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An uphill finish
It’s all over. I have run every day, blogged every day* and logged at least every other day. I rounded off my Janathon with some club hills. Hard work, especially on tired legs, but worthwhile for the company. Only four more … Continue reading
Mile reps
Apparently Temple Run miles don’t count, so today I had another go at the speed session I skipped yesterday. Mile reps, that went something like this: Mile 1 (warm up): Decisions, decisions As I left the house I was undecided about … Continue reading
Industrial action
I didn’t quite manage the 8 mile speed session that my training plan called for today. I say quite. I didn’t manage it at all. I could have squeezed it in before leaving my in-laws this morning, but I’m not … Continue reading
Long slow snow run
Another enjoyable run with Run Or Go Crazy today, this time in the snow, which brings my snow run total to approximately five, making me something of an expert*. Here is what I know about running in snow: Wrap up … Continue reading
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Tagged hypothermia, running, running in the snow, runorgocrazy, snow
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Wet, cold, lost, lacerated, but happy.
It looked good on paper. A 16 mile loop taking in bits of three of the Bromley Circular Walks. The profiles looked relatively benign, the bumph promised clear waymarking and it was within the M25. What could possibly go wrong? … Continue reading
Wanted: one inner mountain goat
Early this morning, bright eyed and bushy tailed*, I joined plustenner** for a run along the North Downs Way. It was a bit hilly… …we walked up a lot*** of the hills, and I confirmed that I definitely do not … Continue reading
I have a magic* training plan
I have embarked upon a new training plan. It couches its instructions in language that I can understand, rearranges itself around my schedule, and never asks me to run on a day when running simply isn’t feasible. It is also full of … Continue reading
Under the influence
I think that my inner sloth and my inner pitbull may have invited a third creature to join the menagerie. My first clue was when my feet ignored my decision to try out a new route on this morning’s run and … Continue reading
Mathematician, chef or artist?
As a runner, is it better to be a mathematician, a chef or an artist? Let’s say, for example, that my training plan calls for two miles at 10 mins / mile and I run the first mile in 10 … Continue reading
In a slump
My mojo appears to have gone on holiday leaving my inner sloth in charge. I managed to run a grand total of 5.6 miles last week, and this week haven’t even gone for a jog around the block. Pah!
