It’s important to look after your arse. Live your life by this rule and everything else should fall into place. It is a mandate for life that I had not come to fully embrace upon entering the 2019 Thames Path 100. And it was to my severe chagrin and utter detriment that I had not. The final sorry miles of ...
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Thames Meander Marathon
That’s it. Winter has arrived and the summer is definitely over. It was freezing when I arrived in Kingston upon Thames for the Thames Meander Marathon. 26.2 miles along the Thames Path through Barnes and Mortlake. Kingston on Thames Organised by Hermes Running, there is also a half marathon option which follows much of the same route. The sports centre ...
Read More »London Triathlon 2015 Sprint
I definitely have the triathlon bug. Back in June I took part in my first sprint tri, which was the Mid Sussex Triathlon in Burgess Hill, part of the Mid Sussex Tri Series. The swim was 400 metres in a pool and the bike was 25k. The London Triathlon sprint is slightly different. The swim is open water and 750 ...
Read More »Viking Coastal Marathon Kent
There are few races in a year when everything comes together and works as planned. The Viking Coastal Marathon was to be one of those. I had had two months of solid marathon running starting with the Paris Marathon at the beginning of April when I achieved a PB of 3 hours 16 minutes, but missed my goal time of ...
Read More »Phoenix Year End Marathon
I was convinced that I had run my last marathon of 2014 but the Phoenix Year End Marathon was an unexpected last minute treat. This is my race report and review. I ran Portsmouth Coastal Marathon last weekend and did ok. 3 hours 35 minutes was my fastest time of the year and I was happy with that. You can ...
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