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
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Helsby Half and Marathon Training – Week 2
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
Parkrun warm-up?
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?
Spring Marathon Training – Week 1
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
Reflections and Resolutions
Photo by Emre Can Acer on Pexels.com I’m sitting inside our bedroom watching the back garden world through our window. A pigeon lands and bounces up and down a few times on the slender branch of a neighbour’s whomping willow. I can’t see the rain falling but I can see the puddles being attacked with… Continue reading Reflections and Resolutions
The Holidays Are Coming
So this is nearly Christmas, and what have I done? Well, so far this week, a whole lot of nothing in terms of running, as I’ve been coughing and sneezing my way through the days. It doesn’t feel chesty, so I could have popped out for a gentle bimble, but for Monday and Tuesday we… Continue reading The Holidays Are Coming
Borders League – Anglesey
We few, we happy few, made our way to the ends of this windswept earth on an early morn in the final month of the year. Happy is how I describe myself now as I sit by the fire with a full belly. Was I happy at 7.35am when Paul arrived to pick me up… Continue reading Borders League – Anglesey
Winter Wonderland
The last Cross Country of the year and how fitting that it was over a snow covered park. I had wondered if it would be cancelled like the Parkrun had been yesterday, but apart from one year when the storms had ripped down so many trees that the paths in the woods were cut off,… Continue reading Winter Wonderland
Breaking The Hour
At no point during today’s run did I ever feel comfortable. I knew my breathing was laboured but I concentrated on filling my lungs as deeply as possible with each intake, and trying to simultaneously keep my posture tall while relaxed. No easy feat. I definitely felt like I was in a race. When the… Continue reading Breaking The Hour
10K Training and the Borders League
I’ve been off the blogging boil lately as there is a deadline for my coursework coming up. But, I haven’t stopped running. I’m in the final week of my 8-week 10K training plan and out of the seven weeks done, I’ve managed to follow the plan faithfully on three of them. On the surface that… Continue reading 10K Training and the Borders League
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