A tired smile at the end. I am currently lying down in a dark room with a wet flannel over my forehead. It’s not the most flattering look but it is, by far and away, the most comfortable place right now. A little recompense for putting my body through an almost literal grilling. The weather… Continue reading Half Training – Week 6 – Cheshire 10 Miler
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Half Training – Week Five
I’m currently in a bit of a quandary. My diary says that I have booked a ten-mile race on Sunday and given how slowly I managed to jog to Parkrun last Saturday, which was only five miles, I am not sure how it’s going to go. But then I had quite tired legs, so hopefully… Continue reading Half Training – Week Five
Half Training – Week Four
Well, up until this morning, I was hoping to have a very positive report. Then I fell over. I’m fine, pretty much, just a slightly bruised hip, and a slightly more bruised ego. Luckily, however, it wasn’t my ankle, which had turned a bit on the fall, but not enough to cause any pain after… Continue reading Half Training – Week Four
Half Training – Week 3 and Valencia
We returned from Valencia on Monday evening but didn’t get home from London until yesterday evening. This is my explanation for my late training report. I wanted to get it out of the way because I don’t want you to think that I’ve been slacking. Although I have been slacking. I managed a mere 8.7… Continue reading Half Training – Week 3 and Valencia
Half Training again – weeks 1 and 2
This top and trainers were meant to be together If you include last week, then I’ve got sixteen weeks until my Half in September, which seems like loads of time. But it’s a big ask, this attempt to get faster. When I really got into running around ten, eleven years ago my half marathon time… Continue reading Half Training again – weeks 1 and 2
Shoe Issues
So, I may or may not have given myself a slight injury yesterday. It may or may not have been from a new pair of shoes that I was trying out. Or it may or may not have been that my old shoes really do need to get retired. Or was it because of my… Continue reading Shoe Issues
Wirral Summer Trail Series
It was like an unintended rock-paper-scissors game. Nick put his arm out and I raised my palm to shake his … fist bump. Then he opened up his hand, and I closed mine. A complete failure of communication on my part. But I hope he forgave me, as I was desperately trying to squeeze some… Continue reading Wirral Summer Trail Series
Back In The Game – With A Tea Break
I think all long runs would benefit by being carved up by a cup of tea and a chat. Having been introduced to this most civilised of practises by John, my occasional running buddy, I’ve found the long run, especially the first long run in a few weeks, less daunting by making this addition. I… Continue reading Back In The Game – With A Tea Break
Liverpool Half Marathon
Sometimes, just sometimes, being bad at mental arithmetic can be a good thing. I was approaching the board bearing the number ‘11’ in large enough font for even the severely myopic, and I glanced down at my watch – 1:58, or something like that, as my eyes were a tad blurry from the salty beads… Continue reading Liverpool Half Marathon
HM Training – Week 8 of 9 (Borders Race)
I think I definitely put in some effort this morning because now I’m struggling to raise myself from my position of repose this afternoon. Race five in the Borders League series, was in sunny Capenhurst, in Cheshire. When I searched for the village on Google maps, it put a red boundary line around what looks… Continue reading HM Training – Week 8 of 9 (Borders Race)
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