Here is my story of my London Marathon experience, some highs, lots of lows and plenty of lessons learned. In the build up to the London Marathon I heard so many people say what an amazing experience it is, what a wonderful day you’ll have an amazing sense of achievement at the end. While I’m […]
A Sore Leg
I was well on my way to 1,000 miles for the year when injury hit. It was painful and restricted my movement and general walking but it was no big deal, a couple of weeks rest at most, surely. Wrong. It turns out it was a bruised piriostium, which is not quite a stress fracture […]
2018 Goals
After getting so close last year but not completely winning, I’m going to set myself some more targets for 2018. Falling at the final hurdle after getting so close is not going to stop me trying again. Run 1,000 miles in the calendar year. Break 5 minutes for 1500m. To run a 800m PB. This […]
2017 Goals – One out of Three
After a pretty rubbish failure in 2016, I set myself three, more achievable targets; Run 1,000 miles, get on the podium and volunteer at Parkrun. My results: Run 1,000 miles. Last year I was so close, I run about 940 miles and if it wasn’t for a few injuries I would have been much closer. […]
Oh Hang On
Target 1,000 miles; everything was going great, I had got to the middle of November, was running 30-40 miles a week and only 36 miles to go. I thought to myself, I’ll hit my target by next weekend. That’ll teach me. Another injury. I used the experience of last year when I picked up an […]
Rubbish
Today I ran 16 miles. But that is not what this post is about. I ran through some lovely country lanes with views to distract me from the pain of my dodgy hip, my achilles tendinitis and my tired achy bones. But there was something that disturbed me more than my physical pain; The amount […]
Target in Sight
My target miles for this year was 1,000, just as it was last year, which of course, I failed to reach. In part because of a couple of injuries but not until I’d spent 9 months plodding along kinda forgetting about it. This year, without tempting fate, I’m in a much better position, my training […]
My First 800m
So tonight was the last race of the Southern Counties Veterans season. The venue was Medway Park which is the home venue for Medway and Maidstone AC. Each meeting there are a number of events and this time was the men’s 800m. I am not fast enough to get in any of the teams […]
Herne Bay 10k 2017
Sunday 9th July 2017 Today was the 2017 Herne Bay 10k, and after a week where I’ve run three races, all very hot and humid, a warm sunny morning was probably not ideal. I had prepared, as always, the night before with an electrolyte drink and a bit of an early night…..those of us with […]
Half Way to 1000
So the 1st of July is here which makes it closer to 2018 than we are 2016. Wow, I know. It also means it’s half way through our little challenge of 1,000 miles in the calendar year. So thought it was time to check my current mileage and to see how Harry is getting on. […]