This little corner of the internet has been a lovely cosy place for the past year or so. It’s where I’ve been able to sit on a comfy bean bag in front of the fire place and chat to my friends and family about how I got on in that morning’s race. It’s a place […]
As I pushed myself up the steepest hill of the course, despite only just being over the half-way point, I knew I was going to have a great race. All those feelings of doubt that were cast into my mind by the Fleetwood Half marathon were being squashed with every step. I can’t do this […]
I read this type of bull on blogs all the time (and I’m just as guilty as the next person for saying it when I first started running, so please understand I’m ripping into myself just as much as anyone else). Oh but it’s easy for them, they’re obviously a natural runner. Running doesn’t come […]
I clutched at my griping stomach and wiped what smelled like bacon fat off my face as I busted out my second sub-6:25 mile in a row. The Northern Athletics 4-stage road relays started at 2:05pm and this threw up a tricky conundrum for my ever-rumbling stomach. Do I opt for a late breakfast? Perhaps […]
I raced on Sunday, and whilst I had a really enjoyable run and managed to knock nine minutes off my course PB, the attitude of a minority of people left a slightly bitter taste in my mouth. I was taking part in a fantastic event known as ‘The Yorkshireman’. There’s a full marathon route and […]
For me, strength training is a bit like eating an apple (bear with me on this). It’s a pretty boring item of fruit but I’ll eat one occasionally, not because they taste amazing but because I know that they’re good for me, and reaching for a granny smith instead of the bag of cheese and […]
My head was telling me to slow down, that I couldn’t carry on for much longer at this pace. But I established that whilst my breathing was laboured, my legs weren’t feeling bad at all. It may have just been another wet, muddy Saturday morning run with good company at my local little parkrun (pendle […]
So we all know what you’re supposed to do after you fall off the metaphorical horse. Get right back on it. Get back in that saddle before the fear of falling off again cripples you. It’s some good advice and I’ll be following it. But first I want to figure out why I fell off […]
…or How To Make A Complete Hash Out of a Half Marathon PB Attempt. You can probably guess from these early sentences that things didn’t go so well for me on Sunday. Things started out brilliantly. The conditions were much better than anticipated, with hardly any wind and some nice spells of warming sunshine. The […]
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. I’ve been reminding myself of the above quote a lot lately. I’m struggling to up the pace on my training runs and as a result my confidence is starting to dip. I know the key is to keep at it and it will fall into place […]
It's all downhill from here......hopefully! 