With only three 'real' weeks of training left (that's three weeks of big mileage before I start to taper) I'm starting to worry - and not about the things you might think. Obviously I have that dull noise at the back of my mind that keeps questioning whether I'll be able to complete the marathon [...]
This weekend I was flying solo for my long run. I was back home visiting my parents and the schedule called for 16 miles. The change of scenery from my usual Richmond Park route really made a difference and I quite enjoyed plodding along by myself, singing out loud at points hoping nobody would come [...]
On Saturday I headed out to Richmond Park for the longest run I've done so far: 14 miles. This was a mile further than the half-marathon I did back in October but, more importantly, two miles further than I've ever run in a non-race environment and it went surprisingly well. I was able to have a [...]
This weekend I ran 10 miles. I've run this far before but yesterday found it much more difficult. My right ankle was sore from wearing heels on Saturday night for the first time in months, but this wasn't the main problem. What I found difficult was having no energy.When I got home the problem soon [...]
The song should probably change not only to "run 500 miles" but to "I HAVE run 500 miles", as that's what I did last year. In stocktaking all of the miles run on my two feet during 2009, I discovered that I've run more that 500 miles. 522 to be precise. That's the equivelent of [...]
Jack frost has srrived in London. Presumably he didn't use public transport to get here because that is letting us down for the time being. Wednesday and Thursday I ran down the Thames at lunchtime expecting to see people in Victorian dress scating across its frozen surface. It was pretty cold.What surprised me more than [...]
I'm still plodding on, clocking up a few miles here and there. On Saturday I headed out to Richmond Park and now that winter has really set in it was really quiet - almost nobody but me and the hundreds of deer roaming around.I really enjoyed my run on Saturday. Maybe it was because I've [...]
It has suddenly gotten a few degrees colder in London. I've finally had to turn on the heating in my flat and add a hat and gloves to my regular running wardrobe. I noticed that Paula Radcliffe had the same pair of blue Nike gloves on at the start of the New York marathon but [...]