It's all kicked off now. Liz, the 7.5 hour London Marathon pacer, has been on several TV and radio news programme and appeared in the national and international press talking about the appalling treatment of slower participants. I've gathered together a few links if you want to fill yourself in: Liz's blog - Marathon Queen … Continue reading Back of the Pack Fight Back
Tag: slow
Five Reasons Why It Is Best To Be Slow
You get your money's worth out of races. Do you know how much it costs to enter the Brighton Marathon? Sixty-five quid! Why would you pay so much money for something and want it to be over quickly? And parkrun - okay, you're not paying for parkrun so you can't really get your money's worth, … Continue reading Five Reasons Why It Is Best To Be Slow
Olympic Park Half
The fact that it's taken me until Wednesday to write about my half marathon performance has probably tipped you off that it didn't go as well as I'd hoped. It was, in fact, the 2014 League One Play Off Final in the form of a run. (My Livejournal post from said event, if you need … Continue reading Olympic Park Half
RunThrough Chase The Sun Olympic Park
Regular readers of this blog (both of you) will notice that I have been fartarsing around with my running ever since the marathon with statements such as "Look I chose a parkrun with really big hills so I am perfectly justified in walking half of it" "It's a bit hot, I think I'll Jeff it, … Continue reading RunThrough Chase The Sun Olympic Park
Hampstead Heath parkrun
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
RunThrough Victoria Park 10km
First of all, can I please say a massive WELL DONE to the people who took part in the monster 6.5 lap half marathon at Victoria Park this morning. This is something that I could not, would not, will never do. I have done six half marathons and they are tough. What gets me through … Continue reading RunThrough Victoria Park 10km