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On Nelson
I have a niggle. It developed during yesterday’s long run and so today, a putative rest day, I restricted myself to a short run around the block. The trouble is, I’m now on Nelson. If I survive tomorrow’s speed session … Continue reading
Injured
It was Thunder Run this weekend, and on Saturday I ran an undulating 5km at 9am, a hot and hilly 10km at 3pm and a night-time 20km at 11pm. I am now sporting four injuries. Injury #1 A beautiful bruise on my … Continue reading
Ups and downs
After last week’s picturesque run from Crystal Palace to New Addington, I fancied something a little different. So this morning, I opted for a 15 mile downland run. 4 miles uphill to join the South Downs Way at Truleigh Hill, then … Continue reading
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Tagged hills, long run, saddlescombe, south downs, south downs way, truleigh hill
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Learning curve
I learned several things today: The ‘slow’ runners on club long-runs can comfortably maintain a 10 minute mile pace for 11 miles. 8 miles at a 10 minute mile pace makes my knee niggle flare up. Adopting a walk / … Continue reading
Playing it safe
As I have a parkrun on Saturday and a Regents Park 10k on Sunday, I have decided to obey the physio and not run before my appointment on Friday. So I have instead turned my attentions to core stability, which … Continue reading
Does #janathon trump physio?
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned briefly in passing devoted a whole blog post to the subject of my knee, which was throwing a wobbly. The upshot of this was that I promised faithfully that I would seek out … Continue reading
