This week I announced my intention to knock 31 minutes off my marathon PB this year. Ambitious? Yes. Achievable? I think so. I'm thinking positive but staying realistic and I believe I can do it. But I've also been thinking about quite how long 31 minutes is.31 minutes is...longer than my train journey into worklonger than [...]
A while ago I discussed how to choose the right race. That post was prompted by negotiations between me and a friend about what autumn marathon we would take on this year. It's his first marathon and it's my second - he's looking to get round in one piece and I'm looking to knock half an [...]
The other day a colleague said to me: "I really like the idea of running but I just can't enjoy it". My response was "do you eat olives?"To me running is a bit like eating olives. When you first try them as a child or in your late teens they are vile. To me they [...]
I'm still in shock from last night's grand finale. The show eased us in with the Red Team (mother and daughter voted off in the first week) who looked great. Yes, well done. Then it was on to the Orange Team - Joanne and Paul were billed as lazy ones throughout the first couple of episodes. [...]
When you wake up to bright sunshine it's easier to get yourself out of bed and into your running kit. Today the sun shone through my window and I had a 10-mile run on my mind. Despite the sun in the sky the ground was still muddy. So muddy in fact that my legs ended [...]
It's every man and woman for themselves in the final week, and this week we're in Cyprus. Only the three biggest losers will go through from the end of this programme. It's tense - will it be Wil? Can Karen do it? Maybe Paddy will have a Paddy? I'm all out of puns, let's get [...]
I don't know about you but I'm already far too excited about the 2012 Olympics coming to London. Last night I watched 'Cool Runnings' for about the tenth time which further stoked the flames of my Olympic fever. I'm tempted to go as far as to buy a diary ridiculously early so that I can write down two very [...]
If you had told me three years ago that I would run a marathon, enjoy it, plan to run another even quicker, join a running club and run at least four times a week I’d think you were the worst fortune teller ever and demand my money back. Strange as it may have sounded to [...]
I have a confession to make. In preparation for last night’s Biggest Loser I ate only apples and nuts. They were, however, both covered in chocolate, as it was Valentine’s Day so Richard has said I can continue in my role of blogger for the Black and Blue teams.Let’s get to it then. So, Richard [...]
Form or function - what matters most when it comes to running kit? For me it's function but that's mainly because I'll look a mess no matter what I'm wearing after 15 miles of running through mud, but asl long as I'm warm and have no blisters I won't complain. But if you told me [...]