It's with great sadness and disappointment that I write my decision not to take part in the Silverstone Half Marathon. After a bad back around Christmas and then going on holiday for two and a half weeks, it was difficult to get back into running and left only seven weeks of training for the big [...]
I'm going public in the hope that it will spur me on to honour my place and run in the Silverstone half marathon. Training starts this week - all 16 weeks of it. The big day is Sunday 15 March. Do I look excited?I do have major concerns, not just about my ability to complete [...]
Since the Wimbledon 10k, the running has subsided a bit. I think I've run three times in total in the gym and had one very unsuccessful attempt at running outside. I was in a bad mood and I stormed out the door and didn't stretch fully before I started. I thought that running angry would [...]
My first 10k Hooray for me - I did it. I made it round the Wimbledon 10K in less than an hour only stopping briefly at the top of the hill to let some traffic pass (I was quite pleased to be able to stop for a minute). The last two kilometers were really hard and I [...]