It seems like an age since I’ve talked about running and it has been an age, or at least a good three months since I’ve run in any systematic way. But the beginning of this week was officially the ‘seven weeks to go’ mark of my half marathon race in Scotland. That run that I’d… Continue reading Seven Weeks to Race Day!!
Tag: Running
Father’s Day
About a month ago I was happily looking at training plans for my September Half Marathon and seeing which ones I might actually manage to stick to for more than a couple of weeks. Running to train though has slightly gone out the window for now. Running for my own sense of wellbeing has replaced… Continue reading Father’s Day
Bouncing Back
This may be a blip in the continuum, so I’m treating it very cautiously. However… Both on Monday and last night, during my first club run in about 18 months, I felt … stronger. Could my week of squats, plus a random array of other, non-scientifically generated, strength training exercises, already start to be paying… Continue reading Bouncing Back
Squatting at my Dad’s
Well that was more like it. A comfortable, steady 7+ miles at the weekend and another slightly faster 4, done yesterday. My breathing seems fully back to normal, although, before yesterday’s run, I was walking around like John Wayne. Who knew that doing a few squats and lunges for the first time in an age… Continue reading Squatting at my Dad’s
A Curve Ball in the Shape of a Cold
Sunday I was going to do a little technical post about ‘Base Training’ because I’d had several weeks of good mileage and was feeling quite strong. However, that will have to wait for another time as I’ve been feeling very sorry for myself of late. Not only had we lost the dog last week but… Continue reading A Curve Ball in the Shape of a Cold
The Chairman’s Challenge
I have decided that Heswall should be renamed Hes’hill’! A cake displaying the route of the Challenge How someone could devise a route so close to the base of our running club with three humungous hills, just shows that a) the terrain is somewhat slopey and b) the route-master is a devilish fiend. Roy Fisher… Continue reading The Chairman’s Challenge
Wirral Seaside 5K Run
In normal times this is a series of runs along a section of coastline of our little peninsula, happening each month from March to August. I have had a go once or twice and it is very popular. With a nominal fee, hundreds of people have pegged it from Leasowe Lighthouse to bag a personal… Continue reading Wirral Seaside 5K Run
That was the week that was
When so much writing material happens in the course of a week, a consolidation is required. A trip to the seaside on Tuesday. Tuesday It’s great to have a mate to go cycling with. Especially when you yourself are not so au fait with bicycle mechanics (I can ‘theoretically’ fix a puncture but I haven’t… Continue reading That was the week that was
Vaseline
I was going to create this post a couple of days ago, but then Prince Philip suddenly shuffled off this mortal coil and that news seemed to wade into my writing unbidden but overriding. Prior to my knowledge of the Royal demise, on Friday morning, I was steeling myself for the prospect of reaching double… Continue reading Vaseline
Short Summers, Short Beers and Zimmer Frames
What a difference a day makes. 24 little hours between yesterday’s gasping effort and today’s canter. I ran for longer and I was quicker with very little effort, all because of a mere 10 degree (Celsius) drop in the temperature! Last drips of the heat wave. This ice-cream may have been abandoned because our three… Continue reading Short Summers, Short Beers and Zimmer Frames
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