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: running
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
Midnight Sun Marathon
After being cloudy and rainy since we got here. The day of the race dawned (well it didn’t dawn at all, since the sun never set) cloudy, it cleared up … Continue readingMidnight Sun Marathon
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