I 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 […]
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Hastings Half Marathon 2007
Published by March 14th, 2007 in London Marathon 2007 and Race Reports. 0 CommentsLondon 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 […]
London Marathon Report – Part 1
Published by May 4th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006 and Race Reports. 0 CommentsBetter late than never! Here’s the first half of my 2006 Flora London Marathon report.
Despite my best efforts I was late to the start as usual. This time it was the toilet queue. I thought queuing up for the toilet almost an hour in advance of the start would be safe timing… an hour later […]
Hastings Half Marathon
Published by March 14th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006 and Race Reports. 9 CommentsThe start of the Hastings Half Marathon was easily my most disastrous start yet! Our train to Hastings was supposed to get in 45 minutes before the race… of course it was delayed, leaving us less than 25. There were absolutely no sign posts and few marshals around to get directions from. We found the […]
I won the IC Marrow Fun Run! It was an 8km run in Hyde Park (route map) in aid of the Anthony Nolan bone marrow trust. I guess around 400 runners turned up.
I had my normal pre-race breakfast of 3 weetabix (with lots of sugar) and plenty of water. The race started at about 11:15 […]
Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
Published by February 27th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006 and Race Reports. 3 CommentsI certainly chose a tough one for my debut half marathon! The Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon.
I woke up and looked outside at a torrent of sleet spitting down past my window. I could hear my sister whining something about not wanting to run. Breakfast was three weetabix with lots of sugar, a piece of toast […]
Hyde Park Relays
Published by February 12th, 2006 in London Marathon 2006 and Race Reports. 1 CommentSorry for not updating Marathon Blog for so long… I’ve had rather an uneventful last couple of weeks. But all that changed yesterday… Hyde Park Relays!
It was the 58th annual Hyde Park Relays organised by my friend Gihan. It is a 6×5.164km relay race around the Serpentine. It is a massive event with teams entering […]
