the clocks go forward an hour so we loose an hour’s sleep & insomnia stole the rest… I remembered this about mid-way through when this run started to feel really, really hard. Note to self, a … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 19: Thames Path Twenty (wc 20.03.17)
London looking mighty fine! 5 miles, 46:56, 9:23 min/mile, 142ft elevation gain Two days post-mara & I ran! I’ve never done that before, I’m usually still struggling to move at this stage! I think it’s a testament to how much improved my post-run recovery routine has become over the past 12 months. My plans changed … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 18: Hills (wc 13.03.17)
The most spectacular positive split... 26.2 miles, 4:17:34, 9:49 min/mile, 0ft elevation gain (ha ha ha ha ha!) When you discover a London based marathon organised by the excellent Hermes Races that is on your actual birthday the temptation to enter is just too great... Originally I entered telling myself that it would be a … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 17: Thames Meander Marathon (wc 06.03.17)
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