I set out to Portsmouth with unfinished business from the 2017 race and, to cut a long story short, I'll be returning in 2020 with even more unfinished business. If you read the last entry you will know that despite suffering from an outbreak of Dodgy Ankle, I was hoping to recover in time and … Continue reading Great South Run 2019
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In a great week for running, where Eliud Kipchoge ran the first ever sub 2 hour marathon distance, and Brigid Kosgei smashed the women's marathon record in Chicago, I am sorry to say that I have completely failed to make my own contribution. Last Wednesday saw the first Olympic Park Chase The Moon of the … Continue reading 1:59:40
Confident Contrapting
My employer (a well known ambulance service) has started offering free cycling lessons to staff, provided by our local friendly cycle responders. Obviously I snapped up a place on the "Confident Cyclist" course. Nothing makes you feel more confident about getting on a contraption than having a medically qualified person chasing you around. I was … Continue reading Confident Contrapting
Pacing
After five years of running, I think I might have finally got the hang of running at a consistent pace! I was extremely proud of my first Long Slow Run of the winter in which I managed to run for 14km with every kilometre between 7:48 and 8:00. Normally it doesn't matter whether I start … Continue reading Pacing
Milton Keynes parkrun
I parkrun in all the most glamorous locations. Paris, Devon, Milton Keynes. The latter was the doing of my friend Sam, who organises the Veteran Runners UK group - she set it up on a whim (I think because everyone was getting fed up with Single Pringles and wanted a less sleazy place to bore … Continue reading Milton Keynes parkrun
Accidental Step Class
Continuing my calamitous week, today I decided to go to a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) class at my gym. I like HIIT, it is tough but uncomplicated and involves doing the same thing over and over to the point of collapse, then a short recovery, then doing another thing over and over again. The … Continue reading Accidental Step Class
Triathlon Curse
I think I am going to have to stop writing posts entitled "Trianoia" because it seems that whatever catastrophe I fail to worry about is the one that ends up happening. In this case, the Canary Wharf Triathlon was cancelled due to lack of numbers. I have to say I'm not very impressed with the organisers … Continue reading Triathlon Curse