Doing the best that I can, at writing, running and living
Well, how did that happen? I thought I had loads of time over the rest of spring and summer to do a few different things before training for the second marathon this year but the time has whizzed by, and I’m already at the end of Week 1 of round two! More like fell walking… Continue reading Yorkshire MT – Week 1
I’ve just eaten my first KFC in two years. I get a yearning for it once in a while because I have this childhood memory – probably a false one – that it was a tasty treat of a meal. When I was a kid, we used to have the occasional takeaway – pizza, fish… Continue reading Sandringham Half – and Fried Chicken
Today marks four weeks after my Spring marathon in Manchester and I think this is the time to get back into some sort of structured (ish) training. I would have begun a little sooner, but I had my big two-day cycle ride last Thursday and Friday, so I needed to inverse taper on the bike.… Continue reading Fasted But Not Fast
I’ve been tracking a number of people on the London Marathon app. My good friend Salena is looking pretty consistent for the first two 5K markers. There are a whole bunch of Pensby Runners in the field too, with a range of times and expected times between 2:36 to around 6 hours, and this is… Continue reading Borders League and London Marathon
Surprisingly, I managed to sleep for most of the night before the race. A family wedding in Knutsford the previous day had had a free bar and a superb band on, and I was a little bit gutted that I couldn’t partake of either, other than having the odd bottle of Peroni 0.0. Instead, I… Continue reading Manchester Marathon 2023
Last night I dreamt I went to Manchester (again). I got there too late, I couldn’t find the bag collection, and then suddenly I was running in what felt like gloop and my limbs wouldn’t really move. What a nightmare! I’m not prone to anxiety, but since yesterday, I have suffered all the classic pre-race… Continue reading Maranoia
I woke up late this morning, and despite the fact that it would not have been late two days ago, I still felt a little jet-lagged. A little bit groggy and spaced. And I didn’t even have any drinks last night. I know most people love the clocks going forward in Spring, when the evenings… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 12
This week has been a bit of a wake-up call for me. I have finally had my gammy right leg looked at by a physio who has, luckily, not called time on my marathon goal, but has told me that my right buttock is ‘scooped in’. Meaning that it is very under-used and is the… Continue reading Booty Building
So here’s the plan. While the roast dinner is being made, I’m going to write this, or part of this blog, and not scoff the wine gums from the Chester 10K goody bag. It’s going to be hard. It was a big race, with over 3000 people toeing the line, including the likes of Birkenhead… Continue reading Spring Marathon Training – Week 10
The sun’s come out this afternoon and part of me thinks I should go out for a run. However, I’m holding myself back because yesterday’s final Cross Country race of the year is still making my legs a little heavy and the pain in my side has not gone away completely, so I’m going to… Continue reading Rest – And Spring Marathon Training – Week 8
