WAMC Perth Marathon 2015 Marathon #10 Sunday 14 June 2015 A few weeks ago, I ran the HBF Run for a Reason Half Marathon and despite not feeling well I ran a PB! I finished in less than 100 minutes, I’m finally into double digits. That run didn’t feel like it took too much out […]
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The last gasp.
Endurancelife CTS Exmoor Marathon #9 Saturday 11 April 2015 This will probably be my last Endurancelife CTS event… for now. We’re heading back to Australia on Monday 04 May and there just isn’t time to squeeze in CTS Pembrokeshire on the Saturday before departing. The CTS events have been a real eye-opener for me; they’re […]
Half empty? Half full?
Endurancelife CTS Sussex Half Marathon Saturday 21 March 2015 Although I’d been running for almost two weeks following about four weeks of rest “forced” on me by an injury sustained during the CTS South Devon marathon, I was still not at 100% strength or fitness. I’d run a half marathon distance on the flat Thames […]
Bouncing back?
Following my first ever marathon DNF at CTS South Devon due to a torn calf, I went on the hunt for a physiotherapist who could put me back together in time for CTS Northumberland in just three weeks time. The good folk at Runner’s Retreat in Marlow came to my aid (again) and suggested Drummond […]
Play another day…
Endurancelife CTS South Devon Marathon #9 (DNF #1) Saturday 07 February 2015 Time had flown by since the shoe-destroying trail marathon in Anglesey. The Altras were only a couple of months old and had only completed 440km so I sent emails to the company in the US and their distributor in the UK. They said […]
WTF is sleet?
Endurancelife CTS Anglesey Marathon #8 Saturday 17 January 2015 I’ve had a pretty good recovery in the nearly four weeks since the last marathon; plenty of time to warm up and get over my Portsmouth hypothermia. Xmas and New Year were quiet but I haven’t done a lot of training as Tracy has been having […]
Cold, cold, cold
2014 Portsmouth Coastal Waterside Marathon Marathon #7 Sunday, 21 December 2014 It’s been just over a fortnight since the CTS Dorset marathon and its brutal hills. My calves and quads were sore for days, even with a visit to the physiotherapist, regular massage, stretching and plenty of walking. It wasn’t until four days after Dorset […]
“It’s a bit lumpy!”
Endurancelife CTS Dorset Marathon #6 Saturday 06 December 2014 Coming from Perth and staying in Maidenhead, where there aren’t a lot of hills, I was feeling a little under-prepared for this event. Just after I’d signed up for the event, Tony Smith described the course as “tough” which made me a little worried; when an […]
Into darkness
2014 Chevron City to Surf Marathon Marathon #5 Sunday 31 August 2014 This was my second time running this event: In 2013 I completed the course in 3:56:47 (net time). I was hoping to beat this, but my preparation had been interrupted with a horrible chest cold and flu that was still lingering. Grant Langford […]
Hottest things is my shorts
2014 Bunbury Three Waters Running Festival 50km Ultra-marathon #1 Sunday, 13 April 2014 Hey, uh, hi. Can you help me? What’s your name? “My name’s Roosevelt E. Roosevelt.” Roosevelt, what town are you stationed in?. “I’m stationed in Poontang.” Well, thank you, Roosevelt. What’s the weather like out there? “It’s hot. Damn hot! Real hot! […]