I used to be really flexible thanks to years of dance classes and gymnastics as a child. That all changed when I hit 30 – I’m not sure what happened – it’s probably just my age, but I’m going to blame all this running. I do stretch after a long run, probably not as thoroughly …
The London Marathon
Tomorrow sees one of the biggest races in the world – the Virgin London Marathon. My Instagram feed is full of people collecting their numbers at the expo and I’m left with a serious case of FOMO. I am not taking part after I lost out on the ballot again see here – instead, I will …
How to tell your foot style
I’ve been in the Nike shop again…. I don’t have the willpower to just walk past – it’s something I’m working on. Whilst I was in there I picked up two new pairs of trainers (they were a bargain and I need to shop to boost the economy). For my distance shoes, I always opt for …
Manchester Marathon 2017
Where do I start with this one? I was PB chasing on this one. The timings I had run in training had me at an estimated 4.17 – I was hoping for 4.20-4.25 time or just to beat my previous time of 4.29. And then I got ill during the taper – see here. Annoyed …
Getting ill the week before a marathon
Sadly this isn’t the blog post I had planned – I’ll reschedule that more positive one for just before Liverpool. It is the day before Manchester Marathon and I should be all excitedly filling my iPod with a Madchester-themed playlist. With it being a fast and flat course I should be sat here with high hopes …
The final countdown
So here we are with a week to go until Manchester Marathon. My race pack has arrived The zones are graded by your predicted finish time. I’m in zone G – I think I put down my estimated time as 4.30. My outfit is all sorted – I do feel bad that I’m wearing blue to …