Well it has been a huge journey from couch potato to marathon finisher but here we are. I cannot lie to you, as a non-runner it was horrendous (in the main part). Six months of training outside through the delightful English winter months in ice and wind for hours, eating differently, virtually no drinking (4 […]
So the time has finally come, here we are with 3 days and counting… last night I went to the VLM Expo and honestly it was like entering the twilight zone; initially I was okay as I was firmly focused on picking up my running number and timing chip. All seemed to be going well […]
I spent this weekend in lovely Wales and decided to give myself the weekend off from running the ten miles I was supposed to run, in favour of a one mile walk through the lovely green fields (whilst safely ensconced upon a concrete path to pander to my townie ways and keep me calm even […]
As you are probably aware on Sunday we experienced a so called angry low according to the wonderful people at BBC Weather… this transpired to be virtually unrelenting wind and rain by the bucketful. As I was running along Victoria Embankment at about mile seventeen, I realised that I could no longer feel my hands, […]
For my long run this Sunday I had (for me) almost perfect running conditions, it was bright and sunny but still rather cool; though I could have done without the wind to be honest but it was a close to perfect as could be in March. I had a mini disaster the night before running […]
Last Friday saw the first dalliance into the Great Marathon Bake Sale! Myself, Debra and Yoda prepared a number of fine delights for our colleagues in order to raise funds for my Marathon fundraising ahead of the big race. I decided that we could theme it around the London Marathon and have a different cake […]
My challenge this week was to go further along the London Marathon route from Blackheath to Rotherhithe, back to Greenwich and then take the ‘short cut’ back over Blackheath to home. I was determined that this week I would enjoy myself and I did, until about mile 8… then I got a little fidgety, I […]
Today I decided to try out some of the actual London Marathon route and that went well, until it was time to turn back from Creek Road in Greenwich and come back the other way… this seems to have been a flaw in my plan as I really didn’t enjoy it and with (left this […]
With only 7 weeks to go until the Virgin Money London Marathon, my friends have started to ask me when and where the race starts, where to watch and where we’re meeting at the end of the race! I had NO IDEA, so it took some quick googling to find the answers. So just in […]
Following my exciting exploits at the Hampton Court Half Marathon, I latterly that week found myself a little injured. Once the pain in the front of my thighs subsided it became apparent that my left calf was extremely tight and something was pulling in my left foot which made walking difficult, let alone running. Somehow […]
