Having now spent some time on social media since I went on this journey of discovering myself as a runner, I have seen a lot of posts from people asking how do they run faster. I saw one only the other day on Facebook and I put some ideas down in a reply I thoughtContinue reading “Running faster -Sweat, Stubbornness and doorsteps”
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Trail running is a great way to try something new!
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Ridgeway Running – Didcot to Ashbury
With a websiat called Ridgeway Runner at stoke point blogging about running along the Ridgeway National Trail was inevitable. On 12 August ‘18 I ran from Didcot to Ashbury. 30Km distance with 22 Km along the ridgeway. Weather: well given the heatwave this year it was a pretty disappointing 16C (ish), windy (mostly cross winds)Continue reading “Ridgeway Running – Didcot to Ashbury”
The Journey Onward – Keeping the feet moving.
Thanks for coming back again! If you’ve read any of my other blogs I can call you a regular and coming back for more is a great gesture on your part to what I am doing. I’ve thought a bit about what keeping going and coming back for me is like for somebody like myself. Continue reading “The Journey Onward – Keeping the feet moving.”
Current special edition of Men’s Running magazine. Some races to give inspiration …
Check out this page from Men’s Running, September 2018.
I can call myself a runner
Having completed a race now I felt I could consider myself a runner. Not that a race defines you as one. It’s like saying I can only be a writer if I publish a book. Different things define what we are. I think the journey to the Big Half in London, 2018 helped me defineContinue reading “I can call myself a runner”
HIIT Training ideas
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South West Coastal Path – 7th June
PORTHCURNO to PORTHGUANON This was run 2 whilst in Cornwall for holiday. On this run I headed east from our base in Porthcurno. Distance 10.6 Km Time 1hour 13minutes Ascent 411m The run started near the Minack theatre and ventured down to the beach car park where the cables forming the first overseas telephoneContinue reading “South West Coastal Path – 7th June”
Drink drink drink and don’t forget to drink! Don’t suffer in this heat
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