Tag: Running

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

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

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

I went out this morning at just before 9am, six days after doing my last long run, with the aim of adding just a couple of miles. How hard could it possibly be? Well, as it turned out, really hard as I had to do my first 15 all over again before adding those two… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 5

I’m writing this with a radiator at my back and with a tennis ball being rolled around by the soles of my feet.  It’s cold out there.    Last week was a bit up and down in terms of emotions and energy.   I started it off well, feeling really adrenalinised (is that a word?)  by… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 4

If you follow the tennis you may have heard about Heather Watson crashing out of the first round of the Aussie Open due to, as she phrased it, ‘girl things’.  Now perhaps she should have taken the Pill or injected the right hormones and chemicals to make sure her periods didn't get in the way… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 3

I had a half marathon race scheduled for yesterday which got cancelled due to the icy conditions. Unfortunately it was stopped at the eleventh hour - when we'd all arrived and squished into the club hall trying to keep warm and waiting to line up. That meant that I had to go back home but… Continue reading London Marathon Training: Week 2