Monthly Archives: December 2014

Oh goody! Another review of the year!

Posted on December 30, 2014 by abradypus

But don’t worry – I’ll keep it brief. I’ve spent the year collecting distances, and at Winter 100, I completed my set.  I’ve run 5km (PB), 10km (PB), Half Marathon (PB), Marathon (PW), 50km, 50 miles (PB), my first 100km … Continue reading →

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All mixed up

Posted on December 27, 2014 by abradypus

What do you get if you mix a South Bank (Australia) parkrun run director, a Janathon blogger, a parkrun tourist, Beeston parkrun and a little bit of snow? Big grins all round.

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Inclusive exclusivity

Posted on December 22, 2014 by abradypus

On Saturday, I popped down to Bath to run Bath Skyline parkrun.  It involved a 4:20am alarm call and a round trip of over 200 miles for which I got to spend an hour with a friend (who lives within 15 miles … Continue reading →

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World 50km Treadmill Record – @ultra_paulo

Posted on December 14, 2014 by abradypus

On Saturday, after being paced to a new Park Run PB by James Elson, I sat in Profeet in Fulham and watched Paul Navesey run on a treadmill for just under 3 hours and 6 minutes. Over 3 hours on … Continue reading →

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And then there was one: all alone at Dorset Coastal Marathon

Posted on December 10, 2014 by abradypus

“We’re entering the Dorset Coastal Trail Series in December”, they said. “It’ll be a blast”, they said. “Come join us”, they said. So I signed up for the “tough trail runner’s paradise” and started to look forward to a weekend of … Continue reading →

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