NDW50 Wk 14: Chocolate covered coffee beans to the rescue (wc 13.02.17)

What am I doing? 21 miles, 3:31:36, 10:05 min/mile, 1,880ft elevation gain Early Saturday morning fuelled with coffee & oatmeal I headed out to explore another section of the North Downs Way. My aim is to have covered as much of the 50 mile route before race day as possible. I hope that a knowledge … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 14: Chocolate covered coffee beans to the rescue (wc 13.02.17)

NDW50 Wk 8: This week summed up in one word. Rain. (wc 02.01.17)

Recovering from rest… 7 miles, 1:01:57, 8:51 min/mile, 305ft elevation A recovery run from, um, a rest day… I’d already decided I wasn’t going to run on New Years Day, hence the horrendous long run attempt on the NDW on Friday, so today’s ‘recovery’ run was somewhat superfluous… An early 7 miles. I missed sunrise … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 8: This week summed up in one word. Rain. (wc 02.01.17)

NDW50 Wk3: Exploring the NDW because I didn’t feel like w*rking on a Monday… (wc 28.11.16)

Monday morning wasn’t happening. You know those days when you could sit at your desk for hours but yet wouldn’t achieve a single thing? Yep, that. So at about midday I thought sod it, pulled on my running kit, filled a bottle with some Tailwind, grabbed a couple of snacks, packed my bag, jumped in … Continue reading NDW50 Wk3: Exploring the NDW because I didn’t feel like w*rking on a Monday… (wc 28.11.16)

NDW50 Wk1: Six months to go… AKA ‘Week One’ (wc 13.11.16)

Six months… Sunday 13th November In six months time I will be running 50 miles. Help me. Sunday was the second Striders marathon training run of the season, the Coulsdon 11 that was actually 12… 8:15am on a Sunday morning about 20 runners gathered at East Croydon, jumped on a train to Coulsdon Town & … Continue reading NDW50 Wk1: Six months to go… AKA ‘Week One’ (wc 13.11.16)