It was an early start for both Lucy and I on Sunday 11 August 2019 for my Eton Dorney Half Marathon race. I love this race as it is very flat and a good opportunity to post a PB time. Last year I posted 1 hour and 26 with Stephen Jelly. Earlier this year I went down to race at…
Braunstone Parkrun
The Braunstone Parkrun I’ve been wanting to have another Braunstone Parkrun outing to test the legs since the Liverpool marathon. I must confess since my injury in the run up to Liverpool I have been ultra cautious and therefore slowly building up the mileage. My training has been going OK, however, I have often run whilst in pain. I have been telling myself, as…
How to choose running shoes
I wanted to talk briefly about the running shoes I have settled on in the last couple of years and how I choose my running shoes. In the past, I was obsessed with wearing the lightest shoes possible. Of course, when I first started to run it was all about having as much cushioning as…
The Ironman Distance
The Ironman Distance triathlons are not for the faint hearted, it’s considered by many to be one of the world’s most difficult one day sporting event. Most Ironman races have a time limit of 16 or 17 hours depending on the race rules. The rules are different for each race locale. Some courses it’s mandatory…
Berlin Marathon 2019 – Training Updates
The next Marathon I’m doing is the Berlin Marathon 2019. I decided to take at least a couple of weeks off after the Liverpool marathon. Having been reasonably pleased with getting three hours and 25 minutes after an injury ridden three weeks in the run-up to the event, I was glad to have the well…
Rock and Roll Liverpool Marathon and everything else
My Liverpool marathon journey this year started at the back end of 2018 when I had already received my rejection email from London marathon. Like thousands of others who were disappointed rather than trying to get a charity place I looked to another marathon, in another City on a different weekend. But which was it…
Ashby 20 Race Report
I was really keen to get this race under my belt not least of all because I hadn’t really completed a 20 mile training run and if truth be known really tested myself at race pace. Unfortunately a couple of weeks or so prior to the Ashby race I picked up a chest infection. This…
Disabled Changing Rooms, Ankles and Sex Education
Now I have your attention blogsters, I thought I would give my friends, family and any other cool person who reads this blog an update on the latest happenings in my simple but full on life. My last blog was my race report from the Wollaton Park Cross Country Race guided by the immense Gaz…
Wollaton Park Cross Country 2019 Race Report
These days I have to be inspired and motivated to sit at my PC and start typing. My desk job requires me to be constantly writing emails, reports or listening to work related documents. So, it’s got to not feel like work. So, I have been suitably inspired to write this blog… This weekend’s Wollaton…
Looking Forward to a successful 2019
It’s been a while since my last blog back in October where I reflected upon my 3rd Ironman distance race. I said that I would take a break from Ironman for at least 12 months and those closest to me didn’t think I could tear myself away from the obsessive compulsive drudgery of training and…