Sunday 6th November #88, nice number, third half this week! Ran with Paul Williams, we met at the Gateway at 10.30, I ran a mile warm up to get there and Paul a similar distance from Copthorne. Tough course which I partly run before, but was very enjoyable. The pace we kept at was almost […]
#51 : Thursday 26th June #51 done late this morning, completed in 1:44′ , ten minutes slower than last sunday’s race. Was sunny and hot and after 7 miles it became hard work. Legs felt fine even though I picked a undulating course, wanted to treat this run as a training workout ahead of sunday’s […]
#50 Yeayyy halfway there! Was tough today, don’t know why, I just can’t put my finger on it, I should be used to Shrewsbury roads and hills and I had an extra day rest and no parkrun yesterday! Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed it 😃 Was nice to see so many familiar faces waving […]
#41 : Sunday 22nd May #41 done and dusted, number of remaining runs is now in the fifties 🙂 Was fairly easy today, weather was warm when I started around 11.30am. I was raring to go, only ran a couple of km at parkrun yesterday, had to abandon the run to help a fellow runner […]
15-16-17 Monday 22nd of February : Half Marathon #15 of 100 in 2016 in aid of Cancer Research Uk 15% of challenge completed 🙂 196.5 miles down and 1113.5 miles to go !! (easy peasy) Had an extra day off after trying to get a PB on my 100th parkrun on Saturday, legs were sore […]
10% Complete #7,8,9 and 10 Sunday 24th January: 1:40′.17″ Half #7 done, my second fastest time this year so far, was very warm and tough going even on an easy course, not surprised, I’ve ran 33 miles in four days including a sub20′ parkrun ! The good news is that I’m having three days rest, […]
My first three 13.1 miles runs done and dusted and only 1270 miles to go 😃 Felt so good starting my challenge on the 1st of January in the Quarry at Shrewsbury parkrun, my favourite running event. I joined 222 parkrunners and the support was overwhelming . It was nice to get a mention by […]
How do you train for 100 Half Marathons? 4 key points to follow… I asked myself this question a couple of months ago when I thought about next year’s charity challenge. There are no plans or rules out there for anyone who is planning such a challenge. If you are an experienced runner and […]
Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness is very common with beginners and even experienced runners, particularly if you are beginning a new programme or changing intensity or length of your training. Muscle soreness can be felt for over 48 hours after an activity. As well as soreness you may experience fatigue, weakness and muscle stiffness. This is completely […]
We all have different running styles and that’s ok, we can’t all run like Bolt! Unfortunately most styles are forced upon us by weaknesses in our body , specially in the muscles that stabilise our legs. Any exercises to strengthen these muscles will help improve your running style and make you faster/stronger runner and reduce […]
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