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Category Archives: Running
A resource for long distance challenges
If you’re looking for an ultra-distance challenge in the UK then you should check out the Go Far website. It has all the big ones on there, including the Bob Graham Round which still eludes me.
How to run a marathon: 10 tips
This is the time of year when many people are training for their first marathon. So here are my 10 easy tips to running a faster marathon time. It’s not aimed at expert runners, nor is it for people who only want to cross the finish line. The list is for people like me – [...]
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Life in the fast lane
I’m in the fast lane of the motorway, zipping past all the souls in less of a hurry than me. The winter sky is blue and sharply cold. But I have the window wide open. I am relishing the noisy buffeting of the freezing air. The cold gale flays my post-race, glowing face and feels [...]
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Ballbuster Duathlon
I’m wallowing in the lovely self-indulgent idleness that comes after a decent bout of exercise. I watched the rugby on TV this afternoon from a soft sofa with a large red wine, and now I’m eating chocolate biscuits and drinking tea in anticipation of this evening’s Chinese Takeaway and Match of the Day.
This morning was [...]
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Tough Guy
This weekend saw the annual Tough Guy race take place. I ran the race a couple of years ago and it is one of the most stupid, entertaining, cold ways to spend a Sunday yet devised. Highly recommended. Sign up here. Mankini optional.
Quote of the day
“A few hours’ mountain climbing turns a rogue and a saint into two roughly equal creatures. Weariness is the shortest path to equality and fraternity – and liberty is finally added by sleep.” – Nietzsche
A new training video
…during which I ponder whether anyone in the land was voluntarily having less fun than we were at that time.
More fun and games in the Lake District
The last time I descended by night from a mountain in the Lake District I watched the slow arc and colourful burst of distant, silent fireworks as I ran. It was Guy Fawkes’ night and we galloped jubilantly down soft grass towards the pub. Our training for the Bob Graham Round was going well.
A month [...]
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