Running by the light of seven torches... Sometimes it’s fun to do something a little different! On Wednesday evening I dumped the Striders club run around the streets of Croydon in favour of a little off-road exploring by the light of head torches! I'd been chatting to Gary on twitter for a while & he … Continue reading NDW50 Wk5: First Lady (wc 12.12.16)
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NDW50 Wk4: A little R+R (wc 04.11.16)
Striders Marathon Training Run #3: The Farleigh 12 The weather forecast was cold but sunny. I couldn’t decide what to wear, so I asked Twitter… The general consensus was shorts, so I wore shorts. In December. The girl who is always cold & wears a hoody in the middle of summer. Who am I? Right … Continue reading NDW50 Wk4: A little R+R (wc 04.11.16)
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 Wk2: Three Molehills AKA Three MAHOOSIVE Hills… (wc 20.11.16)
So this was, if you like, my first NDW training race. Oh. What have I let myself in for… Three Molehills, aka ‘three massive hills’. It’s a race with a difference. Teams of three compete over the three hills in the Mole Valley: Box Hill, Norbury Park & Ranmore, starting & finishing at Denbies vineyard. … Continue reading NDW50 Wk2: Three Molehills AKA Three MAHOOSIVE Hills… (wc 20.11.16)
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)
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