Sorry for not updating Marathon Blog with my London Marathon race report… I have work coming out of my ears at the moment! I promise it is coming!
In the meantime, here is a photograph of me taken just after the end of the race. It is titled “what a mess“!
Archive for April, 2006
Flora London Marathon Results 2006
Published by April 23rd, 2006 in London Marathon 2006. 5 CommentsThat was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life! So hard that I can’t bear to think back to it just yet… I will have to do my full race report a bit later! So this is just a quick post to let you know that I am still alive and that […]
Today I went to the Excel Centre to register for the London Marathon and pick up my running number, timer chip etc… When I got there I was completely overwhelmed by the multitude of exhibitors selling every piece of running kit under the sun; clothing, shoes, watches, energy drinks, water bottles, fitness equipment and more. […]
I decided to compromise… I have run a little further than perhaps I should but not too far… hopefully my legs will now be ready for what’s coming their way.
On Monday I did a gentle 2-hour half marathon around the edge of Hyde Park, Green Park, St James Park and Battersea Park. I didn’t go […]
Back from Barbados and one week till the Marathon
Published by April 17th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006. 2 CommentsThere is now just one week to go until the 2006 London Marathon (and I have just got back from Barbados). Unfortunately, my second week’s training in Barbados wasn’t much better than my first. I managed a couple more treadmill runs, a beach run and a weights session but nothing lasted longer than an hour… […]
I just did a successful run outside! But first…
On Wednesday I did a killer treadmill session… 50 minutes at 16.1km/hr followed by 10 minutes at 15.1km/hr. Next time I will have to try and keep the 16.1 up for the full hour. Nevertheless, it was definitely my most intense treadmill session yet (confirmed by the […]
3 weeks to go (and I’m in Barbados)
Published by April 4th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006. 3 CommentsSorry for not updating Marathon Blog for a while. The end of term was a nightmare and training / blogging went out of the window a bit. But now I’m on holiday and I have all the time in the world to run. Oh… and it’s 30+ deg C outside… I’m in Barbados
I arrived […]
