This morning I opened my calendar and stared at the 22 for a very long time. I couldn’t quite believe it… there is now exactly one month until the 2007 London Marathon. That’s a sobering thought.
I’ve come a long way in the two weeks since I started my training binge. Hastings left me incapacitated for […]
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One month to go. Time to get serious.
Published by March 22nd, 2007 in London Marathon 2007. 0 CommentsHastings Half Marathon 2007
Published by March 14th, 2007 in London Marathon 2007 and Race Reports. 0 CommentsI went into the Hastings Half Marathon having done a total of three 7-8km training runs over five days; around Hyde Park on Tuesday and home from work on Wednesday and Friday. My preparation on Saturday involved eating pasta and rice all day… at least I could do that properly!
At 8.40am on Sunday morning, my […]
I finally managed to drag myself outside for my first run of 2007. It wasn’t pretty but it wasn’t as bad as I had feared either. I ran the perimeter of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park after work. It is about 7km and I managed to do it without stopping… I kept up a reasonable […]
I thought that getting ready for the marathon next month would be a big enough challenge… but I have managed to outdo myself. Somehow, my brother has persuaded me to sign up for the Hastings Half Marathon… in 6 days time! And I still haven’t been for a run in the last 6 months. My […]
Yes it’s true… I’m running the London Marathon again this year and yes, Marathon Blog is back!
It all started with an innocuous phone call in early September… “would you like to run the marathon for DSWF again?” What a brilliant idea I thought… it was the first week of my new job and this would […]
London Marathon 2006 Aftermath & Analysis
Published by May 5th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006. 2 CommentsThe days after my first marathon were an experience in them self! My legs ached for a full three days and I could hardly move on Monday because a muscle in my back was in spasm. Going down stairs was practically impossible. And I refused to wear anything but flip-flops. But it all felt good […]
London Marathon Report – Part 2
Published by May 4th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006 and Race Reports. 1 CommentThe second half of my London Marathon report (the painful half)…
The Isle of Dogs was not my favourite part of the run; the atmosphere was a bit subdued (maybe because of the rain), it was grey and long. The state of my legs was gradually deteriorating, but I seemed to be maintaining my pace. 20km […]
