Okay, publicly I'm very anti New Year Resolutions because of course Jan 01 is just another day. But secretly, every year I give myself a list which takes about two ponderous weeks to write before that day and about two weeks to be scrapped after it. I don't think I'm alone there. Have I attempted… Continue reading January intentions
Category: Running
London Marathon – the big day …
It's not that I underestimated how hard it would be. It's that I really underestimated how hard it would be! I started off quite well and the weather turned out to be actually perfect for running; cool but not too cold and pretty much dry all the way round. Then at some point, I think it… Continue reading London Marathon – the big day …
London Marathon – prelude…
It’s a strange thing, waiting. After spending three and a half months training and building up my strength and stamina to something a little more than I had before, this last fortnight of enjoying the sunshine and the eating and the hardly doing any running at all has felt good. Really good! But at the… Continue reading London Marathon – prelude…
London Marathon Training: Week 14
Yesterday I was mostly eating tangerines and snuffling in bed. Having caught a bit of a cold at the back end of last week I decided to indulge it for just one day. That was when I was supposed to do my long run but no amount of Lemsip Max Strength could have got rid… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 14
London Marathon Training: Week 12
Short run weekend and thank goodness as the weather was rubbish. Especially on Sunday morning. I had booked myself on to the Liverpool Half Marathon, ages ago, before I knew I’d be running London. Luckily it seemed to coincide quite well with my training in that it gave me a valid excuse to take it… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 12
London Marathon Training: Week 11
I knew it was going to be a tough ask to try and do 20 miles again this weekend after last week’s gargantuan effort. But I had a beautiful spring day and a picturesque route on my side. Plus, the night before, my sister Hersha, had looked up the top ten foods for marathon runners… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 11
London Marathon Training: Week 10
I missed out last week’s blog because I had such a miserable attempt at running I felt too sorry for myself to put it on paper, virtual or otherwise. After the high of running a PB in the half marathon in week 8, I thought that maybe I could get below 4.45 or even 4.30… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 10
London Marathon Training: Week 8
I’ve been looking at training plans again. There are so many of them on the internet; Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and so many variations on each of those. I was just looking to see how I was shaping up at this point compared to their programs. As I may have said already, the idea of following… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 8
London Marathon Training: Week 7
I’ve actually reached over half way in my schedule, which is a bit scary. I know there are still 9 weeks to go but the last three of those are supposed to be for ’tapering’ down and resting up before the big day. Plus I’ve got two half marathon race weekends which I’d signed up… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 7
London Marathon Training: Week 6
I ran 16 miles today instead of the 17 I’d set myself which is obviously not that far short but I’m gutted. Properly down in the dumps, low and deflated. The reason I think is because I’d been feeling sooo good all week, strong in my midweek runs and hardly any pains or knots in… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 6
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