It occured to me that I post a lot about running without necessarily talking about how many miles I've been doing day-to-day. Mainly because I think my posts would be a bit repetative - ran 3 miles, missed a training session etc. So to prove that I have been putting in some miles and that [...]
Last night saw the start of my 16-week training plan for the half-marathon. It felt good to finally be on the structured plan that will hopefully take me to the finish line in 277 miles time. That's right... 277.1 miles from the start at my front door yesterday until the finish line in Peterborough in [...]
As you may have read, I was feeling as though my training was a bit flat recently and I didn't think I was challenging myself as I was being cautious not to run too much before half marathon training starts. However, I've joined a new 'running community' website which has some clever tools that record [...]
I've just realised that with all the excitement of entering my half marathon and telling all my friends and family, I hadn't thought to make my chosen event known to the blogging world. Ta-da, here it is the Great Eastern Run 2009 which will be held in Peterborough on Sunday 11 October. (www.greateasternrun.co.uk).There are a [...]
Don't be confused, I haven't magically run a half-marathon since yesterday. What I've been busy doing is getting myself into the mindset of being a half-marathon runner. I'll explain.In the book 'The non-runner's marathon trainer' it suggests you tell everyone you know that you are going to run a marathon. You should also tell yourself [...]
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 [...]