The Hackney Half is the only half marathon I have run three times. My first outing was in 2015 and it almost didn't happen. I had wanted to enter, but it clashed with my friends' 40th birthday party. But ten days before the party, the friend in question, who had not been well, decided to … Continue reading Hackney Half 2019
(Or, more posts about the weather.) Friday was the two year anniversary of my first RunThrough race! I started going to RunThrough events around the same time I started going to parkrun and for the same reason - I wanted some races to look forward to, but didn't want to risk spending large amounts of … Continue reading RunThrough Victoria Park and Catford parkrun
We are in the season known as "Fools' Spring". Daffodils are sprouting, antihistamines are popping, and the dust has been washed off my Ambre Soleil bottle. We had the hottest February day since records began - 21.2c in London! It was, of course, this day on which I had to do my first Long Slow … Continue reading Long Slow Hot Repetitive Run
Seven months ago, I said: and I must admit that this bold statement was at the forefront of my mind as I struggled around Richmond Desert, sorry, I mean Richmond Park this morning. With the temperature hitting 33 degrees, my body informed me that running was unavailable and walking was the only available substitute. Therefore … Continue reading Richmond parkrun
I have recently had a change of rota at work, with my nightshifts being replaced with 11am-11pm shifts. This has the very exciting side effect of enabling me to do an extra parkrun every month, so long as it is within 30 minutes travel of work. There are three parkruns that fulfil this criteria, and … Continue reading Burgess parkrun
I have not a lot to say about this week's race as it was pretty much exactly the same as the last month's. It was significantly hotter, but also significantly less mudder so I am hoping those two factors cancelled each other out and my time (40:11, exactly a minute faster than last month) represents … Continue reading RunThrough Chase The Sun Wimbledon Common
Inspired by the wonderful day I had nearly killing myself at Hadleigh, this weekend I went off in search of more hills. I didn't fancy another 4am start and I had somewhere to be in the afternoon, so Hampstead Heath seemed like a good bet. Also I seem to be accidentally on a mission to … Continue reading Hampstead Heath parkrun
I have been wanting to visit this Hadleigh parkrun ever since I went on a history walk up to the castle last summer. It looked like a mountainous beast of a parkrun, with a hill to put Finsbury Park to shame (the course boasts double the elevation overall, and an 18% gradient in several places). … Continue reading Hadleigh parkrun
I am no longer training for anything (well, a few 10ks, but I can already run 10k) and this means I can do exactly as I like. So with this in mind, I went for a run. I have the Chase The Sun season pass this year, so I can attend as many of the … Continue reading RunThrough Chase The Sun Clapham Common
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