The first time I'd stood nervously at the start of a race since primary school sports day was in October 2008 for the Wimbledon 10K. I'd started running just six months earliers, first run/walk-ing on a treadmill and then building up to running a mile without stopping outside.The furthest I'd run when I lined up [...]
"Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again." Those are the wise words of another famous ginger - Ginger Rodgers sings them in Swing Time. But they're easier sung than done. How do you bounce back after failure and disappointment?Last year I ran the Robin Hood Marathon in Nottingham. I wanted a sub-4 [...]
"Train for a autumn marathon, it'll be much easier than training for a spring marathon. You'll have longer days, warmer weather, less rain. It'll be a doddle compared to the winter London froze over." What idiot said this? Oh yeah, that's right - it was me.I'm an idiot. Actually, scrap that - the person that [...]
After weeks of debating and deliberating, I've finally chosen which marathon schedule I'll ignore for 16 weeks in the run up to my next marathon. It's a Runners' World schedule and I've already been customising it... when I say customising - I mean colouring in.I've marked it up with a few key dates so you can [...]