Well, the temperature has dropped a bit, but the soles of my feet have been roasting. The rest of me is alright but my feet seem to do this each night in the heat, and I have to drape a cold flannel over so they don’t self-combust. That would not do when I’m supposed to… Continue reading Loch Ness MT – Weeks 2 and 3
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LSRs, 5K Training and Volunteering
Can I believe that my Long Slow Run (LSR) of twelve miles – well a little short of twelve miles today – will be classed as a short run in a couple of months? Right now, it is incomprehensible. As I put my legs on the sofa in front of me and wonder why my… Continue reading LSRs, 5K Training and Volunteering
Llangollen Fell Race
Surprisingly I haven’t had a sleep yet. Sitting down in the sports hall of Dinas Bran school, nursing a flapjack and a cup of tea, I could happily have curled up on the hard bench for a quick twenty winks and then some. But now, after my chocolate milk and a bit of lunch, having… Continue reading Llangollen Fell Race
Run-Walk-Repeat
My fastest twenty-mile race was back at the beginning of March 2023. I did it in 3:45:35 and if I had carried on that day to run a full marathon there (it was an option) I would have finally achieved my goal of getting a sub five-hour marathon. It was seven loops of a motor… Continue reading Run-Walk-Repeat
Trying To Stay Consistent
It’s always nice on a Sunday afternoon when your week has gone by, pretty much, in the way that you’d hoped. Of course, that assumes that you have set out a plan at the beginning of the week and I have been slack with that of late. A perfect day for Parkrun Aside from one… Continue reading Trying To Stay Consistent
No Time To Shirk
Well, that has been a busy week. I had been giving myself a telling off for not getting out the door for Saturday Parkrun, and while I think my running suffered today because of the lack of activity yesterday, I’m now feeling okay about slacking off a little. Before today I had only run on… Continue reading No Time To Shirk
Reach
I’m scrubbing my shoes after yesterday’s cross-country and can’t quite get the chorus of a song out of my head. It’s been rattling around in there all morning and I’m feeling a mixture of slight annoyance and enjoyment as I remember dancing away to it on Friday night. It was possibly because of Friday night… Continue reading Reach
Borders League: Anglesey (again)
Of all the basic mistakes to make, not tying my shoelaces properly before a race is probably the most basic of all. The laces on these shoes are a bit slippy and overly long, so I end up double knotting and then doing another bow (exceedingly long laces). They possibly would have held my foot… Continue reading Borders League: Anglesey (again)
Indecision
It was a struggle to get out the house this morning. Not because I didn’t want to run. It was dry, there were streaks of blue sky, the branches of the trees appeared sedately calm. A very inviting day. No, the reason for the problem was my state of indecision, and it weighed down on… Continue reading Indecision
Nothing In Particular
Looking at the date of my last post I realise that it has been a while. The last time it was about my lurgy and me feeling somewhat sorry for myself. I don’t want to lead you to thinking that I’ve been keeping the duvet firmly wrapped around me in some stinking morass of germs… Continue reading Nothing In Particular
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