We can see the pacer flags for a 2:30 half marathon and think to squeeze closer to them. It’s difficult because the throng of runners and civilians presses us in. Some of these non-runners look like shocked shoppers who have come out of the coffee shop and then nearly been pushed back in. Mostly they… Continue reading Cardiff Half Marathon
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Loch Ness Marathon
The song ‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash has been playing in my head all day on and off. It’s mainly ‘on’ when I try and stand up or go down the stairs. When two rings of fire light up around my quads and I wince audibly. The irony here is that after my previous… Continue reading Loch Ness Marathon
Loch Ness MT – Weeks 2 and 3
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
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)
