Doing the best that I can, at writing, running and living
I was hoping to gently canter around the two-mile loop of Birkenhead Park nine times. I was hoping, at least if worst came to worst, to get above the 16 miles I managed to do two weeks ago. Sometimes that ‘hope’ lands and envelops you with confidence, and sometimes it flies off into the gusty… Continue reading A Glitch in the Marathon Training Matrix
A slight delay posting this as I had family round yesterday but here it is now: So this is the difference between running a 5K straight from the off, and running it with ten miles behind you. It is completely obvious I know, but as I was attempting to put the hammer down in those… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 6
After last week’s drop back week I really wanted to get a good long run in, to test whether I would do any better at it. I’m aware that I’m running more miles than Ben would advocate at this stage, but a) I haven’t been able to do any strength or cycling these past two… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 5
I’ve had a bit of an up and down week this week. quite an industrial stage set for the play An upside was going to Stratford-upon-Avon overnight and not taking my running gear. It’s not that I hate running, on the contrary, I’m really enjoying it at the moment. It is just good to give… Continue reading Highs and Lows
Week 4 is finally complete and luckily it was a drop-back week because I managed to develop a cold last Sunday afternoon. Drop-back weeks are thrown into a long build up every three to four weeks, to help consolidate the training so far, which means you are supposed to lessen the overall mileage and the… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training-Week 4
This morning I have mostly been attempting to take artful photographs of my running shoes old and new. Alongside setting another course PB in Parkrun, but we’ll get to that in a bit. As you can see, my old shoes have seen better days but they don’t have a hole where the big toe often… Continue reading Old Shoes Going Out On A High
I was supposed to be running in a Cross Country race this morning but yesterday I thought my legs would not hold up and pulled out. Yesterday, I was on my feet for a little over 3 hours and 10 minutes doing a Long Slow Run, which turned into a Long Slow Walk with occasional… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 3
Don’t have a cup of tea before a race, even if you need it to warm you up on a cold wet winter’s morning. There are many hedges along the route of the Helsby Half but when the verges look all muddy, and most of the gates to get through are shut, and there are… Continue reading Helsby Half and Marathon Training – Week 2
Well, I hadn’t meant to do that. Pre-race warm-ups or walk ups A parkrun course PB on the day before a half marathon race is probably not a good idea as I may have blown my legs up before they’ve even begun. However, if my newly made up, unscientific theory about my running holds up,… Continue reading Parkrun warm-up?
Saturday afternoonI have been in a slight quandary for the last ten seconds wondering whether to rinse the mud off my clothing, or to get the first part of this week’s summary written up. The reason it’s an issue is that I’m off out again to watch Liverpool in the FA Cup, so I’ve barely… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 1
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