So it’s looking more and more likely I won’t be able to make the London marathon this year. An injury sustained about six weeks before the start day has curtailed my training and lasted long enough to take me up to the week before the race. The timing could not have been worse, it was […]
Running
Oat and Rice Energy Bar
With my increased mileage from the half marathon training I’ve been spending a fortune on protein and energy bars. These things are not cheap, we’re talking £2-3 a time. If I’m running a good mileage three or four times a week that’s £10 plus. So I’ve decided to go and bake my own. I’ve taken […]
Paddock Wood PB
A sore throat, very strong wind, rain and an injury couldn’t stop me getting a PB on what is by far my favourite half marathon course. Sunday 29th March I completed the Paddock Wood Half Marathon for the second time. The first time I ran this course, in 2013, it was a lovely sunny day […]
Running Shoes
About 2 years ago when I was training for the 2013 Paddock Wood Half Marathon I invested in a decent pair of running shoes. I had my gait analysed, got professional advice and was sold a pair of Asics Kayano 19s. The person selling me the shoes reckoned I had an over pronation style and […]
Strava v Garmin Connect v Anything Else
Ever since I got my Garmin Forerunner 22 GPS tracker watch I’ve been using Garmin Connect website. However, a few months ago I was having issues syncing data from the watch to the site. It took so long to sync (we’re talking days and multiple attempts), I gave up and started to look elsewhere. Part […]
Paddock Wood Half Marathon – Preperation
It dawned on me today, there is less than 5 weeks until my first half marathon of the year. I’ve spent the last two months on speed work and short distances, improving my 5k and 10k times to close to my 2015 goals but I have neglected the mileage. The most I have run in […]
2014 Highlights
It’s taken me a while to write this post, I’ve been going through the list of runs for 2014 and trying to pick up my highlights for the past year. Obviously, my number one highlight was the birth of my daughter, Alys, in January but that shouldn’t count as it’s not a running highlight (but […]
Preferred Discipline
5k, 10k, Half marathon or Marathon? I don’t actually know which, out of all the above, is my best event. For the past few months I have trained for a half marathon and I think I have done a pretty good job, with a reasonable time too. But with all four events on the horizon […]
Running
I’ve not been running as much over the summer months, partly due to the hot weather, this is the UK, anything over 25 degrees Celsius is regarded as a heat wave. Also, I am working on an exciting project at work so I’ve not had time during lunch. Anyway, Sunday I managed to get out […]