Monthly Archives: March 2010

In a bit of a lull

Although it’s been good to get back into the regular routine I had before Christmas it does feel like things are going quite slowly now after a hectic start to the year. Doing three races quite close together has left … Continue reading

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Cool Runnings

Well after three months of mayhem at the start of this year I’ve finally settled back into the routine I had before marathon number one which was a long Saturday run, easy short-mid distance on Monday and speedwork/intervals on a … Continue reading

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Fundraising Update

Just added up the total donations across my chosen charities to date and the running total so far is £1220.64 including gift aid which is fantastic. Many thanks to all who have donated so far as I’m just about a … Continue reading

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Fame at last!

Picked up a copy of Running Fitness magazine in the station on my way home and was pleasantly surprised to see an almost full-page article about my challenge. I’d had a telephone interview a few weeks ago that was kindly … Continue reading

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Duchy Marathon, Cornwall – a new PB!

Well that’s the Duchy Marathon ticked off the list and a new PB of 3:52:17 despite a route that had some pretty mean gradients and an unwelcome headwind so I’m very pleased with that. This was a two lap race … Continue reading

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Eve of the race

Just thought I’d make a quick post as I’m sat in the hotel watching The Matrix (again) before tomorrow’s race. This will be the third one in the series so that’ll be a quarter of the way through the challenge … Continue reading

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