Monthly Archives: April 2010
Rotary Shakespeare Marathon
Well, Sunday saw marathon number four out of the way so that makes me a third of the way through now. This was without doubt the best organised race so far in my opinion. The management at the starting line, the … Continue reading
Next Marathon Looms…
Final training days this week before I tackle the Stratford Marathon this Sunday. Feels like a really long time since the last one because it was at the beginning of March and this one is at the end of April. … Continue reading
Speedwork Improving
Had a very good speedwork session tonight. Planned for 7 miles including 3x1600m at 7:40 and 800m jogs between but managed 7:00, 7:11 and 7:21 on the splits so I was quite pleased with that.
I’m not competitive – much
Supposed to do 2 miles easy last night after the weekend long run. Started out ok – maintaining a steady pace and then I found myself following someone and despite all my intentions to go slow and steady I suddenly … Continue reading
Back on Form
Great run yesterday – 14.34 miles in 2:06:13 which equated to an 8:48 min/ml average so not bad at all. I faced my old nemesis the Northwood Hills again and this time without any of the problems that plagued me … Continue reading
Glad it’s not just me!
Well, after getting a lot of flack over my occasional rant about the London Marathon it seems I’m not alone in the view that people who sponsor runners in this race are unaware of just how much of their donation … Continue reading
Performance dip
Not a good start to the week – really sluggish at the weekend and struggled to complete my 14 miler without dropping to a walk a couple of times. I think it was just a “bad day” and hopefully not … Continue reading
12 Marathons in 12 Months 