There is a new endurance event in town…. Christmas shopping It’s that time of year again, the shops are packed with people frantically ticking off a gift list as long as their arm. You queue for what seems like hours trying to find the one remaining parking spot to find you can’t squeeze in it as …
The coffee chains have rolled out their Christmas cups. The shops are full of festive knitwear. I’ve had to de-ice my car windscreen twice this week. It’s officially winter. I may not be a fan of the dark nights, but I really love running in cold weather. It means I keep moving – it’s too cold to stop. The …
Autumn has arrived. My race diary is empty until next year and my marathon training plan doesn’t start just yet. What now? Time to ‘fall’ in love with running again… Here are my plans for the Autumn season. Build up the mileage up again. For me, autumn is more of a bearable temperature for running – if …
The Virgin London Marathon ballot was drawn this week. As predicted it was a no for me – I really wish I had the same luck predicting lottery numbers. A record 386,050 people applied this year for the 17,000 (ish) places which made it a 1 in 23 chance of being accepted. If, like me, …
This is the week where I pace up and down like an expectant father, where I stalk my post lady waiting for the red van to turn into my street and where I constantly refresh my emails. Months of waiting are finally over – the London Marathon ballot results are out THIS WEEK. How it …
Autumn marathons are nearly here – it’s time to taper. Unlike last minute cramming before an exam the 2-3 weeks before a marathon is where you start to take it easy or to give it it’s proper name – tapering. Tapering is believed to be essential for peak performance on race day and can take from …
