Edinburgh Marathon
It’s over, and I hit my top target of under 3hrs 30min and managed to run it in 3:29:26. So I’m very happy, obviously, also in quite a lot of … Continue readingEdinburgh Marathon
Tag: marathon
Rest and Recovery
With less than a week to go until the big day I am now concentrating on the rest and recovery part of my training. I ran a slow half marathon … Continue readingRest and Recovery
Long runs
The last couple of weeks I’ve been hammering out the long runs, 21.5 miles is longer than suggested for marathon training but psychologically I find it comforting to have trained … Continue readingLong runs
Saturday to Monday training ritual
The weekends are held for the long runs where I am pushing my stamina and building up for the marathon. I try to do shorter and quicker runs in the … Continue readingSaturday to Monday training ritual
Wondering what to get Harry and Megan as a wedding gift?
Why not sponsor me instead? After all the royal couple to be would much rather you gave money to charity than bought them a gift. Today was my first time … Continue readingWondering what to get Harry and Megan as a wedding gift?
Running Man
After the Midnight Sun Marathon last year, I decided that I’d run enough marathons. So naturally I have signed up to run the Edinburgh marathon on 27th May this year. … Continue readingRunning Man
Things I learned from my first race
Safety pins are really useful The lovely lady who gave me my number didn’t mention that there was a large box of them just around the corner, so I spent … Continue readingThings I learned from my first race