Did the Farndon 10km race this afternoon with my wife and a mate of mine. We all got PB’S on an undulating route which was very pleasing indeed. I had no race plan and was even more chuffed for this reason. I kind of secretly hoped i would get close to my 48:20 which i [...]

Just got back from a 4 miler. I had a few Guinness last night not many just more than one and i felt it today during this run. Race weekend this Sunday it’s advertised as an undulating 10km……eeps!
Ran 4.21 miles in 34:19 @ 8:09 min/miles pace

10 Miler

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I haven’t run this far in a long time. A good friend (has to be to run with me) came with me and we kept a nice steady pace all the way round except for the last mile where we both pushed it which is turning into a bit of a habit now. The last mile has [...]

Got our race numbers through the post today for the Farndon 10km race on the 7th March. I haven’t touched a drop of booze since the last disastrous race preparation and do not intend to. Always nice to get the numbers quite early because for me it puts a bit more focus on the training. [...]

Just got back from a looped 8 miler. The route includes a massive hill. I say massive it’s not that big but it is huge. I finally did a run i intended to do before i did it if that makes any sense at all? I usually just run and see how i feel and [...]

Arrest.

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Ahhhhh  Rest!!!

Just got back from what was supposed to be a long slow run but i ended up going to quick for the first 2 miles and ended up paying for it at about 5.5 miles feeling sick and slow. Sooo hungry when i got back and have just stuffed myself with an Omelette and a massive ham salad sandwich [...]

What is the worst thing you could do to prepare for a race the day before? well let me tell you what i did i had a few beers on Friday felt rough Saturday morning so decided the best thing to do was continue drinking. Drank beer all day rang everyone on my mobile phone [...]

I wish i could say that about my own running pffft! Went for a 3.5 miler in the undulating countryside at work and i found it so difficult. I have a cough now which is just great news.
Anyway more positive news. A chap called Sam asked me to give a shout out about this event [...]

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