Too many weeks since my last blog post and the main headline is that I have had to withdraw from the 2018 London marathon and have deferred my place until 2019. That was tough to write and making the decision was even tougher… Other headlines Physio appointments – 5 Sports massages releasing knots – myofascial […]

A further 5 weeks have elapsed since my last blog post and here are the headlines Number of runs – 7 (only) Why? ongoing injury problems Hours spent googling running injuries – about 10 million! Lessons learned – don’t run before you can walk What has been the issue? Around the time of my last […]

It’s 5 weeks since my last blog post and here are the headlines Number of runs = 15 Number of runs missed through snow/injury = 5 Weekly target met = 2/5 times Parkrun attendance = 3 Longest run – a tad over 13k It was all going so well… One cold, wet and windy Thursday […]

It’s been a couple of weeks since my last blogpost and here are the headlines: Number of runs = 8 Total distance run = 53 km Longest run = 10km Weekly target = met twice Parkrun attendance = 0 Other stuff: First organised run event; a few gym classes Weekly target? To help establish a […]

Week 4 draws to a close and here are the headlines Number of runs = 4 Total distance run = 23 km Longest run = 9.25km Gym stuff: 1 cardio session at the gym; 1 core strength gym session Other stuff: A lovely new pair of running shoes! Training My son, I, drew up a […]

Getting a place in the London Marathon 2018 means you need no longer be bored or daydream mindlessly. Instead at any idle moment your mind focuses on 22nd April, 2018 and what you need to do to make it a successful day. The mind map depicts what my mind has been considering since receiving my […]

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