In a grump mid-race I decided I wasn’t going to write about the North Downs Way 50 this year. It wasn’t going to plan, I saw no reason to remember it or to prolong the suffering. On reflection my run writing has always been about preserving my memories & there are definitely things from this … Continue reading The North Downs Way 50, mk II. How not to run 50 miles.
I sit here one week before the South Downs Way 50 & have I blogged about it over the past 17 weeks…? Nope! Ah well… So with one week to go how am I feeling?I almost don’t know how to write this. I don’t want to tempt fate & I don’t want to sing my … Continue reading SDW50: T-1 week (31.03.18)
I *totally* get the irony of calling a 50km race a training run, but that is exactly what the XNRG Humanity Direct Ultra was. On the 10th March, four weeks before the SDW50, I lined up on the start line ready for my longest ‘training’ run & what would hopefully become my second longest run … Continue reading The XNRG Humanity Direct Ultra, aka the 50km training run
It’s twelve months since I first started writing this blog, nearly six months since the NDW50 & I’m about to embark on training my next challenge. NDW50’s sister race, the SDW50. I’ve had a great summer of running, but it’s been just that, running. I never wanted to be writing about every mile I covered, … Continue reading Summer 2017
One of the things I love about travelling is running to explore. I have to admit I've not done as much of it as I would like - I didn’t really run when I visited exciting places like Havana & Mexico City - but now, one of the first things I do is pour over … Continue reading Running Toronto
A week ago I was running through fields & woodland, up & down hills, across stepping stones & up some steps. Smelling the scent of the wild garlic lining the paths, basking in the late afternoon sunshine. A week ago I was running 50 miles. All day my thoughts have been consumed with “this time … Continue reading NDW50 Wk 27: One Week On
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)
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)
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)
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