Doing the best that I can, at writing, running and living
Surprisingly, I managed to sleep for most of the night before the race. A family wedding in Knutsford the previous day had had a free bar and a superb band on, and I was a little bit gutted that I couldn’t partake of either, other than having the odd bottle of Peroni 0.0. Instead, I… Continue reading Manchester Marathon 2023
Last night I dreamt I went to Manchester (again). I got there too late, I couldn’t find the bag collection, and then suddenly I was running in what felt like gloop and my limbs wouldn’t really move. What a nightmare! I’m not prone to anxiety, but since yesterday, I have suffered all the classic pre-race… Continue reading Maranoia
And rest. Actually, it’s probably not wise to be entirely sedentary for the taper period but it has been known for people to do exactly that and I’m currently tempted. A lot of the training plans start from three weeks out from your race date, and get you to cut your weekly mileage by twenty… Continue reading Taper Time: Marathon Training – Week 13
I woke up late this morning, and despite the fact that it would not have been late two days ago, I still felt a little jet-lagged. A little bit groggy and spaced. And I didn’t even have any drinks last night. I know most people love the clocks going forward in Spring, when the evenings… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 12
I realised today that I hadn’t done the weekly round up on Sunday, so I’ve set it out below. Yet another low mileage week, and I’ve binned Ben Parkes completely now as I currently can’t follow a supermarket trolley at the minute, never mind a training plan. I am feeling decidedly sorry for myself I… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 11
This week has been a bit of a wake-up call for me. I have finally had my gammy right leg looked at by a physio who has, luckily, not called time on my marathon goal, but has told me that my right buttock is ‘scooped in’. Meaning that it is very under-used and is the… Continue reading Booty Building
So here’s the plan. While the roast dinner is being made, I’m going to write this, or part of this blog, and not scoff the wine gums from the Chester 10K goody bag. It’s going to be hard. It was a big race, with over 3000 people toeing the line, including the likes of Birkenhead… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 10
Well, could this day have gone any better? Not only did I make it to the finish line of my race but Liverpool suddenly put on a champion’s performance this evening, annihilating those devils on the other side of the M6. And to think, I’ll be running past Old Trafford in six weeks’ time! Not… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 9
The sun’s come out this afternoon and part of me thinks I should go out for a run. However, I’m holding myself back because yesterday’s final Cross Country race of the year is still making my legs a little heavy and the pain in my side has not gone away completely, so I’m going to… Continue reading Rest – And Spring Marathon Training – Week 8
This is an even more delayed week round up to last week’s delayed round up. There’s no excuse this time. I could have done it on Sunday, or even on Monday. However, here it is, on Wednesday morning, now that I’ve stopped feeling sorry for myself. Not about the failed run on Saturday so much… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 7
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