Monthly Archives: January 2010
Keep it ticking over
Nice little 10 miler today with a half-decent 8:33 average pace. This is a bit of a leap into the unknown right now as my prescribed training plan finished with the first race and with the first three races pretty … Continue reading
Training back on track
Well that’s my first post-marathon speedwork session out of the way. A 5 mile run with 3 miles at a sub-8:00 pace which I found no trouble at all to maintain so I’m feeling pretty much back to normal. The … Continue reading
Why am I not doing London?
A few people have asked me why I didn’t apply for one of the many charity places in the London Marathon when I was rejected from the public ballot and this has become the subject of several arguments so I thought I … Continue reading
Gloucester Marathon Official Result
Just picked up the official results for yesterday, which you can download here. My official time was 3:54:53 in the end, which probably equates to the fact that I didn’t hear the start call so my watch began when I … Continue reading
Gloucester Marathon Complete
Well that’s the first one out of the way and I managed to do it in 3:54:50 so I achieved the sub-4:00 time I was hoping for. The race overall was good, quite well organised and we certainly had good … Continue reading
Getting Ready
Well tomorrow is the big day! Last night I went for a short, easy run just to keep things ticking over and to get my head around tomorrow’s race. It’s like a step into the unknown now as this will … Continue reading
Counting Down
Just a 5 mile tempo run tonight, counting down to the weekend and the first of the 12. Pacing was spot-on target and I felt there was plenty left in reserve in the last mile when I slowed it down. … Continue reading
Destination Berlin
After a rave review from a friend of mine over Christmas I decided to go for it and enter the Berlin Marathon in September (now confirmed). I’m looking forward to it as it’s rated as one of the flattest Marathons … Continue reading
1 Week to First Race
The joining instructions for the Gloucester Marathon arrived in the post this morning, all getting very close now as it’s only one more week to go. Reading through the notes it seems like an ok route although I’m not ecstatic … Continue reading
Fame at Last!
Got a mention in my hometown local paper last night. You can read the article here which has attracted some attention from a few old friends. I’m expecting a mention in one or two of the local papers where I … Continue reading
12 Marathons in 12 Months 